Vols Vault Into Top 10
The Tennessee Vols made a major move into the top 10 in the latest AP poll. While voters weren’t impressed with the Vols 69-3 drubbing of Chattanooga on August 31, their taming of the...
American Job Center Bringing Large Job Fair To Cocke County
The big job fair coming to Newport this week, On Thursday, September 12, the American Job Center in Sevierville is hosting the job fair with multiple employers looking for prospective employees. About 20 employers...
Skipscanning
2 individuals were issued citations at Newport Walmart on Wednesday for 2 separate incidents of skipscanning. Shortly after 7pm, officer Andy Oliver responded to Walmart for a shoplifter. He made contact with loss prevention...
Sandwich Theft
Newport Officers Paul Webber and Eli Suggs were conducting a routine business check at Wal-Mart on Wednesday afternoon when they were flagged down by loss a prevention associate for suspected shoplifters. Officers made contact...
Medic’s September Promotions
September is a great time to donate blood. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sicle Cell Awareness Month, and Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Both pediatric cancer patients and sicle cell patients need blood transfusions...
Georgia Teacher Killed Has A Morristown Connection
Ricky Aspinwall, a teacher and former coach at Appalachee High School, was shot and killed in the shooting has a local connection. He was the nephew of Morristown resident Maggie Ostrowski. Maggie posted on social...
Employment & Resource Fair
The American Job Center in Sevierville will be hosting a large multiple employer job fair on Thursday, September 12th at the Newport City Park Pavilion. Doors will open at 9am to Veterans and Military...
Stolen Gun Recovered
A traffic stop in Newport Saturday night resulted in the recovery of a stolen firearm. A white Honda Accord had been pulled over on West Hwy 25/70 for having no taillight. The driver was...
Drug Arrest Over The Weekend
A woman who was a passenger in a car was arrested over the weekend on drug charges. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office says that 32 year old Lisa Ball was a passenger in a...
Man Arrested For Panhandling
Newport police arrested a man Sunday for panhandling after the man was going out into traffic. Police say that 43 year old Jeremiah Wilner had been trespassed from the Wal-Mart property in Newport, which...