The town of Newport in Cocke County is facing major flooding because the Waterville Dam had a breach. On Friday, September 27 ...

At 2:56 p.m., Mathis said that the Waterville Dam suffered a catastrophic failure and ordered all of downtown Newport to ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s been just over two weeks ... At 4:41 p.m. Duke Energy alerted the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency the Waterville Dam, also known as the Walters Dam, did not fail.

Officials in Cocke County, Tennessee said on Friday afternoon that the Waterville Dam, just over the state line in North Carolina, had failed and ordered everyone in downtown Newport to get out. State ...

Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis is urging people to "relocate immediately" if they are near water and to not drive into water. Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis is urging people to "relocate immediately ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE ... At 4:41 p.m. Duke Energy alerted the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency the Waterville Dam, also known as the Walters Dam, did not fail. However, evacuations ...