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Following up on veterans bills

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Following up on veterans bills

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In my Jan. 18, 2025 column, “Upcoming property tax relief legislation,” I wrote about the start of the 2025 Tennessee legislative session and five pieces of legislation that proposed changes which would provide additional tax relief and other exemptions from…Read Article

Church of the week: First Baptist Newport

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Church of the week: First Baptist Newport

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First Baptist Newport was founded in 1876. After meeting in the “Old Pisgah Church,” located at the current location of Broadway and Cosby Highway for a year, the first sanctuary was completed downtown in 1877. As the church grew, a…Read Article

So, you want to raise chickens?

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So, you want to raise chickens?

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Chickens have been around for a long time, at least since 100AD when the Greek philosopher posed the riddle — Which came first? The chicken or the egg. The high price of eggs recently has brought back memories of times…Read Article

'We're bouncing back': Mayor says county’s job growth and perception on the upswing

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Coming out of the disastrous Helene flooding that occurred in September, 2024, Cocke County appears to be rebounding quite strongly from what could have potentially been a death knell fiscally and emotionally.Floods · Newport Read Article

Libraries participating in summer food distribution

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COCKE COUNTY — All four of the county’s community libraries are participating in the summer food distribution program.Newport, Tennessee · Newport Read Article

County looking to FEMA on new jail plans

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NEWPORT — Cocke County officials are looking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Tennessee for help building a jail. The final report has determined the annex suffered 52% damage, which necessitates replacement.Newport, Tennessee · Newport Read Article

Son arrested in December Cocke County homicide

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Cocke County Sheriff C.J. Ball announced Saturday that Zoe Lynn Knight, 24, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Lisa Lynn Goode, 52.Newport, Tennessee · Newport Read Article

CLB: Exit 440 master plan to get underway

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NEWPORT — The Cocke County Legislative Body (CLB) met in regular session on Monday evening approving several items of new business and heard an update.Newport, Tennessee · Newport Read Article

CCSO, FBI combine to make drug arrest

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The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced on social media that on June 12, 2025, the Narcotics Division of the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrested Larry Anthony Wade, 47, of Davidson County,…FBI · Newport Read Article

Burlington Carnegie Library to Be Named a Historic Marker

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BURLINGTON — The Burlington Carnegie Library — the city's first public library — will be honored as a historical landmark in a public event on Saturday.Newport, Tennessee · Newport See the Story

Newport BMA votes to send annexation request to public hearing

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NEWPORT — The request to annex Smoky Mountain Golf Course, LLC, and Smokey Mountain Blue Lagoon, LLC, will advance to a public hearing. Immediately following the public hearing there will be a special called meeting where the Newport Board of…Newport, Tennessee · Newport Read Article

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