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...
Three Arrested After Road Rage Incident In GSMNP
Three people are now in custody after what law enforcement says was a road rage incident in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park rangers responded to a shooting Thursday morning on the southbound...
Cocke County Students Return To Class
Cocke County students returned to classrooms today as school was back in session for the Cocke County School District. One of the changes that students are having to get used to in classrooms this...
Man Arrested After Pulling Knife On Man
A man was arrested on Tuesday after he pulled a knife on another man in a local eating establishment. Police say they were called to Waffle House in Cosby Hwy in Newport. The victim,...
Advice From National Park Service “SLOW DOWN”
The National Park Service has a world of advice to those visiting the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…SLOW DOWN. The National Park Service has announced that over the next month, park rangers in cooperation...
Sara Orr At UT Extension Office Honored With Award
The head of the UT Extension office in Cocke County is getting recognition for her efforts. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture celebrated several individuals at an annual awards luncheon held on the...
Dog Owners Charged With Cruelty To Animals
Several dogs and puppies were rescued from a home in White Pine on Monday. White Pine officers were dispatched to the home on Tabitha Street in White Pine due to a possible code violation....