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Assistant Dean At MTSU Fired

The Assistant Dean at Middle Tennessee State University is now out of a job after she posted inappropriate comments regarding the assassination of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. Laura Sosh-Lightsy, who...

Two Faulty Members Suspended From ETSU

Two faculty members of East Tennessee State University have been suspended from their jobs after social media posts they made after the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah Wednesday. Andrew Herrmann and Russ Brown...

Two Jefferson County Men Charged In I-40 Crash

Two young men from Jefferson County have been charged in relation to an multi-vehicle accident that closed a portion of Interstate 40 in Sevier County Wednesday night. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20-year-old...

Narcotics search Warrant Executed

The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, working with the Newport/Cocke County Joint SWAT Team and the Criminal Investigations Division, executed a narcotics search warrant Friday at a Newport residence. The warrant was carried...

Counterfeit Cash Reported At CVS

Newport Police are investigating a counterfeit cash case reported at the CVS on Cosby Highway. Patrolman Hunter Strom says store management reported that on September 4th, a man purchased a $450 prepaid card using...

High Speed Chase Ends In Arrest

A high-speed chase on Cosby Highway ended with a crash and an arrest in Cocke County on Saturday, September 6th. Officer Dallas Cotter reports clocking a gray Dodge Charger at 70 miles per hour...

Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest

A Cocke County man is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in Newport on Friday, September 5th. Officer Justin Shelton reports spotting a green Chevy truck leaving a home on Mulberry Street known...