The Newport City Council Tuesday night approved a couple of items that will affect downtown, and in a good way. First, the council agreed to change the ordinance that prohibits outdoor dining downtown. Outdoor...
If you travel from Parrottsville to Newport every day, get ready for a little inconvenience. On Monday, March 20th, TDOT is going to be closing US Hwy 321 from State Route 160 to St....
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office executed another narcotics search warrant, this at a home suspected for drug activity. That search warrant was served at 780 Shropshire Road. Inside that home was 43-year-old Kenneth Harwell....
The Cocke County Partnership Chamber of Commerce is offering several business classes coming up later this month. The first is March 20th from 10-11 am. That class is Small Business Startup 101. A Tennessee...
Police are on the lookout for two black males who passed counterfeit money in Newport over the weekend. The store manager at Advance Auto Parts on West Broadway told Newport police that a black...
Two young men are in custody after being observed picking up a suspicious package from a home on 4th street in Newport. According to Newport police chief Maurice Shults, Newport detective Derrick Webb along...
Police responded to the Holiday Inn Express on Cosby Hwy in Newport about a vehicle theft. The victim stated he works at the Holiday Inn and his vehicle had been parked out back. He...
A Newport man called police over the weekend to report some climbing equipment had been stolen from his truck. The 40 year old man called police to his home on Morrell Springs Road and...
Bristol Tennessee police have announced the arrest of 11 individuals for soliciting illicit sex from minors. Working with the TBI to crack down on human trafficking in northeast Tennessee, authorities placed several decoy advertisements...
The Greeneville Assistant Police Chief was arrested on Monday and charged with assault. According to the TBI, 51 year old Stephen Hixson assaulted a family member back on December 10th. The Greeneville Police Department...
