Author: jock

A Cocke County man was taken to the hospital last week after being the victim of an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound. The sheriff’s department was called to the Newport Medical Center about a gunshot...

Tennessee lost to Georgia Saturday. Tennessee also lost to Kentucky last week. Medic Regional Blood Center and the Kentucky Blood Center had their annual Orange and Blue Competition last week. Tennessee came up short...

Not much rain fell, but the winds were very strong overnight. Two new wildfires broke out Monday night in Cocke County. One of those is in the Cosby area along Wilton Springs Road. The...

Last week, US representative for the first district, Diana Harshbarger along with Senator Mike Lee, republican from Utah, re-introduced what is called the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act, which would remove the...

The Appalachian Trail remains closed between Interstate 40 and Max Patch as the Black Bear fire continues to burn in Haywood County NC. As of last night the fire is listed as 17209 acres...

The Tennessee Vols continued their tumble in the rankings and are hanging on in the top 25 by their fingernails. The Vols kicked off the game against Georgia with an opening play 75 yard...

Firefighters in the Cherokee National Forest are preparing for a big challenge this week. That is possible wind event today and tomorrow that could see wind gusts up to 60-70 mph could occur in...

If you will be traveling over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house, you are going to have a lot of company. The AAA says they estimate that 49 million Americans will...

Smoke was very heavy in the Cosby and Hartford areas earlier today. Conditions did improve in the Cosby area this afternoon. That smoke was due to the Black Bear fire burning on the state...

The Tweed wildfire is continuing to burn in Cocke and Greene Counties north of Del Rio. That fire is still at 536 acres and is 60% contained. The investigation into the fire is continuing...