Former UT Coach Bruce Pearl Retires
A former UT basketball coach is calling it a career. Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl announced on Monday that he was retiring after taking Auburn to the final four last year. Auburn hired Pearl...
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GSMNP Issues Warning About Elk
Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains National park are issuing a warning to park visitors, about elk. The annual elk breeding season, known as rut, is currently happening and that can make elk, especially...
TN Political Leaders respond to Charles Kirk Shooting
Tennessee leaders are making their voices heard in condemning the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk yesterday afternoon in Utah. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee posted on X that He and First Lady...
CCSO School Resource Officer Indicted
A former School Resource Officer in Cocke County has now been charged after authorities say she falsified timesheets. According to Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball, an investigation began into 30 year old Leahla Hance...
Woman Killed In One Vehicle Accident Sunday
A Cocke County woman was killed in a one vehicle accident Sunday afternoon. According to The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 75 year old Ronnie Hommel was driving a Ford F-250 headed north on Highway 340...
Applications Being Taken For Newport Harvest Street Festival
The temperature is going to be heating up this weekend as we head into summer on Saturday. The thermometer will be heading above the 90 degree mark this weekend. It’s a good time to...
State Unemployment Rate Continues Decline
The unemployment rate in the state of Tennessee continues to decline. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in April dropped to 3.5%. That’s down from 3.6% in March and...
Driver Leads Police And Deputies On Chase
A driver led both Newport police and Cocke County Deputies on a pursuit Friday night. That pursuit began in the Newport City limits but ended in the county. It began when a vehicle tried...
Unemployment Rates For TN Dropped Slightly In March
The Easter bunny may be on the way to your house this weekend, but he already left a little something in the Easter basket for the state of Tennessee in the form of a...
CLB Schedules Special Public Hearing On zoning Resolution
The Cocke County Legislative Body has scheduled a special meeting and public hearing to consider adopting a Zoning Resolution for Cocke County. This proposal would put zoning restrictions in place where they do not...