Car Vandalized At Walmart
ON MONDAY, NEWPORT OFFICER ELI SUGGS WAS DISPATCHED TO WALMART CONCERNING A POSSIBLE VEHICLE BREAK IN. THE VICTIM, MELISSA SHEPHERD STATED HER 2007 HONDA CRV HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO. SHEPHERD STATED THERE WAS NO...
Crash Results In Arrest
NEWPORT POLICE OFFICER JUSTIN SHELTON RESPONDED TO A VEHICLE CRASH ON MONDAY ON THE COSBY HIGHWAY NEAR WESTERN AUTO. AARON RAINES WAS STOPPED AT THE REDLIGHT AT THE INTERSECTOIN OF COSBY HIGHWAY AND JONES...
Police Respond To Fight At Huddle House
ON MONDAY, NEWPORT OFFICER ELI SUGGS WAS WAVED DOWN BY A CITIZEN IN THE AREA OF HUDDLE HOUSE ON WEST HIGHWAY 25/70 IN NEWPORT CONCERNING A FIGHT INSIDE THE RESTAURANT. OFFICER SUGGS OBSERVED TWO...
USDA Forest Service Announces Road Openings
THE USDA FOREST SERVICE OFFICIALS AT THE CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST RECENTLY ANNOUNCE THE ANNUAL SCHEDULE FOR OPENING SOME ROADS THAT ARE CLOSED SEASONALLY. THESE ROADS ARE LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CHEROKEE...
WNPC News Director’s Mother Passes Away
MRS. FLORINE ANN JONES, 81 OF NEWPORT, FORMERLY OF MT. ZION/BETHANY, ILLINOIS, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT HER HOME. MRS. JONES WAS THE MOTHER OF 92.3 WNPC’S NEWS DIRECTOR DALE JONES. MRS. JONES’ SERVICE WILL...
Fundraiser For Choir Trip To Carnegie Hall
THE COCKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL’S BIG RED FIRE CHOIR HAS BEEN INVITED TO PERFORM IN NEW YORK CITY AT CARNEGIE HALL. CHORAL DIRECTOR AMANDA SHORT STATED THAT THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME...
Newport City Council Meets Tonight
THE NEWPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETS IN REGULAR SESSION THIS EVENING AT 5:30 AT CITY HALL. THE COUNCIL HAS A LENGTHY AGENDA FOR TONIGHT’S MEETING. SOME OF THE ITEMS ON THAT AGENDA INCLUDE DISCUSSION OF...
Intoxicated Man Arrested Sunday For His Own Safety
ON SUNDAY, NEWPORT POLICE OFFICER JORDAN DOUGLAS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF AN INTOXICATED MALE HANGING AROUND A PROPERTY ON MULBERRY AVENUE. UPON ARRIVAL THE OFFICER FOUND MICHAEL REID SITTING ON THE SIDEWALK. AS...
Intoxicated Woman Taken Into Custody For Her Safety
ON FRIDAY, NEWPORT OFFICER JOSHUA SHULTS RESPONDED TO NEWPORT PACKAGE STORE ON A REPORT OF AN INTOXICATED FEMALE LYING IN THE GRASS. THE FEMALE WAS IDENTIFIED AS TONYA WEATHERS WHO APPEARED TO BE UNDER...
Unassembled Handgun Confiscated
ON SATURDAY, NEWPORT OFFICER SHANE BOWER CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A MOTORCYCLE FOR FAILING TO MAINTAIN LANE. THE DRIVER OF THE MOTORCYCLE, IDENTIFIED AS EAN SHROPSHIRE, APPEARED TO BE VERY NERVOUS. WHEN QUESTIONED...