Dollywood Hiring Event In Newport This Weekend
Dollywood continues to get ready for the 2025 season by holding hiring events. Dollywood is looking to fill dozens of positions at Dollywood Theme Park, Splash Country as well as both of the resorts....
TDOT Truck Involved In Accident In Hawkins County
A TDOT truck was involved in an accident in Hawkins County on Monday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the TDOT attenuator truck was sitting on the shoulder of Highway 11W between Rogersville and...
Dump Truck Overturns Blocking Hwy 25/70 Near State Line
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...
10 Digit Dialing Begins This Week
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...
Weekend Fire At Empower Cocke County
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...
Missing Hiker Found Dead In GSMNP
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...
Former Governor Looking To Bring WNBA To Tennessee
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...
NCDOT Updates I-40 Status
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 Explains Mixup At Newport Apartment Building
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...
Newport City School Board Asks Lawmakers To Say No To voucher Plan
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...