Two Jefferson County men were among six men arrested in Morristown over the weekend after a two day human trafficking operation investigation. Hamblen County authorities say that on Friday May 2 and Saturday May...
If US Rep. Diana Harshbarger gets her way, her constituents will soon have another way to save money, but without the government nosing in. Harshbarger and US Senator Ted Cruz have introduced legislation that...
A man that was the subject of an East Tennessee Crime Stoppers post is now in custody. East Tennessee Crime Stoppers announced last week that 32 year old Jerry L. Stevens Stevens was wanted...
A wanted suspect in Cocke County is now in custody. Sheriff CJ Ball says that after a multi-week search, 47 year old suspect Drury Whitlock is now in custody. Whitlock was captured Sunday evening...
Newport Utilities is advising of a lane closure next week on Cosby Highway. Starting Tuesday, May 6th at 8:00 A.M., Cosby Highway will be down to one lane, beginning at Riverview Street and ending...
Officer Zac Magouirk was dispatched to the area of Cosby Highway near Cosby High School on reports of a possible impaired driver in a white Jeep. The caller stated that the vehicle had ran...
Cocke County Officer Dallas Cotter spotted a red Chevrolet Equinox with a busted tail light traveling on West Broadway Wednesday afternoon. A traffic stop was conducted at the Marathon on Cope Boulevard. A passenger...
During the April 28th meeting of the Newport City Board of Education, the Board was honored as a TSBA ‘Board of Distinction’. Scott Gillenwaters, Tennessee School Board Association East District Director presented the honor...
The Newport Farmers Market is set to open Saturday in a brand new location. You’ll remember that we didn’t have a local Farmer’s Market last year, but this year, the efforts were spearheaded by...
A Cocke County Sheriff’s deputy was injured this week during a search for wanted suspect Drury Whitlock. According to Sheriff CJ Ball, deputies had been searching for Whitlock this week and actually located him...