Newport police arrested a man last week for trying to get contraband into the Cocke County jail. A Cocke County Corrections officer had found 31 year old Charles Gorrell walking around on the jail...
Police in Morristown are investigating a drive by shooting that happened over the weekend. Officers were called to a home on Lewis Street Saturday. A neighbor told police that he had heard about a...
The Cocke County Partnership Chamber of Commerce is promoting Shop Local with their annual Shop Local insert and Shop Local Tote Bag Giveaway. New this year, on Wednesday, November 23rd, between 4 and 6pm,...
Cocke County Mobile Food Distribution is set for Wednesday, November 16th. Second Harvest Food Bank has teamed up with the Miranda Genese Scholarship Foundation to provide food boxes to our Cocke County Community. All...
The Walters State Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships. The Walters State Foundation gives over $500,000 in scholarships each year. Most are funded through endowments created by generous donors. Some are based on...
Thanksgiving is now less than 2 weeks away. Coming up on Wednesday, November 23rd, the day before Thanksgiving , Feed My Sheep Ministries will have a Thanksgiving Day meal for seniors starting at noon....
Feed My Sheep is now making preparations for their 21st annual Thanksgiving Day Community Meal. That will be on Thanksgiving Day from 11am-2pm and all in the community are invited for a good meal....
The Cocke County Partnership is accepting registration for the annual Newport Christmas Parade. This year’s parade will be at night. The theme for this year’s parade is “Christmas Nights & Magical Lights. The partnership...
Walters State Community College is bringing back a lost art. Walters State announced this week they will enroll the first students in their new butchery program which will start in the fall of 2023....
An East Tennessee man will spend the next 20 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking ring. Earlier today (Thursday) in US District Court in Chattanooga, a federal judge sentenced 40...