Author: jock

The accolades continue for UT quarterback Hendon Hooker. One day after being named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Award for the top upperclassman qb…it was announced on Wednesday that Hooker is one of...

Prosecutors with the federal government have announced the latest guilty plea in a cocaine trafficking case which included stolen cars and two Sevier County clerks. Jose Delacruz has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy...

The Cocke County Partnership/Chamber of Commerce has a big day planned in Newport for Friday December 2nd. That is the day…or should we say evening…for the Newport Christmas Parade. However, things kick off before...

Just a week after being re-elected as governor, Bill Lee now has a Supreme Court vacancy he will now be looking to fill. On Tuesday, Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon G. Lee said that...

Tennessee has come into some cash…thanks to Google. The Giant tech company has agreed to a $319 million settlement in a lawsuit involving multiple states. That lawsuit revolved around Google’s Location History setting in...

The Cocke County Economic Development Committee and the Cocke County Partnership will be holding their November meeting Thursday evening at City Hall in Newport. Those meetings will begin at 5:30 tomorrow night. There was...

Tennessee’s Senate Republican Caucus met Tuesday in Nashville. Caucus members voted unanimously to renominate Lt. Governor Randy McNally to a fourth term as Senate Speaker and to return Senator Jack Johnson as Majority Leader...

The Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year old girl. Genesis Rivera was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on November 6th in Morristown. She has dyed...

Ski season has arrived. The Cataloochie Ski Area in Maggie Valley, NC officially opened Monday morning. The ski resort started making snow for their slopes on Sunday and now they’re getting some help from...

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office served a search warrant on a suspected drug house over the weekend. The sheriff’s office stated there had been numerous complaints about the activity at that house. Officers did...