NU Connect Expanding
Newport Utilities made a major announcement on Monday regarding their internet service called NU Connect. A grant the utility has received will allow NU connect to be expanded into Parrottsville and Chestnut Hill, two...
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Another Business To Join Walters State Apprenticeship Programs
Walters State and Sonoco have announced they have partnered to develop an apprenticeship program to train maintenance mechanics. Apprentices will also learn electromechanical or automation skills. Apprentices will receive valuable on-the-job training and get...
CCSO Schedules First 2024 Community Meeting
The first Community Outreach meeting with the Cocke County Sheriff’s office for 2024 has now been scheduled. That first meeting of the New Year will take place in Del Rio at the Del Rio...
Weather Cancels Schools And Court
Cocke County and surrounding counties experienced significant wind gusts overnight. Wind gusts of 40 miles an hour plus were common at times. This has led several school systems to close for today because of...
Low Bloos Pressure Leads To Possible Drug Charges
A man is facing marijuana charges because he had low blood pressure. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office says they were called to the home of 60 year old Jeffrey Johnson Sunday evening for a...
Masked Men Arrested
Police were called to the Waffle House on Cosby Hwy in Newport Wednesday morning at 2:25 am. Two masked men had walked into the restaurant with a gun. 33 year old Christopher Haney and...
Morristown Arsonist Planned More Fires; Owner Of Building Vows To Rebuild
New information released on the fire this week in Morristown reveals the man who set the Parks-Belk building on fire in downtown Morristown was planning on doing a lot more damage to that area....
Misuse Of H.O.A. Funds
A case of misuse of funds at a Cocke County homeowners’ association. Angelle McKee with the Emerald Pointe Subdivision homeowner’s association told the Cocke County Sheriff’s office that over $11,000 was missing from their...
Mac Accused Of Waving Gun At Waffle House Arrested
Cocke County deputies were called to the Waffle House on Cosby Hwy in Newport around 2:30am Wednesday about two men inside waving around a firearm. One of those men, 38 year old Jeffrey St....
Newport Man Charged with Aggravated Assault
A Newport man has been arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault for an incident that happened Tuesday. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office says they were called to the Newport Medical Center after a...