Lawmakers discussed a few bills meant to help communities recover after Hurricane Helene impacted upper East Tennessee.

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis said emergency crews responded to a fire in downtown Newport Saturday afternoon. Mathis said ...

Lawmakers passed several bills meant to help communities recover from Hurricane Helene during a special session.

EAST TENNESSEE (WVLT) - There’s two job fairs coming to East Tennessee this week, courtesy of the American Job Center of ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) – It has been four months since the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee, and Cocke County one of the hardest hit places. While many are still working to ...

The key to winning a steep uphill battle to rebuild after the devastation of flooding from Hurricane Helene? Positivity, Mayor Rob Mathis says.

Neighbors feel the positivity, too. On Jan. 8, Primary Care Center of Newport presented the mayor and Cocke County EMA Director Joe Esway with a plaque honoring their service before, during and ...

Last week, state lawmakers passed over $400 million in disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Helene during the special session.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn ... A warming center opened in Newport at the First United Methodist Church to make sure people in the area had a place they can go to stay warm and safe during the wintry ...