Shoes And Guns Taken In Break-In
Newport police responded to a break-in at a home on McSween Springs Road one week ago. Homeowner Dustin Rankins told police on Friday, December 20, that days before he had a woman inside his...
Tennessee Comptroller Releases Findings In Audit
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office has released their findings of an audit of Cocke County Government and Cocke County Schools. The audit report found 12 issues, two of those dealt with the Cocke County Director...
Food City To Pay Out Large Settlement
Food City is getting ready to pay out a large sum of money. 15 months ago, in September 2023, k-V-A-T Food Stores, who does business as Food City, agree to pay the state of...
Biden Overturns Death Sentence Of Inmate Convicted Of North Carolina Woman
One of the federal inmates who has seen their death sentence commuted to life in prison is responsible for the killing of a woman from Western North Carolina. Richard Allen Jackson was convicted in...
Two Bean Station Men Arrested In Kentucky After Fatal Accident
A Bean Station man is in one of two Tennessee men facing charges regarding a fatal traffic accident in Kentucky. The accident happened Sunday near Columbia, Kentucky in Adair County, which is about 140...
Regenx Relocating To Newport
The cocke county Partnership hosted an event on Friday afternoon to make an announcement of some good news to Newport & Cocke County. Regenx Tech corporation will be relocating their facility to Newport. The...
Performance Food Group Opening In Morristown
More jobs are coming to Hamblen County. On Friday, the Performance Food Group announced they were investing just over $33 million to open a facility in Morristown. That will bring approximately 37 jobs to...
I-40 January Opening Hits Snag
The state of North Carolina’s plan to reopen Interstate 40 to traffic in January has collapsed…literally, at least for now. The North Carolina Department of Transportation had planned to reopen I-40 with one lane...
Shop With A Cop Lands In Cocke County
Tuesday night, local law enforcement in Cocke County celebrated Christmas by taking some local kids shopping. It was “Shop With A Cop” Tuesday at Wal-Mart in Newport. The Newport Police Department and the Cocke...
FEMA Calls May Be From Unfamiliar Numbers
FEMA is alerting those that have applied for funds to be on the alert for calls from unfamiliar numbers. FEMA says they may call to schedule an inspection of the damage to your home...