Author: jock

A Morristown man will spend more than 17 years behind bars after being sentenced in federal court in Greeneville last week. 55 year old Robert Lee Allen Jr. aka “Skeeter” had pled guilty to...

Police are investigating the break-in of units at Everything Storage on Cope Blvd in Newport. Sandy Trivett told police that she had found the padlock had been cut on her storage unit. She stated...

Newport police are investigating a Monday night motorcycle accident that sent a man to a Knoxville hospital. 34 year old Dustin Arnold was found Monday night around 10:50pm laying in the roadway on West...

As was expected Shelby County commissioners on Wednesday voted to appoint Rep. Justin Pearson to fill his own seat on a temporary basis until a special election can be held. Pearson spoke to supporters...

Police were called Monday to Newport Storage on West Broadway about a break in. The manager of the facility, Jared Malone showed police where an unknown individual had been apparently sleeping in an empty...

Police were dispatched to Auto zone in Newport for a man causing a disturbance in the parking lot. The man was beating on a car and taking it apart in the parking lot. 37...

Next Saturday, April 22, is National Drug Take Back Day. The Newport Police Department and the Cocke County Sheriff’s office will be at Walgreen’s in Newport from 10am-2pm that day to accept any unwanted...

Get ready for some chicken. The Newport City Council last night removed a barrier making way for Zaxby’s to build a new location on Cosby Hwy in Newport. The council gave the final okay...

Buc-ees has announced the date for the opening of their new location off exit 407 on I-40. That date is Monday, June 5th. Buc-ees new 74,000 square foot store is just the beginning of...

Greene County Firefighters saved a man’s life Monday morning when they pulled him from a burning car. Early Monday a man was traveling on Interstate 81 where he suffered a medical emergency and went...