Vols Make Top 20 In Pre-Season Poll
AP’s pre-season college basketball poll is out and the Tennessee Vols are on it, but given how they made it to the elite eight last year, where they are on the preseason is a...
Registration Underway For Newport Christmas Parade
After having a very successful Newport Harvest Street Festival, the Cocke County Partnership is now getting ready for…Santa Claus. The Annual Newport Christmas Parade will be on Friday, December 5th at 6:30 PM. The...
Man Killed In Dump Truck Accident
A man is dead after a dump truck crash Saturday in Cocke County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a dump truck filled with road mix was working on Rocky Top Road Saturday afternoon. The...
Jefferson County Man Charged With Human Trafficking In Georgia
A Dandridge man has been taken into custody for a warrant issued in the state of Georgia. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office says they were notified earlier this week by the Georgia Bureau of...
The Bread Basket Having Food Drive For Thanksgiving
The Bread Basket in Newport is getting prepared for Thanksgiving. The Bread Basket is looking to fill over 500 boxes intended for families in need to have a good Thanksgiving meal. Items needed include...
Local Government Partnership Attempting To Keep National Park Open Through October
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was reopened last weekend after operations in the park had been shut down because of the federal government shutdown. The park itself was open, but visitor centers and...
Pair Of Shoplifters Arrested
Earlier this week, two Newport businesses were visited by the kind of shoppers you do not want in your store…shoplifters. This happened Tuesday starting at Wal-Mart when two individuals entered the store. One of...
Response Of Maybe Leads To Arrest
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office charged a man with selling drugs after he was spotted driving erratically. This happened earlier this week on State Route 73 when a vehicle was observed crossing double yellow...
Sevier County Inmate Charged After Drug Exposure Incident
One person has been charged following an investigation into suspected drug exposure at the Sevier County Jail. On Tuesday, The correctional center’s staff began investigating after noticing a gathering and unusual behavior in one...
GSMNP Back In Full Operation
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is back in full operation, despite the federal government shutdown. In anticipation of the federal government shutdown, Cocke County, Sevier County, Blount County along with the cities of...