UT Ranks #5 In Final Poll
The AP released their final Top 25 College Basketball poll on Tuesday. For the second year in a row, the Vols finish ranked #5 in the nation. Tennessee was one of just four teams...
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Newport City Council Approves Purchase For Property To House New Police Department
The Newport City Council met last night at City Hall. The council had a large agenda last night. Part of that agenda was to approve the purchase of part of the old Rhyne property...
Flood Victims May Qualify For Homeowner Grant
On April 10 those homeowners that were affected by the September 27 flood can learn how they can apply for a Home Rehabilitation Grant. There will be a meeting Thursday night at The Cocke...
CCSO Recovers Stolen Vehicle
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Department recovered a stolen vehicle from North Carolina over the weekend. A homeowner on Green Corner Road, Hartford called 911 and stated that a man had a 1997 Ford F-150...
Failure To Stop At Stop Sign Leads To Drug Charge
A man who failed to stop at a stop sign now has a drug charge. Newport police observed 67 year old Jerry Belcher fail to stop at the stop sign at Mountainview St. and...
Cocke County And Cosby Join Nearly A Dozen Firefighting Agencies For Situation On I-81
Those traveling southbound on Interstate 81 in White Pine on Friday ran into some delays near exit 4. This was due to a hazmat situation. About 30 agencies, including the Cocke County Fire Department,...
Two Dead And A Total Of Four Injured In Two Motorcycle Wrecks In Cocke County
Two people were killed and two others injured in a motorcycle wreck near Del Rio on Saturday afternoon. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol’s preliminary report, around 3:15pm Saturday, 75 year old Hubert Roberts...
Helene Retired As Hurricane Name
There will never be another Hurricane Helene. Not to say there won’t anymore hurricanes, but they will not be called Helene. The World Meteorological Organization says they have officially retired the name Helene along with...
Good News And Bad News In February Unemployment Rates For Cocke County
Individual county unemployment numbers for the month of February were released on Thursday. There was good news and bad news for Cocke County in the numbers released by the Department of Labor and Workforce...
Two Arrested For Drugs In Vehicle
Two people were arrested in Newport Tuesday night after drugs were found in their vehicle. Police has initiated a traffic stop on a 2003 Honda near Wal-Mart on Cosby Hwy. The passenger in the...