Newport Grammar School Mask Mandate
The Newport School Board voted on Monday night to require masks be worn at the Newport Grammar School. Starting immediately, all staff, students and guests will be required to wear a mask while in...
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Two Cases Of Domestic Assault Result In No Charges
Two cases of domestic assault in Cocke County on Monday…first deputies called to a home on Tolley Hollow Road…deputies were advised that a male subject was breaking windows out in the home. When deputies...
Jody Lowe Running For County Trustee
Another Cocke County resident has announced their candidacy to take Rob Mathis’ job as Cocke County Trustee. Late last week, Jody Lowe of Newport announced he is running on the republican ticket in 2022...
Newport PD Hiring
Newport Police Department looking for a new officer. Friday, the Newport Civil Service Board began taking applications for police officer. Applicants must be:21 years of age, provide copies of their high school diploma or...
Carjack Suspect In Jefferson County Caught
More details have been released regarding the capture of that carjacking suspect in Jefferson County this morning. Aaron Bradley Stein kicked off a manhunt when he carjacked a victim at Planet Fitness on Chapman...
Two East Tennessee Juveniles Charged With Attacking 10 Year Old
Two juveniles in Carter County have been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault after allegedly beating a 10-year-old girl then posting videos of the attack to social media. Elizabethton police say that...
Mail To Slow And Cost More
Get ready for mail to be a little slower…if you send it first class. The U.S. Postal Service finalized a plan on Friday to slow down some first-class mail deliveries starting Oct. 1 as...
Pedestrian Hit
Late Thursday night a pedestrian was hit on Cosby Hwy in front of the Waffle House. John Norris of Newport stated he was driving a 2011 Ford Edge northbound in the inner lane on...
Dangerous Criminal Caught By Newport Police
A man who was the subject of a manhunt over several counties and 2 states has been captured in Cocke County. Newport police were advised by Greeneville PD that the subject Larry Wayne Hipps...
East Tennessee Woman Guilty Of Wire Fraud
Thursday A Knoxville woman entered a guilty plea to one count of executing a wire fraud scheme in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in Knoxville. 41 year old...