Cocke County Constable Indicted
A Cocke County Constable has been indicted on a charge of Rape. According to the Cocke County Sheriff’s office, 25 year-old John Shropshire was indicted by a Grand jury this week after a TBI...
NCDOT Gets Okay To Use Nearby Rock To Fix I-40
Some good news for those who drive Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge. The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that they have received the necessary permits to extract rock from the...
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...
TBI Silver Alert For Missing Sevier County Man
A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Sevier County man. 70-year-old Richard Carper, was last seen at his home around 3pm on Monday. Mr. Carper was last seen wearing a black shirt,...
More Information Released About Road Rage Shooting
More information released about the road rage shooting on the Gatlinburg Spur Thursday. Three individuals, all from Ohio appeared in federal court in Knoxville on Friday. They are 20 year-old Yosiah Awomolo, 21 year-old...
Newfound Gap Road Closed In GSMNP
US441, better known as Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is closed until further notice. Late Friday night, park officials responded to reports of a landslide on Newfound Gap Road between...
JCSO Warning Of Vehicle Break-Ins
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office is warning about a series of vehicle break-ins lately. However, the sheriff’s office says most of the vehicle “break-ins” aren’t BREAK-ins at all. They are the result of vehicles...
TVA Releases Energy Usage Data
The TVA (Thursday) released some stats regarding energy usage during the hottest temperatures of the season this week. On Tuesday , 7/29, as the average temperature in East Tennessee reached 95 degrees, the preliminary...
East Tennessee Making MLB History
Saturday night (8/2), East Tennessee will make Major League Baseball history as the first ever regular season Major League baseball game played In Tennessee gets underway at a revamped Bristol Motor Speedway. The speedway...