Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis is working to help the county capitalize on its location and attract future investors. ...

It has been eight months since Hurricane Helene left portions of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina in ruin as flood ...

Months later, those efforts continue with help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA said it has distributed over $13 million to survivors in the county. Here's the breakdown of the ...

A family visiting Cocke County was rescued Sunday night after being stranded while kayaking down the Pigeon River.

A family of six was rescued by emergency responders after their kayak hit a tree on the Pigeon River. They were uninjured and ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The so-called “Stairway to Heroin” is now shut down and four people are behind bars, according to Cocke County Sheriff’s Office. One officer said four words ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — One of the two dogs abandoned on the side of the road in Cocke County has been adopted, the Smoky Mountain Humane Society told WBIR. The Cocke County Sheriff's Office is ...

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee is continuing its mobile food pantries, as they continue to adapt to funding changes.

The American Job Center’s Mobile Career Coach is coming to Cocke County on Thursday June 5, 2025 at the Historic Tanner School parking lot from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The only thing left on the floor of Cocke County's government building to survive Hurricane Helene's catastrophic flooding was a cardboard box. Two weeks after the catastrophic floods subsided ...

Just days after the historic Hurricane Helene flooding, Newport Utilities in Cocke County declared a state of emergency for all water operations. Since then, water and electric service have ...

Incredible Tiny Homes was once again brought up at the Cocke County Regional Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday evening.