Manes Funeral Home, Inc.

Manes Funeral Home, Inc., 363 E. Main St., Newport, was organized Sept. 1, 1973.

It is a locally owned and privately held corporation. Christopher L. Austin serves as president. Manes Funeral Home employs 14 full and parttime staff members, who stand ready to assist families in any way during times of loss.

Their funeral directors are licensed to serve both Tennessee and North Carolina residents.

Manes Funeral Home is a full service provider, offering traditional funerals as well as cremation services and preneed insurance.

They offer caskets, vaults, urns, registry sets, videos, portraits, and numerous other services.

For more information, call 423-623- 6952, or visit our website at www. manesfuneralhome.com.

Travelers stopping at the Hartford Welcome Center find a beautifully designed building staffed by helpful and knowledgeable staff.

Cocke County is fortunate to have one of Tennessee fifteen welcome centers.

Located at Hartford, a short distance from the TN-NC line, the welcome center serves as an entryway into Tennessee for visitors entering the state from the east traveling on I-40.

Built by the Dept. of Transportation, the Hartford Welcome Center opened its doors on February 1, 1991, and since then has welcome close to a million visitors yearly. During its 31 years of operation, the center has received several awards and was named Welcome Center of the Year in 2008.

Staffed by several full-time state employees, all of whom call Cocke County home, the Hartford Welcome Center’s assistants work as travel consultants and reservationists who are available year round. A dedicated staff keeps the beautifully landscaped grounds immaculately.

Tourists stopping at the center find helpful brochures for destinations including both business and pleasure, local maps, and coupons to help make the most of their visit to Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Transportation maps and the Tennessee Vacation Guides.

A current live weather satellite system offers an upto-date weather map.

Walden Security Company staffs the center with security guards seven days a week.

A permanent Civil War exhibit was installed in 2013 to educate visitors and Tennesseans regarding the importance of Tennessee during that period of our history.

The center also has a fully stocked vending stand operated by the Tennessee Business Enterprise.

The center is open and staffed seven days a week, 24 hours a day, and 365 days a year. For more information, call 423-487-3928.