Skipscanning
2 individuals were issued citations at Newport Walmart on Wednesday for 2 separate incidents of skipscanning. Shortly after 7pm, officer Andy Oliver responded to Walmart for a shoplifter. He made contact with loss prevention...
Sandwich Theft
Newport Officers Paul Webber and Eli Suggs were conducting a routine business check at Wal-Mart on Wednesday afternoon when they were flagged down by loss a prevention associate for suspected shoplifters. Officers made contact...
Medic’s September Promotions
September is a great time to donate blood. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sicle Cell Awareness Month, and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Both pediatric cancer patients and sicle cell patients need blood transfusions...
Georgia Teacher Killed Has A Morristown Connection
Ricky Aspinwall, a teacher and former coach at Appalachee High School, was shot and killed in the shooting has a local connection. He was the nephew of Morristown resident Maggie Ostrowski. Maggie posted on social...
Employment & Resource Fair
The American Job Center in Sevierville will be hosting a large multiple employer job fair on Thursday, September 12th at the Newport City Park Pavilion. Doors will open at 9am to Veterans and Military...
Stolen Gun Recovered
A traffic stop in Newport Saturday night resulted in the recovery of a stolen firearm. A white Honda Accord had been pulled over on West Hwy 25/70 for having no taillight. The driver was...
Drug Arrest Over The Weekend
A woman who was a passenger in a car was arrested over the weekend on drug charges. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office says that 32 year old Lisa Ball was a passenger in a...
Man Arrested For Panhandling
Newport police arrested a man Sunday for panhandling after the man was going out into traffic. Police say that 43 year old Jeremiah Wilner had been trespassed from the Wal-Mart property in Newport, which...
Narcotics Officers Make Arrest Over The Weekend
Narcotics officers with the Cocke County Sheriff’s office arrested a man over the weekend who had been reportedly selling drugs out of the 440 Truck Stop off I-40. Officers observed 35 year old Patrick...
Smoky Mountain Rainbow Bridge & Garden Grand Opening September 14 2pm
The Smoky Mountain Humane Society in Newport has announced the completion of their new Rainbow Bridge & Gardens. A grand opening is planned for September 14 at 2pm. The construction of the Rainbow Bridge...