Author: jock

Earthquake Registers 2.4 Magnitude

The ground shook briefly in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), an earthquake struck in the park Sunday night and registered as a 2.4 magnitude quake...

CCSO Investigating Case Of Vandalism

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office investigating a case of vandalism that caused several thousand dollar’s worth of damage to a man’s vehicle. Larry Caldwell of Newport showed a deputy the damage done to his...

National Emergency Alert Test Wednesday

At 2:20pm Wednesday, October 4, the Federal Communications Commission will have a national test of the Emergency Alert System. This will also test the Emergency Wireless System. That means all cell phones that are...

Gas Prices Drop In Tennessee

It doesn’t seem like it here, but gas prices in Tennessee have actually gone down in the last week. That’s according to the AAA who says the average gas price in Tennessee has dropped...

Retired WSCC Professor Receives Award

A Walters State Community College faculty member that recently retired has now been honored. Malcolm McAvoy, former associate professor of speech, received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Tennessee Communication Association. McAvoy’s teaching career...