Author: jock

Progress is continuing to be made on the Newport By-Pass being built to alleviate traffic in downtown Newport. Four bridges are part of the 5 mile stretch of road. Two of those bridges are...

The East Tennessee State University Golf Team has received an apology from Delta Airlines after airline employees did not treat the team’s golf club bags with care. Delta came under fire after a video...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials say they are expecting a very busy weekend in the park for Memorial Day weekend. Park officials say you should be prepared if you are heading to the...

A man trying to launch a boat into Douglas Lake in Cocke County had a scary encounter. Alan Caldwell, Jr. told a Cocke County deputy that he and his wife were attempting to launch...

The family of a woman killed last year by police from Parrottsville and Cocke County is suing those two entities as well as the officers involved claiming the shooting was unjustified. The shooting in...

If you have ever lost a pet, and most of us have, your veterinarian’s office may have given you a sympathy card about the Rainbow Bridge. The Rainbow Bridge is the place where your...

I-40 westbound was shut down on Tuesday afternoon after a crash involving a motorcycle. A preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol says a semi-truck being driven by Eric Mejias of Florida was trying...

A Jefferson County woman is in jail after shooting her boyfriend Tuesday morning. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department says they were called to a home in Jefferson City around 1:20 Tuesday morning because of...

A South Carolina man was killed in Cocke County over the weekend after he drove off the side of the interstate. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 43 year old...

An Employee at Food City West in Newport was the victim of a threatening card received in the mail. The victim and her husband said they got the card in the mail Friday. The...