Author: jock

Flooding Causes Road Closures In Gatlinburg

Heavy rains caused numerous road closures in Sevier County Tuesday. Several roads in the city of Gatlinburg were closed including River Road and Greystone Heights, near the Aquarium. Nearly 4″ of rain fell Tuesday...

NU Connect Expanding

Newport Utilities made a major announcement on Monday regarding their internet service called NU Connect. A grant the utility has received will allow NU connect to be expanded into Parrottsville and Chestnut Hill, two...

Weather Cancels Schools And Court

Cocke County and surrounding counties experienced significant wind gusts overnight. Wind gusts of 40 miles an hour plus were common at times. This has led several school systems to close for today because of...

Masked Men Arrested

Police were called to the Waffle House on Cosby Hwy in Newport Wednesday morning at 2:25 am. Two masked men had walked into the restaurant with a gun. 33 year old Christopher Haney and...