Municipal Statistics
County:
Cocke
Municipality:
City
Population (Certified by TNECD)
2023:
6,868
2010:
6,945
Next Election:
11-05-2024
Grand Division:
East
Time Zone:
Eastern
Employees:
118
Municipal Data
Meets:
2nd Tuesday at 5:45 PM at City Hall
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Charter:
Private Acts 2005, ch. 76
Incorporation Act:
Acts 1799, ch. 32, p. 80
Charter:
Code:
Districts:
Link to DistrictsCity Utilities:
Electric
Garbage
Sewer
Water
Governing Body and Staff
| Mayor | Roland Dykes III | (423) 623-7323 trey.dykes@newporttn.org |
| Vice Mayor | Connie Ball | (423) 623-7323 mayorconnieball@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Mike Hansel | (423) 623-7323 hanselm@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Louanna Ottinger | (423) 623-7323 louannaottinger@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Randy Ragan | (423) 623-7323 rragan@newporttn.org |
| Alderman | Steve Smith | (423) 623-7323 stevesmith@newporttn.org |
| Animal Control Officer | Lisa Layman | (423) 623-1010 |
| Building Inspector | Mark Robinson | (423) 623-7323 Ext. 223 buildingofficial@newporttn.org |
| City Administrator | James Finchum | (423) 623-5556 jdfinchum@charterinternet.com |
| City Judge | Brittany Wild Vick | (423) 623-3960 brittany@wildvicklaw.com |
| Deputy City Recorder | Regina Thornton | (423) 623-7323 thornton.re@newporttn.org |
| Finance Clerk, City Court Clerk | Tiffany Ball | (423) 623-7323 |
| Finance Director, City Recorder | Christina Matthews | (423) 623-7323 tinam@newporttn.org |
| Fire Chief | Jeremy Shelton | (423) 613-4047 jshelton@newporttn.org |
| Front Desk Clerk | Sara Johnson | (423) 623-7323 |
| Human Resources Director, Risk Management Director | Missy Masoner | (423) 623-7323 missym@newporttn.org |
| Parks and Recreation Director | Tim Dockery | (423) 623-7304 tdoc@newporttn.org |
| Planning Director | Gary Carver | (423) 623-7323 Ext. 222 carver@newporttn.org |
| Police Chief | Scott Lamb | (423) 623-5556 |
| Recycling Director | JR Rathbone | (423) 625-3850 |
| Street Superintendent | Ben Hicks | (423) 623-5246 |
| City Attorney | Terry E. Hurst | (423) 623-1573 |
MTAS CONSULTANTS
Fire: Steve Cross(615) 532-7108
Finance: Travis Bishop (423) 435-9662
HR: Betsy Cunningham(865) 974-6689
Legal: Stephanie Allen O'Hara(865) 974-0411
Mgmt: Pete Auger(423) 854-9882
Police: Jeff Stiles(865) 243-5447
PW: Brad Peters(865) 974-0416
Training: Johanna Owenby(865) 974-9858
*Population figure provided by the State of Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Center for Economic Research in Tennessee (CERT) and updated annually.