Newport Speedway Hosting First Event In Seven Years
This Saturday, after a seven year wait, the Newport Speedway will have its first event with the Over Mountain Rally. Racers from around the world will be taking on the woods and back roads...
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Two East Tn First Responders Honored At Three Stars Ceremony
A Hamblen County paramedic and a Blount County Deputy who died while in the line of duty earlier this year were recognized during the 2024 “Three Stars of Tennessee Award” ceremony which was held...
Man Arrested For Drug Sales At Food City
A man is in jail after selling narcotics at Food City. Newport police were tipped off that 57 year old Donald McCoy was selling Methamphetamine and was meeting a woman at Food City West...
Woman Reports Jewelry Theft
A woman called police over the weekend reporting that she had multiple pieces of jewelry missing from her jewelry box. The victim stated that she has had around 15 people in and out of...
Man charged With Reckless Endangerment With A Deadly Weapon
A man who told police that he was just shooting at cans is now in jail after shooting into another person’s home. A woman on Rock City Road called 911 Friday night saying a...
Tinted Windows Leads To Drug Related Arrests
Tinted windows led to the arrest of two people over the weekend in Newport. Police say they pulled over a vehicle Saturday afternoon in the Western Plaza Shopping Center. The tint on the windows...
Jefferson County Schools Investigate School Shooting Threat
On the heels of that awful school shooting in Georgia last week, on Monday, school administrators and school resource officers in Jefferson County investigated a school shooting threat. The threat stated that there would...
Gas Prices Continue To Go Down
Gas prices in the area continue on a downward trend and that trend is statewide. According to the AAA, gas prices in Tennessee have fallen nearly 10 cents in the last week. Key contributors...
Former Santa At Santa’s Land Charges With Child Abuse
A man who played Santa Claus at Santa’s Land Fun Park and Zoo in Cherokee, NC has been arrested and charged with child abuse. 78-year-old Bevier Hasbrouck Sleight was arrested on Thursday, August 29...
WSCC Holding Annual Fall Prevention Event
Walters State will be holding their annual Fall Prevention Event on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Walters State Niswonger Campus in Greeneville. The free workshop is from 10 a.m.-noon and presented by students enrolled...