GSMNP Starts Winter Road Closures
As we head into the last weeks of the year with cold weather around the corner, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has begun closing roads for the season. Closed as of Monday, November...
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Gov. Lee and AK Skrmetti Looking Into Allegations Against FEMA
Governor Bill Lee has instructed the state’s attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti to investigate allegations that FEMA agents discriminated against Trump supporters in Florida. The allegations came to light after a whistleblower at the federal...
Sean Williams Trial Underway In Greeneville
The trial for Sean Williams, the Johnson City businessman accused of producing child pornography got underway this week in US District Court in Greeneville. Williams made national headlines a year ago when he escaped...
CCSO Investigating Individual Impersonating Officer
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is investigating an unknown individual who is impersonating a sheriff’s officer deputy. A Newport man contacted the sheriff’s office Monday saying he had been called by a number with...
Man Arrested For Possession
A man was arrested over the weekend at Wal-Mart in Newport after people called police saying he was beating on cars in the parking lot. Police found 33 year old Jackie Clevenger, standing in...
Woman Falls Victim To Scam
A Cocke County woman fell victim to a scam last week, but her persistence in trying to get her money back has thwarted some criminals out of several thousand ill gotten gains. the woman...
More Details Regarding Crash On I-40 In Gorge
More details have been released regarding the crash of an SUV in the Pigeon River Gorge On Interstate 40. Authorities with Haywood County say that a woman was driving westbound on I-40 towards Tennessee,...
Publix To Open In Morristown
If you live in Newport and like shopping at Publix, the closest store right now is in Sevierville. That is about to change. Publix announced on Monday their plans to move into Morristown. Publix...
Jefferson County Man Arrested For Reckless Endangerment
A Jefferson County man was jailed Friday after reports of a man walking down a street in the Talbott area shooting a handgun. After initially not finding the suspect, deputies were dispatched again to...
Greene County Man Shoots Father
A Greene County man is in jail after police say he shot his own father. Deputies were called to a home in Chuckey and found an intoxicated man, Dustin Strong, sitting on the home’s...