(WATE) — Crews have been fighting multiple reported brush fires overnight in Sevier County ... the area. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Wildland Fire map indicated that the Walden ...

Students at Cocke County High School got a hands-on look at potential career paths without ever leaving campus on Friday.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis announced on Wednesday that he is running for re-election. A Republican, Mathis was elected mayor in 2022. In 2024, Cocke County was ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — It's been 6 months since deadly floodwater from Hurricane Helene impacted parts of East Tennessee, leaving many in the region without homes. One business owner in Cocke ...

The Newport Speedway has sat empty for seven years. Now under new ownership, it's back open and supporting a still recovering ...

I ended up being the school bus for Rock Hill Road,” Eldridge said. Taking seven children to school every morning for months ...

Bilbrey, Katherine Louise age 67 of Knoxville, TN passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025. She was a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church. Kathy was a graduate of Cocke County High School and ...

Cocke County's monthly jobless rate continued to trend in a positive direction according to unemployment figures released ...

The Cocke County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) passed a resolution to recommend the rescission of Zoning Resolution No. 1107’s text and map, which was adopted by the Cocke ...

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NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - Officials with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office said one person is now in custody after a chase. Deputies were dispatched to a possible drunk driver coming from Gatlinburg ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Two people have died in a crash involving two motorcycles in Cocke County. A preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol states around 3:15 Saturday afternoon, ...