Author: jock

A middle Tennessee man was arrested Tuesday after throwing rocks at a passing vehicle. It happened on Highway 73 in Cocke County. Gary Rayburn of Bellmont, NC told sheriff’s deputies that he was driving...

Enrollment for new students at Cocke County High School continues today. If you have a child that is recently moved to Cocke County and will be a new student this year, or have a...

A major road closure could affect your travel this weekend. This Sunday, the railroad crossing at North and Main in Newport will be closed in order to repave that crossing. The City of Newport...

Someone has vandalized gravestones in Union Cemetery. Police were called to the cemetery Monday morning after the property manager had noticed two headstones that had been damaged. The first headstone damaged was a two...

A man wanted in Sevier County was arrested in Newport Monday after he was caught shoplifting at Love’s Travel Center. Love’s employees told police they had watched as 22 year old Brady Sherman had...

If you have driven up to the gas pump in the last couple days, you have gotten a shock. Gas prices in Newport have jumped up 20-25 cents in just the last few days....

One man was arrested Monday night after an altercation that resulted in an assault charge. The victim told police that her boyfriend, 34 year old Christopher McFalls, had been drinking and was trying to...

Newport police responded to the Motel 6 on Heritage Blvd. over the weekend after three dogs were found locked in a car with the windows rolled up. The dogs also had no food or...

Two individuals are headed to prison for their part in trafficking methamphetamine in East Tennessee, mainly in Greene County. 39 year old Steven Shelton of Greeneville and 45 year old Shannon Crittendon of Mosheim...

Dollywood’s newest resort is getting ready to open this fall. That new resort called HeartSong Lodge and Resort will employ at least 250 employees. So, to fill those positions, Dollywood will be holding several...