White Pine: ‘A good place to visit, a great place to play, and a place to live!’

White Pine, a town with about 2,200 residents, is located between Newport and Morristown along Highway 25E in Jefferson County. The town is easily accessed off I-81 at Exit 4, which is inside the town limits, and Exit 8, just one mile north of town.

Mayor Fred Taylor has served as mayor since 2020. The current five council members are Ann Strom, Jarrad Stump, Tyler Marshall, Ronnie Dukes and Carolyn Voiles. The council meets the first

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JoeGreen-Pastor longcreekchristianchurch.org with more than 4 tires must take them to the landfill. The fees for tires is $1.00 each for each passenger tire and $2.00 each for semi and tractor tires.

Construction debris, roofing shingles, old furniture and mattresses are allowed in the landfill. No brush or tree limbs are allowed in the landfill.

Those wishing to dispose of construction

Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1548 Main Street.

The main office number is 865-674-2556 and the website is www. whitepineTN.com.

The White Pine Police Department is located at 1548 Main Street. The department’s non-emergency number is 865-674-7771.

The White Pine Volunteer Fire Department is located at 3208 School Street, and the phone number is 865-674-6568. The fire department’s ISO Rating is 4, which is exemplary for a volunteer department. debris should haul this to the landfill located in Irish Cut Community off Highway 25/70 east of Newport.

The White Pine Public Library is located at 1708 Main Street. The library number is 865-674-6313.

The White Pine Regional Planning Commission meets the third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Town Hall.

White Pine School, located at 3060 Roy Messer Highway, serves students Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. The principal is William R. “Bill” Walker, and the assistant principal is Jim Hodge. The school number is 865674-2596.

The Irish Cut Convenience Center is where the landfill is located at 1160 Old Asheville Highway and is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. The telephone number is (423) 623-6498.

These services are provided for Cocke County citizens only. Convenience Centers will accept no garbage, waste tires, construction debris or any waste from out of county.

Convenience Centers are located at: Rankin (269 Clay Hill Road), 1470 Highway 25/70, 965 Morrell Springs Road, Cosby (3887 Cosby Highway), Wilton Springs (606 Wilton Springs Road), Raven’s Branch (2315 Old Fifteenth Road), Del Rio (2990 East Highway 25/70), Parrottsville (2061 Canary Drive), Bogard (3136 Bogard Road) and Centerview (2474 Holt Town Road).