Author: jock

A Greene County man was indicted by a grand jury last week on a charge of murder. The case dates back to February of 2022 when investigators say that 35 year old Ronald Hale...

The second of two former Sevier County Clerks who provided stolen vehicles with titles and registration in exchange for money & food has now been sentenced. Brandy Thornton plead guilty to one count of...

Governor Bill Lee on Wednesday appointed a new head of the Tennessee Department of Corrections. Lee appointed Frank Strada yesterday to replace Lisa Helton in that position. The Department of Corrections has come under...

Numerous new laws went into effect when we hit January 1st. One of those new laws that is not getting a lot of attention is called Bentley’s Law. That law states that if a...

A Greene County woman remains behind bars after she was arrested this week and charged with statutory rape. 42 year old Myranda Stevens was in Greene County court yesterday where she was arraigned on...

An investigation is underway in North Carolina after an elk calf was found dead near Cherokee…it had been shot with an arrow. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says that elk populations are not...

We now have an idea when Buc-ee’s will be opening at exit 407 in Sevier County. Buc-ee’s officials announced on Wednesday that while they do not have a definitive opening date, Buc-ee’s will be...

New Year’s morning, officers were called to Weigel’s in Newport about a possibly intoxicated driver. Police arrived and observed the driver, 32 year old Anthony Harris stumbling around the parking lot before getting into...

Newport police responded Tuesday night to a residence on Old Cave Church Road about a man lying on a front porch that had been shot. Officers arrived and found a 36 year old black...

A strange incident happened Friday night in Newport. A woman stated she came out of Weigel’s on Cosby Highway and her car had a flat tire and a man was standing next to her...