Last week the Tennessee Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources committee passed legislation sponsored by Senator Steve Southerland. The legislation is designed to protect the state of Tennessee from the federal government’s efforts to...
A big job fair is happening this week in Cocke County. The American Job Center in Sevierville is presenting the Cocke County Job Fair this Thursday, March 14. The job fair is from 10am-2pm...
The US Forest Service has announced their plans to conduct prescribed fires at some locations in the Chereokee National Forest. A couple of those prescribed burns will be in Cocke County. The first is...
You have probably noticed that gas prices have been steadily creeping up over the past couple weeks. In fact, those rising prices has seen the average price in Tennessee top $# a gallon. According...
Seasonal holiday employment that ended with the holidays at the start of the new year was one of the biggest factors that saw the unemployment rate spike upwards in some counties across Tennessee in...
The Morristown Police Department is getting ready to present their 25th Citizen’s Police Academy. Those that attend the academy will become familiar with the Morristown Police Department through hands-on exercises. Attendees also be allowed...
Newport police responded to a situation at the Econo Lodge motel involving a small child. According to witnesses, a woman identified as 31 year old Kimberly Abreo became unresponsive in a hotel elevator. Abreo...
As we said earlier, voter turnout was very low for election day. Early voting nearly outdid the turnout at the polling places in Cocke County. 2,963 voters went out to the polls yesterday while...
In February, the Newport City Council approved a plan to hire part time firefighters and police officers for the city of Newport. This was a move to help with staffing shortages. The Newport Fire...
Voter turnout was low yesterday as less than 3,000 voters went to the polls for the March 5 primary election. This was the presidential primary for the republican and democrat parties but it was...