Author: jock

Unemployment numbers for individual counties in Tennessee were released late last week…and there is good news in that all counties in the state saw their unemployment numbers drop. The better news for Cocke County...

Many people in Cocke County when they fly prefer to use the airport in Asheville over going to McGhee Tyson in Alcoa…especially with the headaches of the never ending construction on Alcoa Highway. The...

Newport police responded to a report of two males and two females that were fighting in the area of New Cave Church Road and Texas Way Wednesday evening. Several people at the scene told...

The 313 Initiative has led to the arrest of two more individuals on drug charges in East Tennessee. Back in March, authorities received information about illegal drug activity at a home in the 2700...

A man wanted for a murder in Gatlinburg has been arrested…in Houston. The TBI announced on Thursday, that a man on their Most Wanted List is now in custody. 22-year-old Rosmel Rubi was found...

US Rep. Diana Harshbarger’s Medicare transparency bill, the Promoting Transparency and Healthy Competition in Medicare Act, advanced out of the Energy and Commerce Committee this week. The bipartisan legislation would require public reporting of...

UPDATE: Pigeon Forge police have arrested Andrew Ortiz of Sevierville in connection with this deadly shooting. Ortiz is being held in the Sevier County jail charged with first degree murder. No further details have...

The state has released the numbers for all the school districts, including the ones in East Tennessee. As you have heard, for Cocke County schools, only 27.5% of third graders finished with a score...

Strange’s Eastport Service Station reported to police that they had a break-in on their property early Tuesday morning. John Strange stated his work van had been broken into. Officers observed the back passenger window...

If you are looking for a job, or maybe thinking about a career change, the American Job Center is a good resource to look for help. The American Job Center is bringing its Mobile...