KNOXVILLE—Austin Sexton of Knoxville was presented with Scouting’s high honor of Eagle Scout at the Spring Court of Honor on Monday, April 29, 2019 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut, TN.

NEWPORT—Isaiah 1.17 reads, “Defend the cause of the fatherless.” That is exactly what Ronda Paulson aims to do with the Isaiah 117 House.

NEWPORT—Memorial Baptist Church recently hosted Ronda Paulson to hear about her foster care journey and the creation of her non-profit organization the Isaiah 117 House.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Finance Committee met Tuesday evening where they continued to comb through the proposed county budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

NEWPORT—A round of afternoon storms caused significant damage across the City of Newport Monday afternoon.

NEWPORT—The highways and byways in Cocke County teemed with hundreds of street rods, hot rods, classic cars, and other collector cars from across the Southeast this past weekend when the Hard Times Street Rod Club hosted their 36th annual Moonshine Rod Run.

NEWPORT—Cocke County Director of Schools Manney Moore was named the 2020 Superintendent of the Year in the First District by the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS).

HARTFORD—Early numbers from the Cocke County Clerk’s office indicate the 2019 White Water Rafting season will be a good one.

NEWPORT—The City of Newport Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Tuesday evening where they received monthly updates and passed its 2019-20 fiscal budget.

NEWPORT—The Emergency Communications District (E-911) Board met Tuesday afternoon to discuss several important items.

NEWPORT—The second annual Kids Day on the Farm was a huge success as over 400 children from across Cocke County spent the day learning about agricultures role in their day-to-day lives.

NEWPORT—Even though it was a miserable, rainy day last Friday, Newport Utilities' trucks were still on the move, to ensure that everyone would still have power when the rain stopped.

NEWPORT—Many Newport Grammar students find themselves back in the classroom this month, but in a good way.

JEFFERSON CITY—Carson-Newman University announced Monday that Dr. Charles A. Fowler will serve as the 23rd president of the 168-year-old institution. The public announcement came during a news conference held in Ted Russell Hall. The institution’s Presidential Search Committee and Board of T…

COSBY—The Cocke County Partnership’s Department of Tourist Development is pleased to announce the popular “Celebrating Cosby” will be presented again this year.

Now 10 years have passed since the disappearance of Megan Maxwell gripped the Cocke County community.

NEWPORT—The Cocke County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the fifth annual Rhythm on the River concert series.

NEWPORT—In a press release issued Wednesday morning, Newport Utilities says its outages of its NUConnect Broadband internet service last week originated with a service delivery partner.

KNOXVILLE—Cocke County Historian Edward R. Walker, III received the prestigious Ramsey Award for Lifetime Achievement recently at the annual meeting of the East Tennessee Historical Society in Knoxville.

The Cocke County Partnership received a Three Star Grant to improve and promote what we are calling the Shadow of the Smokies Adventure Trail.

NEWPORT—Cocke County Republicans heard updates from state and federal officials in a town hall meeting held Thursday night in the Cocke County Courthouse.

Standing at 5’9” with the words “Your Next” tattooed across his knuckles, Jeffery Lee Stock, who was 43 at the time, made his first court appearance in the Cocke County Circuit Courtroom on Jan. 23, 2012. Stock was facing charges of first-degree murder, rape, theft of property valued at more…

NEWPORT—The Newport Utilities Electric Department has begun a project to replace all wooden transmission poles with metal ones, according to NU Electric Department Supervisor Curtis Williamson.

NEWPORT—Newport attorney Roy T. Campbell, Jr. died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Dandridge following a lengthy period of declining health. He was 91.