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Notable locations in Newport: Newport Junction (A), Cocke County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Newport include: Center View Church (A), Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church (B), Rice Church (C), Northport Baptist Church (D), Newport First Baptist Church (E), Gregg Chapel (F), West End Church (G), West End Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Hearst Cemetery (2), Morris Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morell Springs Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Newport Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Southway Amusement CO (113 Hedrick Drive), Newport Games (624 North Street).
Hotels: Comfort Inn Newport (1149 Smokey Mountain Lane), Best Western Newport Inn (1015 Cosby Highway), Comfort Inn (1149 Smokey Mountain Ln), Bryant Town Motel (766 Cosby Highway), Family Inns of America (1025 Cosby Highway), Four Seasons Cottages (2488 Highway 32).
Courts: Cocke County - Civil & Criminal Court Jurors Info (111 Court Avenue), Cocke County - Juvenile Court (111 Court Avenue), Cocke County - Circuit Court Clerk Office (Courthouse).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Newport that have no violations reported:
- NEWPORT UTILITIES BOARD (Population served: 23269, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  29.1% | | Whole state: |  13.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Newport compared to Tennessee state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Newport (2007 data):
- National Bank of Tennessee: Wal-Mart Super Center Branch, West Broadway Branch, National Bank Of Tennessee, Bryant Town Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $178.3 mil, Deposits: $161.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Nbn Corporation
- Newport Federal Bank: Cosby Highway Branch, 345 Cosby Highway Branch, at 170 West Broadway, 263 E. Broadway Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $125.1 mil, Deposits: $104.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
- Greene County Bank: Cocke County Bank at 602 Cosby Highway, branch established on 1998-12-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,771.1 mil, Deposits: $1,343.3 mil, headquarters in Greeneville, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Greene County Bancshares, Inc.
- U.S. Bank National Association: Newport Branch at 301 East Main Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cocke County Tennessee:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
24 | $24,927 | $12,464 | 5 | $1,795 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
78 | $192,335 | $29,590 | 14 | $2,109 |
5.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,623 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.76% | | Tennessee average: | 7.52% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,410 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.89% | | Tennessee average: | 6.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Newport:
- WLIK (1270 AM; 5 kW; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: WLIK, INC)
- WNPC (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: HARRIS BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
- WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
- WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
- WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
- WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Newport:
- WNPC-FM (92.9 FM; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: HARRIS BROADCASTING INC DBA WNPC INC)
- W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMXK (94.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
- WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
- WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
- WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
- WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
- WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
- WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Newport:
- W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
- WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
- WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
- WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- WJZC-LP (Channel 22; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
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