Woman Taken Into Custody For Disorderly Conduct
Wednesday afternoon Newport Police officer Josh Schults was sitting in traffic on Cosby Highway next to the Kenjo Market, when he observed a woman run out into the roadway and start beating on a...
Police Called To Newport Medical Center Unruly Patient
Police were called to the Newport Medical Center Wednesday evening in reference to an unruly patient. Hospital staff told officers the 38 year old Benjamin Schmitt had been cussing the security officer and nurses…taking...
Hamblen County Receives Nearly $Million From State
A couple days after Cocke County was awarded a $1 million grant from the state for assistance with the Smoky Mountain Innovation Park, Hamblen County announced they have secured $1.83 million in state funding...
Pair That Left Monkeys In Hot Car In 2021 Plead Guilty
Back last summer, two people from Indiana were arrested after being found with a dead monkey in their car. Nova and David Brettell of Warsaw, Indiana reportedly left their two marmoset monkeys inside a...
ETCH Facing Class Action Lawsuit
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is now the target in a class action lawsuit. That lawsuit was filed this week by a patient and their parent after the personal information of more than 400,000 patients...
Three Newport Individuals Arrested In Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office has announced the arrest of three Newport individuals on numerous charges resulting from a burglary that happened on Sunday. Deputies in Jefferson County were dispatched to a home on...
Definitely Not Elvis Wedding Chapel – 6/3/22
A licensing company that controls Elvis Presley’s estate is demanding all Elvis wedding chapels in Las Vegas stop using The King of Rock and Roll’s likeness. But those Elvis wedding chapels will figure out...
Charles Still Wants To Be King – 6/3/22
Prince Charles is still waiting on the Queen to step down so he can be King! Here a new song to help tell the story.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park Looking For Your Help
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is looking for some help and some Cocke County residents might be able to assist. The park is seeking help to identify and document former homesite locations in...
Grant Awarded To Cocke County Partnership
Some great news for Cocke County was announced on Tuesday. Governor Bill Lee revealed that nearly $8 million in grant money was being awarded from The Site Development Grant program, which is part of...