COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis announced on Wednesday that he is running for re-election. A Republican, Mathis was elected mayor in 2022. In 2024, Cocke County was ...

(WATE) — As the floodwaters have cleared and cleanup efforts are underway in Cocke County after Helene, local election officials ... Newport, TN 37822 – and mail sent to the Courthouse Annex ...

Early voting is set to begin in Tennessee in just one week ... Those individuals should call the county election office for more information. No Cocke County polling locations were damaged ...

as well as Tennessee House and Senate seats. Voters in Cocke County's third district will also be able to vote in a special run-off election to break a tie between two county commission candidates.

There are steps in place in state statutes to guide governing bodies whenever a tie occurs, Josh Blanchard, chief of Cocke County elections, said. Blanchard said he believes the election will be ...