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Newport police performed a traffic stop Tuesday on a Nissan Xterra. The driver was 53 year old Karen Stewart who was driving on a revoked license. A search of her vehicle revealed a black...

Laurel Falls Trail continues to be one of the most popular trails in the park, drawing a high level of use that has resulted in extreme congestion, crowding at the falls, and unsafe conditions...

The Newport police department is still looking for their next police officer. Application packets can be picked up at the Newport Police Department or you can download them from the City of Newport’s webpage....

A couple local racing heroes are in the mix for one million dollars. This evening at the Eldora Speedway in New Weston, Ohio…Dirt Racing drivers will be competing in the Eldora Million…a one million...

A young man from Newport is looking for a kidney transplant. 19 year old Scott Velez was not feeling well last fall and went for a Covid-19 test …That is when he and his...

Police were called to Lucky Pawn in Newport Monday. The shop had encountered a theft…right under there eyes in broad daylight. Charles Epley told police that two male & two female subjects had come...

Newport police made a traffic stop Monday afternoon and got a two for one. The driver of the vehicle was 62 year old Roger Ball. Turns out he had an escape warrant out for...

Two Cocke County High School students are among 61 students that will represent the state of Tennessee in the National History Day competition. History Day is a year-long competition in which students in grades...

Newport Grammar School teacher Whitney Butler is being honored. She recently received the Teaching Excellence Award from the East Tennessee Historical Society. Ms. Butler received the award for what the Historical Society called her...

Dollywood has announced Sevier County Days again this year. Now through June 12th at Splash Country and all next week, June 13th-19th at Dollywood, anyone living or working in Sevier County can get in...