Greene County Man Shoots Father
A Greene County man is in jail after police say he shot his own father. Deputies were called to a home in Chuckey and found an intoxicated man, Dustin Strong, sitting on the home’s...
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Vehicle Pursuit Ends In Arrest
A vehicle pursuit by both Jefferson and Sevier County police, ended in Cocke County when that vehicle crashed. Dispatch notified Newport police that Jefferson and Sevier county deputies had terminated their pursuit of a...
JCSO Investigating White Pine Shooting
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a fatal weekend shooting in White Pine. Deputies were called Saturday afternoon to an address on Beth Carr Road around 1:30pm Saturday. Deputies found one person...
Tennessee Moves Up In Latest Poll
The Tennessee Volunteers have moved up a spot in the AP Top 25 poll that was released on Sunday. The Vols defeated Mississippi State 33-14 Saturday night and move up from #7 to #6...
Travelers Go Around I-40 Road Closure And Take A Plunge
Several people are lucky to be alive after they drove around the Road Closed barrier on I-40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina line and wound up down near the Pigeon River after driving off a...
REAL ID Is Coming
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is reminding residents of the state of an important deadline coming up in six months. The REAL ID Act of 2005, requires anyone 18 years old...
CCHS To Celebrate Veterans
Monday is Veterans Day, November 11. Banks will be closed and there will be no postal delivery that day. The Cocke County High School though will be busy as they will be having their...
FEMA Seeking Properties To Lease For Flood Victims
In their quest to find lodging for those who have been displaced due to the recent flood, FEMA is now looking for owners or property-management companies that would be interested in leasing their properties...
Two Neighboring Communities Say Yes To Liquor
Two Jefferson County cities are now going to get something they haven’t had in the past, liquor stores. Both White Pine and Dandridge passed referendums that were on the November 5 ballot to allow...
NCDOT Hopes To Have I-40 Reopened By New Years Day
Some good news for travelers. The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that they are expecting to have traffic flowing on Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge again by New Years’...