Woodson Road Closing February 14
The Newport Bypass project is getting under construction and Woodson Road will be closed as a result of that project. According to a spokesman for Blaylock and Sons, the contractor on that highway, Woodson...
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Former East TN Police Officer Indicted For Assault
A former east Tennessee police officer has turned herself in to authorities after being indicted for assault. Back on September 28th…Kingsport police officer Laiken Whitlock was placing a handcuffed woman in a cell when...
Two Men Arrested In Cocke County For Selling Heroin
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office served a warrant on a known local drug dealer on east Hwy 25-70 Tuesday morning. The road was closed for a short time while deputies and narcotics officers completed...
Incident At Eastman Chemical Could Take Weeks To Investigate – Asbestos Found In Debris
The cause of what Eastman Chemical is calling a steam line failure could takes weeks to determine. That’s according to officials with Eastman Chemical in Kingsport. The “steam line failure” Monday morning caused an...
Bill In Committee Would Legalize Marijuana In Tennessee
A bill that is now in committee would overhaul Tennessee’s laws regarding marijuana. A lawmaker from Nashville…democrat Bill Freeman has introduced house bill 1868, he calls the “Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act.” The...
Lee Targets Education In 4th State Of The State Address
Governor Bill Lee gave his 4th state of the state address last night at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville. Education was a big theme of the night. Lee is proposing more than $1...
Hit And Run Accident Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted Out Of State
Morristown police responded to the intersection of Sulpher Springs Road and Valley Rd over the weekend for a hit and run. The vehicle involved in the hit and run was then in another accident....
Tennessee Department of Human Services to Launch Summer Food Service Program
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) is providing another resource to help communities with the launch of this year’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The goal of that Program (SFSP) is to ensure...
Cocke County Budget Meeting Feb 7
The Cocke County Budget Committee will be meeting next Monday, February 7 at 4pm in the Chancery Courtroom. Numerous items will be on that agenda including an update on the county use of ARPA...
Mekiah Davis Captured
A fugitive from the law in back in custody. Late Friday, police in Sevier County along with the help of the US Marshall’s office and the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force took 18 year...