Highway 25/70 east of Del Rio was blocked for a few hours Monday afternoon, after a dump truck overturned on the highway. This happened at the intersection with Wolf Creek about 1.2 miles from...
Get ready to push more buttons when you call a phone number. Starting on Wednesday, February 5, all local calls made within the 423 area code must be dialed using 10 digits (area code...
An exposed electrical outlet is being blamed as the cause for a fire in downtown Newport on Saturday. That fire was at the Empower Cocke County building. The building’s flooring had been ripped up...
A missing hiker has been found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 73 year old Ann Houghton of Jackson County, NC was reported as missing on Saturday after she had planned to...
Could the state of Tennessee get another pro sports team? If former governor Bill Haslam has his way, Nashville will get a WNBA expansion team. Haslam and a group of investors on Thursday afternoon...
The North Carolina Department of Transportation on Thursday gave an update on I-40. The interrstate remains closed in North Carolina after flood waters washed away sections of I-40 east in the Pigeon River gorge....
Newport Utilities has released their findings regarding a mixup of two electric meters at an apartment complex. According to Newport Utilities, the apartment building contractor was to blame for the mixup. The meter box...
The Newport City School Board of Education has passed a resolution opposing Goveror Bill Lee’s school voucher plan. In that resolution, the school board points out that the Tennessee State Constitution provides for state...
You may have noticed prices at the gas pump going up in Cocke County. The average price for regular in Cocke County is now at $2.84. That is just above the Tennessee state average...
If you are going to drive while under the influence, it’s not a good idea to pull out in front of a police car. A Bybee man found that out Monday night when he...