Drug Bust In Cocke County
Another drug arrest made in Cocke County on Monday. Agents arrested 43 year old Ryan John Wolbert. Agents seized 8.2 grams of methamphetamine and around $300 in cash from Wolbert. He has been charged...
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Newport Utilities To Do Water Line Work On West Side Of Newport
If you live or work around the area of the new Love’s Travel Center currently under construction…some work will be going on tomorrow that will affect your availability to water for a few hours....
Unemployment Claims Up In The Area
Unemployment claims took a tick upwards in the area for the week ending September 18th. In Cocke County there were 114 persons who filed for initial benefits…that goes with 139 continued claims. Greene County...
Madison County NC Authorities Investigating Second Homicide In A Week
Police in neighboring Madison County North Carolina are investigating their second homicide in a week. Sheriff Buddy Harwood confirmed that his department is investigating a homicide in the Burton Cove area…that is several miles...
Third Judge Blocks Lee’s Mask Opt-Out In Schools
Another judge has blocked Governor Bill Lee’s executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates. This time the judge is in Williamson County. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw issued...
Greenville Police Arrest Man Wanted For Rape
Greeneville police arrested a man on Sunday who was wanted on a rape charge. Police responded to the Lee’s Food Mart on west Andrew Johnson Highway about a man dressed as a cowboy threatening...
Newport School And System Honored
The Newport Grammar School has picked up another honor. The Tennessee Department of Education recently released the 2021 spring testing results and school and district designations from that testing. The Newport Grammar School has...
Four Cows Killed In Truck Wreck
Four cows were killed Friday in an accident on US 25E north of Morristown. It happened when 49 year old Christopher Robinsson of Bean Station who was on Cherokee Park Road got the green...
Candlelight Memorial
“On behalf of The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police Department and Cocke County EMA, we send our sincerest condolences to the 13 Fallen Soldiers Families. Our Candlelight Memorial represents each one of them...
Man Overdoses At Hometowne Laundry
Police were dispatched to the Hometowne Laundry late Wednesday night about a man who had overdosed. Police found 32 year old Christopher Mayes had od’d in the restroom of that building and had ripped...