Someone vandalized a local church this week. Gary Holt with the Liberty Hill Baptist Church near Bybee called the sheriff’s office to the church this week. It seems someone stapled posters of pornographic material...
Two Hamblen County museums got a Christmas present a little early today in the form of nearly $60,000 in state grants. State Representatives Jeremy Faison and Rick Eldridge announced this morning that the Lakeway...
The National Park Service has announced the days in 2024 that there will be no fee to park in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On most days, you need to purchase a parking...
The City of Newport has found their new police chief, and they did not have to look far to find him. After interviewing seven candidates for the job, the city council officially hired Deputy...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office responded early Monday morning after someone threw Molotov cocktails into a residence. The victims, who live on Hwy 160 between Newport & Bybee stated they awoke shortly after 3...
Even though we saw quite a bit of rain over the weekend, the Black Bear Fire burning along the state line is still not 100% contained. The US Forest Service says that the fire...
The Morristown Hamblen Humane Society is asking for donations from the public after they rescued 17 dogs from a storage unit. On Sunday, police found 17 chihuahuas being kept in a storage unit in...
On Friday in Gatlinburg, dignitaries and members of the media gathered at Ole Smokey Moonshine in The Holler to celebrate a Cocke County legend. Popcorn Sutton’s legendary moonshine is being revived by Ole Smokey...
Last week, US Representative Diana Harshbarger’s office provided some area schools and libraries with an early Christmas gift…books. Staff from Harshbarger’s office visited schools and libraries throughout East Tennessee to deliver books in partnership...
Police were dispatched to the Relax Inn in reference to threats of assault. Upon arrival, officer Paul Webber made contact with the complainants, Charles Loyd and Carolyn Loyd who stated while sitting inside their...
