NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Recovery efforts in Newport are just beginning following the major flooding from the remnants of ...

Donations are being gathered at drop-off centers around East Tennessee to send to Cocke County residents in the aftermath of ...

As recovery efforts continue, Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis will be sharing an update Monday after some delays. “We are ...

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis has shared that two people are dead after flooding in the county in the aftermath of Helene.

High waters from both the Pigeon and French Broad rivers closed several roads and led to evacuations and water rescues in ...

Mathis said multiple agencies are continuing to respond to calls of service as county residents recover from the flood.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball has confirmed the identity of two people who were killed in devastating flooding that hit the county. Jean and Mike Obrist were killed in what Cocke ...

On Monday, Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball confirmed that Jean and Mike Obrist are the two people who died in the flood.

Mayor Rob Mathis said responders haven't lost a single person who called for rescue and added around 50 separate agencies had ...

“It’s an amazing community. All the first responders, emergency services, school system, county government, city government, ...

Officials in Cocke County urged all of downtown Newport to evacuate immediately just after 3 p.m. Sept. 27 following reports that a North Carolina dam had "suffered a catastrophic failure," though ...

The mayor of Cocke County declared a state of emergency, and the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning.