State Representative Jeremy Faison appeared in front of a special committee at the state capitol on Tuesday. Faison addressed the Disaster Relief Committee about his bill that would give property tax relief to those...
Walters State will be offering a couple special classes in February. The first deals with those in supervisory positions at their jobs. Supervisor 101 is a two-day workshop focused on the essential areas of...
Newport police arrested a man on Sunday and charged him with assaulting his girlfriend. 25 year old Juan Valdes told police that his girlfriend was having a seizure and he attempted to save her...
Firefighters responded to a house fire in Parrottsville on Friday. A brick home on North Hwy 340 was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived. The Parrottsville Fire Department and Cocke County Fire...
A Newport woman faces charges after stealing two cars in one day. This happened on Friday, starting with Kelly Ellison telling police she had started he Dodge Ram pickup around 9am and went back...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is warning about another scam post on facebook, regarding the sheriff’s department. In this one, the scammer has posted a warning about husband and wife Ryan Edward and Alice...
A documentary produced by 4 time NBA champion Stephen Curry will be screened here in Newport next month. The Cocke County Cradle to Career Coalition and First United Methodist Church of Newport will present...
Several Volunteer Fire Departments will be getting some funds from the state. The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office announced Thursday that 245 Tennessee volunteer fire departments...
Th next phase of FEMA ending direct operations on the ground takes place at the end of this week. After the Disaster Recovery Centers serving the disaster area closed on January 7, FEMA operated...
With Cocke County schools closed again on Thursday, that adds to the issue of inclement weather days. The county has run out of inclement weather days. The school district is given 10 inclement weather...