Author: jock

Johnson & Johnson has issued a recall for five of its sunscreen products after some samples were found to contain low levels of benzene, which is a highly flammable, widely used chemical that can...

Later today the Industrial Development Board will be meeting at Newport City Hall. Several items are on the agenda, one of the biggest will be giving final approval of the TIF program regarding the...

When the city of Newport comes to pick up trash it will soon be in new trucks. Last night at the Newport City Council meeting, the city approved the purchase of two new garbage...

Cosby High School has released their registration schedule for the new school year. Any students needing to pre-register can do so on July 29th & 30th between 8:30am & 3pm. New students need to...

A Sevier County deputy is among 4 people injured last night after a call about a domestic dispute. Deputies were called to a home in Wears Valley on Robeson Road around 6pm. The TBI...

Like most other things last year there were no hot air balloons in the Smoky Mountain Skies as the Great Smoky Mountain Hot Air Balloon Festival was cancelled due to Covid-19. But not this...

Numerous head coaches at the University of Tennessee received a little Christmas in July in the form of contract extensions. Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Athetics Director Danny White announced the extensions yesterday. Heading that list is...

The Newport parks & recreation Department will be hosting a series of hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains area starting next month. All hikes will be easy to moderate in difficulty. All ages are...

A Newport man was arrested over the weekend for elder abuse. A Cocke County deputy was called to a residence on Shag Rd. where he was met at the door by 83 year old...

Over the weekend catalytic converter thieves struck again in the Hartford area. Tazman Cardiff of Richmond Hill, GA told Cocke County deputy Tim Snapp that he had parked his Honda CRV on Waterville Rd...