NEWPORT-Proceeds from a benefit on October 10 at Bridgeport Elementary School will go to Freda Hartsell, a well-known employee of the Cocke County Sheriff's Department, who was diagnosed with cancer in her lungs and lymph nodes on June 6.

Music will start at 3 p.m. Food will also be offered at this time.

The event will also include an auction, set to begin at 5 p.m. A concession stand will be open with hot dogs, nachos, chips, drinks, candy bars, and other items.

"We still need donations for the auction," said co-organizer Susie Moore. "Any donations for Freda and the auction are greatly appreciated and may be dropped off at the Property Assessor's office in the courthouse, or call (423) 623-7024."

Hartsell recently finished radiation treatments and is currently undergoing chemotheraphy.

Hartsell is the daughter of Cocke County Sheriff Department Dispatcher Lorene Shropshire Hartsell and the late Fred Hartsell.

She has two sons Rodney and Craig Finchum and five grandchildren: Megan Finchum, McKeal Nichols, Morgan and Madison Hall, and Jacob Finchum. She is the sister of Frankie Grooms and the aunt of Amanda Grooms McCamey.