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Newport, Tennessee is located in Cocke County. Zip codes in Newport, TN include 37822, and 37821. The median home price in Newport is $114,500. More Newport information.

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Jean E. Pickens

Born Aug. 17, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Baird Warren and Mabel Woodford Koon, Sr.

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Fri May 24, 2013

Newport Plain Talk

2 dead, 2 more shot in Bean Staiton robbery: Two victims have Cocke County connections

Alexia "Lexi" Gail Wilson, 45, is being touted as a hero that stopped further killing of people in a Bean Station pharmacy robbery and shooting on Thursday, May 23, District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn said on Friday.

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Newport Plain Talk

Gunter charged in CVS robbery

A suspect in the May 22 robbery of the CVS drugstore on Cosby Highway was arrested the next day, the Newport Police Department reported.

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Thu May 23, 2013

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Newport teachers make push for STEM curriculum

Two teachers at Newport Grammar School asked the Newport City Board of Education to approve a plan to turn the school into a STEM academy.

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The Greenville Sun

Youngblood New Manager At Greene County Farm Bureau

Greene County Farm Bureau is welcoming new agency manager Trey Youngblood to the office at 1431 W. Main St.

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Newport Plain Talk

Annual Plain Talk Bible Verse Contest begins today

Plain Talk Advertising Manager Betty McMillan said more than 500 Bibles will be given away by sponsoring businesses and churches during the contest To enter, see the Bible Verse Contest page in each Thursday edition of the Plain Talk.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Newport Plain Talk

Memorial Day service scheduled Monday

A Memorial Day ceremony to honor servicemen and servicewomen who gave the "ultimate sacrifice" will be held Monday, May 27 at 10:30 a.m. in front of the downtown Courthouse in Newport, it has been announced.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Newport man arrested, charged with sexual battery of teen

A 40-year-old Newport man surrendered Monday night to Cocke County authorities in connection with allegations he sexually assaulted his live-in girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter, officials said.

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Sat May 18, 2013

Newport Plain Talk

Courthouse Annex to be closed for floor replacement

Cocke County Mayor Vaughn Moore announced Friday that the Courthouse Annex, located at 360 E. Main St., in Newport, will close at noon on Thursday, May 23, and will re-open for business at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28.

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Newport Plain Talk

Rain gives way to warmer May days for grilling

Middle of May finally gave way to a warming trend after 40s seemed to have threatened some tender plants about our hometown, but cool nights encouraged the blackberries to thrive into a brigade of white blossoms alongside locust trees.

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Tue May 14, 2013

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Prosecutor defends homicide plea deal for Dan Ford

A former Cocke County official remained in jail on Tuesday, just one day after he pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Motorcyclist injured after police pursuit, crash into telephone pole

A Grainger County man was hospitalized after he allegedly led Newport police on a high-speed pursuit riding a stolen motorcycle when he crashed into a telephone pole, authorities said.

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Newport Plain Talk

Habitat breaks ground on 21st home

PHOTO SUBMITTED This is the 21st house that Cocke County Habitat for Humanity broke ground last week for its 21st house, which will be located at 312 Jefferson Ave.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Knoxville News Sentinel

Cosby man to serve no prison time in plea to bicyclist's 2011 death

J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL Defense attorney William Leibrock, left, talks to his client Dan Ford on Monday in Cocke County Circuit Court.$RETURN$$RETURN$ Former Cocke County Election Commissioner Dan Ford, right, stands with his defense attorney, William Leibrock, as he enters a guilty plea before Senior Judge Ben Cantrell on Monday in Cocke ... (more)

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Fri May 10, 2013

Newport Plain Talk

Ketterman retires as National Bank of Tennessee president

His move to Newport came in 1984 when he joined then-National Bank of Newport as Executive Vice-President. He was named Director in 1986 and President and CEO in 1987.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Newport clash: Murder victim's sister, killer's father skirmish

A long-simmering feud turned physical this week after Newport, Tenn., police say the sister of homicide victim Megan Maxwell assaulted the father of the man who admitted murdering Maxwell.

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Wed May 08, 2013

WATE-TV Knoxville

Cocke County parents say high graduation costs are too high

NEWPORT - High school graduation season can be a wonderful time, but it can also be pricey.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Sheriff: Two Newport men shot in attempted drug hold-up

The Cocke County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two people were shot when a man entered the home where they were using drugs and demanded pain pills, officials said.

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Newport Plain Talk

Man shooting up drugs in front of child is arrested

Officers who said they spotted a man shooting up drugs in front of a child in a motel room at the Parkway Inn Motel, on Friday, May 3, arrested the man and his wife, the Cocke County Sheriff's Office reported.

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Newport Plain Talk

Traffic stop results in five arrests

A driver of a White Honda Accord and four passengers were arrested Friday, May 3, after undercover officers with the Cocke County Sheriff's Department saw them leave a known drug house in the vehicle, the Cocke County Sheriff's Department reported.

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