Lt. Governor Randy McNally and House Speaker Cameron Sexton Wednesday released a proclamation condemning the invasion of Israel by the terrorist group known as Hamas. The speakers say they issued the proclamation on behalf...
Residents in Hamblen County are about to start paying more for their car tags. The Hamblen County Commission this week had their second reading of a proposal to raise the Wheel Tax in Hamblen...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office looking for a pair of thieves. The first struck at a storage facility on Carson Springs Road. An employee stated that a man could be seen on security footage...
A Florida man contacted the Cocke County Sheriff’s office Sunday to report a break in at two campers on a piece of property in the Bybee area. Scott McDonald of Jacksonville, Fl. stated that...
Another bear that is in the care of Appalachian Bear Rescue has died. This comes after the bear named “Flapjack” died Sunday from what was thought to be pneumonia. Now the bear called “Burrito”...
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has released information regarding an accident that happened on Interstate 40 in Cocke County early Monday morning. This happened near MM 443 and closed the interstate entirely for a short...
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture says there is a heightened risk of wildland fire this month in Tennessee. It just so happens that this week is National Fire Prevention Week. Due to the dry...
A man is in jail after being arrested Saturday night for attempting to shoplift from Wal-Mart in Newport, a place he had been trespassed from before…for shoplifting. Police say they received a call Saturday...
Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire on Sunday in Cocke County. The home is located on Whitlock Road in Newport. Initial statements from bystanders stated that there was possibly someone inside the home,...
Newport police responded to a call over the weekend about a fight between two men going on behind the Best Western motel at I-40 and Cosby Hwy. Oscar Boswell, Jr. told officers that he...