One person is dead after a mining accident in Jefferson County over the weekend. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office, around 4:30am Saturday, the Nyrstar East Tennessee Young Mine near New Market reported...
Great news for the art community in Cocke County. On Friday, (7/11), State Senator Steve Southerland announced that Downtown Newport Artscapes is receiving a $44,210 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission for Fiscal Year...
This week the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2024-25 TCAP state and district level results. The results include both fall 2024 end-of-course (EOC) exams and spring 2025 exams in English language arts (ELA),...
The Walters State Division of Workforce Training will be offering several non-credit classes beginning in August. These classes can help you in making a career change, or starting one. First, Introduction to Robotics Operation...
A Tennessee man has plead guilty for his role in a scheme to claim refunds based on false COVID-19 employment tax credits. According to federal court documents, Ryan Glidewell conspired with others to file...
Medic Regional Blood Center is getting ready for one of their biggest donor drives of the year, Dollywood week. Starting on Monday, July 21 and continuing through Friday July 25, all successful blood donors...
A search is on for two missing hikers. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, the two men left yesterday for a hiking trip near the Buzzard Roost area of Cocke County on the...
A woman was arrested at a home on Hwy 25E next to Douglas Lake. The home’s owner called the Cocke County sheriff’s office after finding someone had entered the lakeside home, moved everything around...
Good news for the Cocke County Long Term Recovery Group. That organization has been awarded $1.75 million through a grant from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s Response & Recovery Fund. The grant was submitted in...
Get ready to do more dialing. Four weeks from today, mandatory 10 digit dialing goes into effect in the 423 area code. On August 5, the 729 area code will officially be active in...