First Baptist Newport was founded in 1876. After meeting in the “Old Pisgah Church,” located at the current location of ...

The Smoky Mountain Humane Society (SMHS) pet of the week is Naranja. This sweet and charming cat was taken to the shelter ...

Chickens have been around for a long time, at least since 100AD when the Greek philosopher posed the riddle — Which came ...

Coming out of the disastrous Helene flooding that occurred in September, 2024, Cocke County appears to be rebounding quite ...

NEWPORT — Cocke County officials are looking to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Tennessee for ...

I awakened in the darkness and puttered to the kitchen while the household slept. Tiptoeing so as not to awaken the family I reached into the cupboard for my favorite ...

In my Jan. 18, 2025 column, “Upcoming property tax relief legislation,” I wrote about the start of the 2025 Tennessee ...

Dr. James Simpson, who made the important discovery of using chloroform to perform painless surgery, was asked what was the most important discovery he ever made. Without hesitation he answered, ...

CAPIAS: On June 21 a deputy observed Kenneth Dameron, 49, riding a bicycle through the Sunoco gas station parking lot. The deputy had prior knowledge that Dameron had an active ...

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following video and statement after speaking with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Nashville and joining them for ...

Stokely Memorial Library hosted 4-H Extension Agent Sarah Stokely on June 17 as the special guest speaker for the library’s ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walked off the court for the final time this season, collapsed into the arms of coach Mark Daigneault ...