The Newport/Cocke County Economic Development Commission & The Cocke County Partnership quarterly Executive Committee Meetings are coming up this Thursday, April 21st. The meetings are for the Executive Committees, so only Executive Committee members...
A woman is looking to press charges against the person who stole a Samsung phone from her last night at Priceless Foods in Newport. Tisha Matthews told police she was in the parking lot...
Newport Police were called Wednesday afternoon about a 17 year old boy destroying his mother’s home. Police arrived and saw the 17 year old outside. Before the officer could exit her police car, the...
A travel nurse that was fired from an east Tennessee hospital last July for allegedly tampering with narcotics is being brought back to East Tennessee to now face criminal charges after she allegedly committed...
Tennessee’s economic engine continues to churn. Revenue numbers for March were released on Thursday and according Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Eley the trend of tax revenues exceeding budgeted estimates continued last...
We now know the cause of the recent wildfires in Sevier County that caused so much destruction. That fire is being blamed on downed power lines. Officials with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural...
The Newport Police Department has extended their deadline to apply for a position as a police officer for the city. You can pick up an application at the Newport Police department during regular business...
Rangers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are recruiting volunteers to adopt a trail. There are 848 miles of maintained trails across the park. Volunteers are needed to hike at least one designated...
A Cosby man created a dangerous situation for Cocke County deputies Tuesday afternoon. Deputies Williams and Norton were assisting a semi that had mistakenly driven down south route 32 and had gotten caught on...
In Sevier County, they have been cracking down on drug dealers. An operation called “Seals The Deal” after Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals has resulted in the arrest 12 suspected drug dealers in that...