The Newport City Council met in a special session Wednesday afternoon. After much discussion, the council decided to table a proposal that would add two new members to the Newport Utilities Board. That proposal...
In the wake of the preliminary hearing that saw the case against Kenneth Dehart be sent to the Blount County Grand Jury, volunteers are organizing an event to benefit Dehart’s victims of the shooting...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has rescheduled the Community Outreach meeting that was to be held in Del Rio last month. The January meeting had to be cancelled because of numerous events having to...
Two men were arrested in Cocke County last week that had warrants against them. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office had gone to the residence of 63 year old Scott Matney who had been indicted...
Kenneth Dehart, the man who shot two deputies in Blount County nearly two weeks ago, one of them fatally, was in a Blount County courtroom this morning. Dehart was there for a preliminary hearing....
Emergency personnel in Jefferson County are remembering a fallen colleague this week. Mike Romines of White Pine passed away last Thursday at the age of 60 after battling several health issues. Mike Romines was...
Cocke County and Jefferson County law enforcement agencies are looking for the public’s help in locating a suspect on the run. Jefferson City police say they responded to a theft complaint at Wal-Mart on...
One person is dead after a fatal house fire in Greene County Sunday. Firefighting units were called to a home on Robert Harmon Road around 9:36am Sunday morning. Units were advised that someone may...
A judge in Sevier County has rejected a plea deal for a man accused of killing his mother 3 and a half years ago. Joshua Carr is accused of killing his mother in September...
Two people were arrested in Parrottsville Wednesday night after a pursuit by Cocke County deputies. A vehicle with no front or back bumper and just one headlight was observed driving on north Highway 321...