Going Real for Christmas
If you have not went out and gotten a Christmas tree yet, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has a suggestion for you…go real this year. Real Christmas trees are available at many businesses in...
Main Street To Be Closed In Newport Monday Dec 4
An upcoming road closure may affect your travel to downtown Newport Monday. The city of Newport says that Norfolk Southern Railroad will be doing maintenance work Monday morning, December 4 and that will require...
NPS Warns Of Parking Pass Scam
The National Park Service is warning about a scam revolving around parking passes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service says they are investigating an online scam that is selling...
CCSO Continues Search For Burglary Suspect
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office along with East TN Crime Stoppers are continuing to look for a suspect in a recent rash of burglaries in Newport. Bryan Thompson remains at large. He is the...
Arson Suspected In Unoccupied Home Fire
Fire crews battled a structure fire in the early morning hours Thursday. When first responders arrived, they found a one story home on fire in the area of the Family Inn on west Highway...
Angel Tree Donations Deadline December 1
The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program is winding down for this year, and Melissa Poole, who is with the Salvation Army in Sevier and Cocke Counties says this year has not seen the donations...
Holiday Season Equals Rise In Car Burglaries
Unfortunately the holiday season is also the season for crooks. Thieves are getting very busy burglarizing vehicles in East Tennessee. Hamblen County Sheriff Chad Mullins says that they and other counties in the area,...
Morristown PD Looking for Missing Girl
Morristown Police Department investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating 15- year-old girl listed as missing. Alondra Moncerrat Rodriguez Rodriguez has not been seen by her family since last Sunday, November 26,...
Newport Police Called To Assist With Unruly Prisoner.
Three Newport police officers and a Cocke County Corrections officer suffered minor injuries when an inmate at the jail became unruly Monday evening. The Newport officers were called to the jail to assist a...
Eight Guns Stolen From Residence
Eight handguns stolen from one home. It happened over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Newport. A 66 year old woman told the Cocke County sheriff’s office that she had been away from home for...