Bear Trapped and Tranquilized In Cades Cove
Wildlife officials in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park had to trap and tranquilize a bear yesterday in Cades Cove. Crews had received notification of a bear that was getting too close to humans....
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Lindsay Gap Road Reopened
Lindsay Gap Road is reopen today after being closed for installation of guard rails yesterday. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office says that bridge has been the site of numerous accidents and they hope that...
Walter State Registration Open
Registration for the summer and fall semesters are now open at Walters State. The summer semester starts tomorrow, June 3rd…and will last 10 weeks. You can split that into two 5 week semesters with...
Two Dead In Gatlinburg Fire Identified
Authorities in Sevier County are still investigating what caused a fire on Saturday that destroyed the home of a Gatlinburg police officer. The Sevier County police department has revealed that the daughter and father...
County Days at Ober Gatlinburg
Now that the trams are operating again to Ober Gatlinburg…County Days are coming back to the popular tourist attraction. Starting next Monday June 7th and going till Friday June 11th all residents & employees...
Memorial Day Weekend Travel
If you traveled over the Memorial Day weekend, you were definitely not alone. AAA estimates that more than 37 million people traveled over the holiday weekend, that includes air travel. AAA says that is...
Local Law Enforcement Wraps Up Busy May
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office completed a busy month of May. According to the Sheriff’s office they handled almost 28 calls per shift in the month of May…and the Sheriff’s department made 13 drug...
Cicada Killing Wasp Is Here
Well, we have had Covid-19 to deal with then the Cicadas invaded and now we’re going to get the “Killer Cicada” wasp. Yes, there is a wasp that kills the cicadas. According to a...
Intoxicated Man With Gun Arrested
An intoxicated man with a loaded gun was arrested early Wednesday in the Mcdonald’s parking lot. Officer Lindsey Laughter had been called to that scene about a possible drunk driver who told a customer...
Man Leads Newport Police On Foot Chase
A 37 year old man led Newport officers on a foot chase through a neighborhood and even the Union Cemetery Wednesday night. Newport police had received a tip from the Cocke County Sheriff’s office...