Author: jock

NU Partners With Tennessee Valley Authority

Newport Utilities announced Wednesday that it has partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority to award $22,000 in Community Care Funds to the Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority. Newport Utilities General Manager Michael Williford says that for...

Property Stolen Out Of Truck Friday

Police are looking into who sold some property that was stolen out of a truck in Newport on Friday. Brandon Baxter told police that he had parked his truck at Walgreen’s while he went...

Two Shoplifters Arrested

Two people were arrested trying to shoplift from the Wal-Mart on Crockett Trace in Morristown. Tiffany Simpson of Bean Station and John Morse of Rutledge were caught on their way out the door. Morse...

Wal-Mart Victim Of Theft

Newport police were called to Wal-Mart on Cosby Hwy Saturday about a man who had broken into the jewelry counter. Loss prevention at Wal-Mart stated the male subject had taken pictures of the jewelry...

Porch Pirates Still Active

You probably thought porch pirates ended with Christmas…you’d be wrong, a Cosby man says he can attest to that. The 60 year old man says that starting before Christmas and continuing afterwards, someone is...

Man Arrested For Extortion

A Newport man has been arrested and charged with extortion. Police say that 24 year old Dannion Niles reached out to a 48 year old man with a friend request on facebook. Once the...