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1 week ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT - The Cocke County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) met Tuesday evening to approve a special exception for a home occupation and a variance for a home set too close to the property line. Danny Breeding of 2704 Cayanne Road asked for a three-foot size variance for his home. He explained the excavating process led to the error.
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1 week ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT — The Newport Regional Planning Commission met in regular session on Tuesday evening, forwarding a recommendation to the Newport Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) to annex properties for Smoky Mountain Golf Course, LLC, at the request of the property owner. Chairman Cecil Gilland asked if those properties include the rock quarry, and Community Development Director Gary Carver confirmed it did. Carver said there were three properties involved.
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1 week ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
COCKE COUNTY — The Cocke County Swift Water Rescue Team went to work and rescued six people who faced trouble after a kayak/canoe trip on the Pigeon River on Sunday evening. According to the Cocke County Emergency Management Agency (CCEMA), three adults and three children were visiting the area. They took a canoe/kayak trip down the river, and their watercraft struck a tree. kAm%96 :?4:56?E AFE E96> :? E96 H2E6C[ 2?5 E96J >256 E96:C H2J E@ 5CJ =2?5[ 3FE E96J H6C6 @?
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1 week ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
COSBY — With support from the Veterans Heritage Site Foundation, several graves of veterans in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) were marked with American flags on Saturday. Judy McGaha volunteers with the organization and said there are eight cemeteries in the GSMNP that usually get American flags placed on veteran graves during the month of May and wreaths placed on the graves of veterans during December.
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2 weeks ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT — The Cocke County Legislative Body (CLB) meeting Monday was highlighted by Cocke County Partnership President Daryl Brady’s update on the status of the Halls Top bike trails. “Things are turning around and things are progressing,” Brady said.
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2 weeks ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT — The Newport Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) approved hiring an architect for the police department animal control during its regular monthly meeting. City Administrator James Finchum said the city is in the process of buying eight acres off Main Street from the old Rhyne Lumber property. kAmu:?49F> AC6D6?E65 :?7@C>2E:@?
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2 weeks ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT — Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) released 10,000 walleye into the Pigeon River in Cocke County on Tuesday afternoon. State Rep. Jeremy Faison worked in conjunction with the TWRA to release the fish into the river. kAmu2:D@? D2:5 9:D D@?[ %F4<6C[ :D 2? 2G:5 7:D96C>2? 2?5 @?6 52J E96J H6C6 =@@<:?8 @77 E96 3C:586 2E vC62DJ r@G6 5@H? :?E@ E96 H2E6C] w6 D2:5 9:D D@? A@:?E65 @FE 96 5:5?’E D66 2?J 7:D9 :?
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2 weeks ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
After a quarter of a century, the Smoky Mountain Thunder Memorial Ride is coming to an end. According to the founder and coordinator of the annual event, this year’s ride, set for Sunday, May 25, will be the last. Ron Giddis, a Vietnam veteran, established the ride for many reasons. kAm“x 2> 2 ':6E?2> G6E6C2? H9@ =@DE 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J >6>36CD H9:=6 E96J H6C6 D6CG:?8[” 96 D2:5] “x D6CG65 2D 2 >:=:E2CJ 6D4@CE 7@C >J 4@FD:? H9@ H2D <:==65 :? 2? 2>3FD9 H9:=6 D6CG:?8 :?
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2 weeks ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT - A tiny home that was allegedly gifted to a flood victim who had cancer disappeared on Friday, May 15, and there are many questions that remain regarding the situation. The family mourning the loss of the man who lived in the tiny home would like answers as to why things transpired as they did. When 84-year-old James Gregory lost his home in the floods caused by Hurricane Helene, he had to move in with his daughter for a while. He was battling cancer at the time.
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3 weeks ago | 
newportplaintalk.com | Kathy Hemsworth
NEWPORT — Growth and change are in the future for the City of Newport. City Administrator James Finchum recently spoke at a Kiwanis Club of Newport meeting about the changes the city is experiencing. “Of course we would like to see everything change fast, but it happens incrementally,” he said. kAmw6 D2:5 96 H2D 6I4:E65 23@FE 2 ?6H 56G6=@A>6?E E92E :D 8@:?8 E@ 36 4@?DECF4E65 2E tI:E cba 3J E96 $96== DE2E:@?] w6 6IA=2:?65 E96 @H?6CD 92G6 C6BF6DE65 2??6I2E:@? 3642FD6 E96J H2?E E96 25565 AC@E64E:@?
