Two People Killed In Sevier County House Fire Near English Mountain
Two people were killed in Sevier County on Monday after a house fire in the east part of the county not far from the Jefferson County line. The fire broke out before 9:30am on...
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Road Closures To Happen Prior To Gatlinburg New Year’s Eve Celebration
If you are planning on heading to Gatlinburg tonight for the big New Years’ Eve celebration, make sure you leave early so you are not faced with road closures. Several roads will be closed...
Newport Police Chief Seeks To Quell Rumors Regarding Woman’s Death
Newport Chief of Police Scott Lamb took to social media to address rumors concerning the death of a woman in a Newport apartment complex. Rumors have been swirling on social media that a woman...
Waterville Dam Release Sparks Flooding Along Pigeon River
The last thing that people in Cocke County wanted to hear was River Flood Warning. Heavy rains caused by storms rolling through the southeast, including parts of North Carolina, caused officials with Waterville Dam...
Man Arrested Known To Police Charged With iPhone Theft
Monday night in Newport a man called police saying his $1500 iPhone 14 had been stolen while he was at HomeTown Laundry on Cosby Hwy. The victim says he thought he may have been...
Cocke County Unemployment Rates Dip Back Below 5%
Hurricane Helene making her effects felt in the unemployment rates for November in some Tennessee Counties, including UNicoi County which had the highest unemployment rate for last month in the state with 6%. No...
Shoes And Guns Taken In Break-In
Newport police responded to a break-in at a home on McSween Springs Road one week ago. Homeowner Dustin Rankins told police on Friday, December 20, that days before he had a woman inside his...
Tennessee Comptroller Releases Findings In Audit
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office has released their findings of an audit of Cocke County Government and Cocke County Schools. The audit report found 12 issues, two of those dealt with the Cocke County Director...
Food City To Pay Out Large Settlement
Food City is getting ready to pay out a large sum of money. 15 months ago, in September 2023, k-V-A-T Food Stores, who does business as Food City, agree to pay the state of...
Biden Overturns Death Sentence Of Inmate Convicted Of North Carolina Woman
One of the federal inmates who has seen their death sentence commuted to life in prison is responsible for the killing of a woman from Western North Carolina. Richard Allen Jackson was convicted in...