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Baptist West sees changes and milestones
Baptist Hospital West is celebrating its first open heart surgeries while preparing to merge with Baptist Hospital For Women.
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Respect for the dead
It was the kind of fall morning that made you feel like you would live forever in our hometown's mountains-or at least outlive the fall of leaves.
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1st open heart surgery at Baptist West
A 67-year-old Cocke County man on Monday became the first patient to be treated in the new open heart surgery program at Baptist Hospital West.
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Cocke County's 'Joe, the Plumber'
'Joe, the Plumber' dropped by the Newport Plain Talk early Friday afternoon. Joe France, whose career as a plumber began 43 years ago, trained under the late Basil Brooks as a company plumber at America Enka in ...
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On request from CLB Partnership reduces budget by $50,000
In an effort to help the Cocke County Legislative Body Finance Committee complete its budget for the coming year, members of the Cocke County Partnership Executive Committee voted unanimously Monday morning to ...
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Child Safety Program visits Hartford Welcome Center
Though Ollie himself was elsewhere, members of Tennessee Tech University and Tennessee Road Builders Association were present to continue spreading the word about child seat safety.
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Del Rio man dies in wreck |
A 39-year-old Del Rio man died Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash on Big Creek Road in the Hartford community, according to the Cocke County Sheriff's Office.
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Missing woman found alive near Pigeon River
Searchers on Wednesday found a woman missing overnight after she was reportedly swept down the rain-swollen Pigeon River in Haywood County.
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Body of missing kayaker found; victim identified
Rescuers combed the banks of the Little Pigeon River Tuesday night and Wednesday morning for a missing kayaker.
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NU turning power off
Newport Utilities will be replacing some damaged equipment in the Cosby Sub Station at 1 a.m. Friday night, July 18.
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Large crowd attends Partnership's Chamber breakfast, meeting
The Cocke County Partnership had its largest crowd ever for Monday's meeting at the Holiday Inn.
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Hanging together
The East Tennessee Development District and the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency held its annual banquet Thursday to recognize local communities and counties for their contributions to economic and ...
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Hall of Famer Wilma Davies; bowling and so much more
This story began as a simple photo or two, and the announcement a few days ago that Wilma Davies had been voted into the Newport Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame.
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World War II vet remembers Omaha Beach as "bloody, lousy place"
"It was a bloody, lousy place." With those words, World War II veteran Ted Davis summed up Omaha Beach, site of one of the most famous battles of World War II.
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Committee considers use of trash compactors
"You would provide a concrete slab, run electricity to the site and pay the monthly electric bill. I'll buy the equipment." The Landfill Committee for the Cocke County Legislative Body is considering the use of trash compactors at some of its outlying convenience centers. via Newport Plain Talk
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Butler describes industry prospect as "positive"
"We have also started keeping a visitors book in the chamber office" "Positive" is the word used by Cocke County Partnership Acting Director Sherry Butler in describing a recent visit to Cocke County by an unidentified industrial prospect. via Newport Plain Talk
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Arson suspected in Old Fifteenth house fire
Both Grassy Fork Volunteer firefighters and the Cocke County Fire Department responded to a house fire at 2004 Old Fifteenth Road, Hartford, around 4:45 a.m. Friday morning. via Newport Plain Talk
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Last Maid of Ramps contestants announce
The Maid of Ramps reached its capacity with a total of 20 entries having been received Monday morning. via Newport Plain Talk
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Four candidates still in running for Director of Schools
"Our schools are in bad need of roofing improvements" Photo by Duay O'Neil Cocke County Board of Education members are shown as they selected their top four choices for the position of Cocke County Director of Schools during a called board meeting Tuesday evening ... via Newport Plain Talk
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