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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
Lenoir City and Newport will each get more than $200K in downtown improvement grants.
Read at WBIR 10News →Lenoir City and Newport land state downtown-improvement grants, part of upgrades for 14 Tennessee main streets.
Read at WATE 6 →Newport is one of 14 Tennessee communities awarded a Downtown Improvement Grant — $245,511 for facades, signs and streetscape work, with a local match.
Read at Tennessee Town & City (TML) →The Newport Christmas Parade is set for 6:30 PM Friday, Dec. 4, along Broadway in downtown Newport, with the theme “Red, White and Bright: An American Christmas.”
Read at The Newport Plain Talk →Early voting runs through Thursday at the Election Commission, 157 Western Plaza; Newport voters choose a mayor, aldermen and city school board members, and Parrottsville fills three commissioner seats.
Read at The Newport Plain Talk →Cocke County commissioners approved a Safe Haven Baby Box at the county fire department, and Newport Pediatrics is starting a fundraiser to cover the cost.
Read at WVLT 8 →TDOT’s culvert replacement on Hwy 25/70 near Del Rio keeps traffic to one lane each way on a temporary signal; TDOT expects it to fully reopen in early 2027.
Read at WVLT 8 →Headlines from local outlets · hand-checked Oct 28, 2026. Outlet or takedown requests: [email protected].