Author: jock

The National Park Service alerted Newport police this week that a man visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park had been the victim of a crime. Christopher Morris of Michigan told park police his...

A Nashville man was sentenced to 13 years in prison in federal court in Greeneville on Monday for his role in an illegal drug operation. 36 year old Charles Phelps had pled guilty to...

The discussion about Tennessee’s new license plates is continuing. At the heart of the matter is the inability of license plate recognition cameras to read the new license plates after dark. The plates either...

Tuesday night Morristown police were dispatched to East Morris Blvd. in reference to a hit and run involving a green 1997 Honda Accord. The driver of that vehicle that ran was 37 year old...

Are you still adjusting to the time change? We of course sprang forward on Sunday with Daylight Saving Time…a move to make daylight saving time permanent has been discussed for years in many states....

Two more overdoses in the area…these in Morristown this week. A woman called police to report her husband…35 year old Dyllan Lychlyter was unconcious. She stated that he has a prescription for and takes...

The Cocke County Economic Development Commission and the Cocke County Partnership will have their monthly meeting coming up tomorrow night at 5:30 and 6pm…those meetings held at the Newport City Hall. The Cocke County...

Jefferson County Sheriff’s were dispatched Monday afternoon to an address on Blue Springs Road…about a disturbance involving a white male with a gun. That man was identified as Justin Dalton…police were able to get...

While some Tennessee lawmakers are pushing the governor to press the pause button on Tennessee’s gas tax for a few months…there is an amendment to a current bill that would also help Tennesseans keep...

Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day…time to get out your green…and the Tennessee Highway Transportation Safety Office says it’s a good time to remember to buckle up. The transportation safety office is sending out reminders...