Max Patch Ban Continues
The ban on camping on Max Patch Mountain on the Tennessee-North Carolina border is being extended. Two years ago in July of 2021, the National Forest Service decided to curtail the use of the...
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NGS Rates Exemplary On TDOE Assessment
The Tennessee Department of Education has released the 2022-2023 school year TCAP results by district. The results include exams from the fall of 2022 as well as the spring of 2023. Newport Grammar School...
EBT Card Theft Continues
EBT card thefts are continuing. Charlotte Jenkins of Cosby says that she used her card at a location in Hartford and she had a balance of $276. However in the time it took for...
Rep. Harshbarger Introduces Patient Right To Shop Act
On Tuesday, US Rep. for the First District Diana Harshbarger introduced the Patient Right to Shop Act, a bipartisan bill which will prohibit gag clauses in pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) contracts to ensure patients...
Woman Arrested For Stealing From Walgreen’s
Saturday morning a woman was arrested after stealing nearly $300 from Walgreen’s. When police arrived they found 48 year old Daphne Russell loading items into her car. Management at Walgreen’s stated that Russell paid...
Five Juveniles Cited For Shoplifting
Five juveniles were cited over the weekend for shoplifting at Wal-Mart in Newport. The five, three males and two females…ages 14-17 were spotted on July 4th pushing a cartful of merchandise out the front...
Tax Free Weekend Coming At The End Of July
August 1 is the return of students to school in Cocke County, so don’t forget that next weekend is the tax free weekend in Tennessee. Friday July 28 through Sunday July 30, clothing, electronics...
TN AG Had Hand In Saving UT From NCAA Postseason Ban
Friday the NCAA handed down its penalty on the University of Tennessee for infractions committed by formere head football coach Jeremy Pruitt and his staff. Pruitt was given a six year show caiuse order,...
JCSO Makes Multiple Arrests In Drug Operation
While Cocke County law enforcement was putting Operation Open Gate into place last week, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office was working on an undercover operation called “Summer Heat”. A year long undercover drug operation...
Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Continues War On Drugs
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office continued their war on drugs in the county this morning. Not a lot of information is available at this time, but this morning, the Sheriff’s office along with the...