Road Closure To Begin Monday
If you drive on Cope Blvd between West Broadway and Industrial Drive on a regular basis, get ready to take a detour. Starting Monday, Cope Blvd will close at Tevet Way and will remain...
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Police Respond To Alarm At Shell Station
Newport police responded early Tuesday morning to an alarm at the Shell at Hwy 25/70 and Clevenger Cut-Off Road. Police arrived and found the front glass broken out. Video footage showed a van driving...
CCSO Says Threats Against Schools Not Credible
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office was one of several law enforcement agencies in East Tennessee that were investigating threats made against schools on Wednesday. Six threats were made against Cocke County schools, but after...
Three People Charged In Greeneville Teen’s Death
Three people have now been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Greeneville teenager in the early morning hours of Sunday, September 8. Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a physical altercation...
Man Wanted On Warrants Now Facing Drug Charges
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office made a drug arrest Tuesday night. A Ford Ranger pickup was spotted on Edwina Bridgeport Road failing to maintain its lane. That truck was pulled over. In the passenger...
Multi-County Burglary Suspect Found In Newport
A man responsible for numerous burglaries around the area is now in custody. White Pine police say that a man was spotted at a home on Lakeside Drive with a U-Haul. A neighbor became...
CCSO Responding To School Threats
Numerous school districts in East Tennessee are seeing and dealing with a rash of threats of violence at schools. Yesterday in Knoxville, three middle school students ages 13, 12 and 11 were arrested for...
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...
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...
