Author: jock

“Fishing For The Future”

The Boys and Girls Club will be “Fishing For The Future” in late June. The Boys and Girls Club putting on the “Fishing For The Future” fishing tournament on June 26th at the Dandridge...

Texas Roadhouse Conducting Job Fair

Much has been made of the “worker” shortage in Tennessee…including right here locally. Many businesses have conducted job fairs and municipal governments have as well. Now you can add Texas Roadhouse to that list....

Scam Targeting Tennessee Businesses

A scam targeting Tennessee businesses is back and the Secretary of State’s office is warning businesses to be on the lookout for it. It is a mailer that implies that businesses must have a...

Sanitation Board To Meet June 3rd

A reminder that coming up on June 3rd, the Cocke County Sanitation Board will be having a meeting. That meeting will be held at the Cocke County Court Annex building and is scheduled for...

Time Out Travel Center Tussle Thursday

Quite the scene at the Time Out Travel Center Thursday evening. Three men were hassling customers at the pumps trying to get money from them…panhandling. Newport officers were told that Robert Reed, Randall McCaul...

Farmers to Families Food Distribution

Another Farmers to Families Food Distribution is scheduled for later this week in Newport. This Friday, May 21st, the USDA and Save the Children will be distributing boxes of fresh produce, meat and dairy...

Blood Shortage Continues

The Medic Regional Blood Center has put out a call for donors as blood levels remain critically low. Right now the blood center has a critical need for O Positive and O Negative blood....