City Council Resolves Two Issues
The Newport City Council was in session Tuesday night. It was the first time the city council was back in their chamber at city hall since September. Among the items tackled by the council,...
I-40 Closed Due To Accident
I-40 east was closed for several hours Wednesday in Jefferson County. This after a car transporting nuclear medicine vials lost control, crossed the cable barriers in the median and rolled over multiple times. Two...
Harshbarger Introduces Bill To Lower Drug Costs By Eliminating conflict Of Interest Arrangement
US Representative Diana Harshbarger on Wednesday introduced legislation that could lower prescription drug costs by prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies. Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen between pharmacies and health insurance companies....
Tennessee Football Releases 2025 Schedule
The Tennessee Vols 2024 football season has not yet ended as the playoffs beging next weekend, but we already know who the Vols will play in 2025. The schedule for next season for the...
CCSO Investigating Weekend Homicide
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened over the weekend. Deputies responded to a call at 1403 Arlis Road in Newport shortly before 5:30pm on Saturday, December 7th. Deputies found...
Rumble In Greene County
East Tennessee and Western North Carolina has seen quite a bit of seismic activity over the past year with small earthquakes that mainly have a magnitude of around 2.0, which is mild enough that...
Claiborne County Felon On The Run
The Claiborne County Sheriff’s department is warning citizens that a dangerous convicted felon is now on the run. Authorities say that 48 year old Ralph Eugene Ray cut off his ankle monitor and could...
CLB And Public Discuss NFIP Issue At Special Meeting
No decision was made by the CLB Tuesday night as to whether or not to cancel the county’s participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. The county has been with that program since 1988,...
Cocke County Deputies Seize Drugs
Cocke County deputies seized drugs and cash after spotting a man wanted for a felony warrant in Cocke County. 34 year old Tony Naillon was spotted by a Cocke County deputy at the 440...
Man Charged With Domestic Assault
A man is in jail after sending another man to the emergency room due to an assault. Deputies went to an address on Caney Creek Road and observed the victim, 67 year old Randle...