Author: jock

Gas prices continue to stay low…if you want to call $3.29 a gallon low. In Cocke County that’s about the average price for a gallon of regular. Sevier County joins Cocke County in having...

Police responded to the Wal-Mart on Cosby Hwy in Newport Monday about a fight in the toy department of the store. Officers were advised that the suspect was exiting the store. Officers made contact...

One person was injured in an accident that happened at the intersection of Cosby Hwy and Epley Road Monday afternoon. According to a report by police, 66 year old Craig Mullins was pulling onto...

Newport school staff members will be getting a bonus this year. Monday night the Newport school board met and approved a bonus system for the 2022-23 school year. All full time staff members will...

The Cocke County A&I Fair opened yesterday. Gates open at 4pm and the midway opens at 5. Admission to the fair is $8. Tonight is the first night of J Bar K Rodeo action....

There will be a run-off election for the undecided CLB seat in Cocke County’s third district. That was decided by the CLB at their meeting Monday night. That run-off election will be held on...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Cosby man after he threatened to kill his girlfriend. The victim, Tarissa Freewalt told police that she had told her live-in boyfriend, 45 year...

A Newport man was injured Friday night in a car accident in front of Hardee’s on Cosby Hwy. According to police, 20 year old Tiesha Niles turned left out of McDonald’s onto northbound Cosby...

Starting in 2023, you will need to pay to park in the national park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced today the decision to adopt the Park It Froward parking tag program and...

The second of two Sevier County Clerks that were involved in a scheme to license stolen vehicles in exchange for cash has plead guilty to charges against her. Brandy Thornton was in court yesterday...