Good news for Newport Grammar School students for the upcoming school year. NGS has been approved for participation in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program…or CEP. This program will allow students to enjoy...
A motorcyclist is in jail after he tried to evade police Monday evening in Cosby. Cocke County Sheriff’s Officer LT. Miranda Williams says she was driving on Cosby Hwy when a red and black...
Newport police had to be called to the Newport Medical Center twice over the weekend due to unruly patients. First on Saturday afternoon, security called for law enforcement because a patient, 19 year old...
With the 4th of July coming up, it’s a good time to remind those who live in the city limits of Newport about the fireworks ordinance. Fireworks are only allowed in the city on...
As we head into the Independence Day holiday, gas prices are heading upward. Over the last week, the average price for gas in Tennessee rose a full 10 cents. The average price for gas...
The National Park Service has a business opportunity for someone who likes to do business, shall we say in high places. The National Park Service has issued a prospectus for a concessions contract to...
Authorities served a narcotics search warrant at a home in Newport on Friday. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, Criminal Investigations Division, Newport Police Department and Newport/Cocke County SWAT team executed that narcotics...
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has now increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of Aaron Ethan White. The 34 year old Morristown man is wanted on murder charges in the deaths...
A man was injured early Thursday morning in an accident that happened at the Newport Post Office. According to police, 50 year old Larry May of Knoxville was driving a Ryder truck around 2:10...
the Cocke County Legislative Body will be holding a public hearing on Monday July 15th. This special meeting is being held to consider two zoning requests. Darrin Costner of Creeks End, LLC is looking...