A CASE OF E-COLI IN COCKE COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A YOUNG CHILD. 20 MONTH OLD JAYCEE BURGIN DIED EARLIER THIS WEEK. HEALTH OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT WAS CONTAMINATED HAMBURGER MEAT THAT’S TO BLAME. THE GIRL HAD EATEN THE MEAT FROM A NEWPORT RESTAURANT. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO REASON TO SUSPECT THE RESTAURANT AS THE SOURCE OF THE ILLNESS.