Cocke County and Newport City officials held a briefing on the flooding situation Saturday afternoon. According to Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, both the Pigeon and the French Broad River shattered their previous high...
Tinted windows led to the arrest of two people over the weekend in Newport. Police say they pulled over a vehicle Saturday afternoon in the Western Plaza Shopping Center. The tint on the windows...
One week of early voting is complete. The Early Voting site opened on Friday July 12. As of Saturday July 20, 720 registered voters have cast their ballots early. This week is the last...
Newport Police Chief Maurice Shults has announced his intention to retire from the force in January. In a release sent out Thursday morning, Chief Shults says he will end his 40 plus year law...
A Morristown man was taken to the Newport Medical Center Friday night after he claimed to have been sprayed with mace. According to the Cocke County Sheriff’s office, Michael Messer stated that he was...
A man wanted for questioning in the disappearance of a Jefferson County man earlier this month is now in custody. 64 year old Lee Annen Denton was arrested on non-related charges in Hamblen County...
A propane truck overturned on Hwy 340 south of Parrottsville around 11:15 today. Propane was leaking from the overturned truck and authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order within a 1 mile radius of the...
A downed power line is being blamed for a small wildfire that threatened the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Office Thursday. Fire officials in Sevier County say that the downed line along Park Headquarters...
Dolly Parton will not be going into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after all. Dolly officially announced Monday that she was withdrawing her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination. The East...
Sunday evening Cocke County Deputy Bryce Pickens noticed a man known to have a suspended license driving a motorcycle on West Hwy 25/70…Pickens also know that the rider, Jerry Belcher, Jr. was known for...