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Severe Thunderstorms with Hail and Wind Gusts Expected in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia
The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for parts of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and southwest Virginia, alerting residents to clusters of showers and potential severe thunderstorms later today and into the evening. These weather systems are expected to roll in from Middle Tennessee and could pack a punch with hail and heavy wind gusts.
Newport Speedway roaring back to life this summer with a new owner
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WVLT) - Chuck Ward has made a living flipping homes, but now, he’s taking on a larger scale flip – Newport Speedway. “We had a race team when I was younger, and we actually won our last race here as a late model team, so I always been a race fan, and I thought, why not buy a racetrack,” Ward said.
Sacred Ground: The mystery of the Thompson Fields Cemetery
Among all the secrets of this region’s history that old cemeteries hold, many of those old burial grounds have secrets guarded so closely that it will likely never be known exactly who is buried in some of the graves. And, as it turns out, a few cemeteries are so shrouded in mystery that it’s not even clear that people were buried there at all.
Woman attempts robberies at multiple convenience stores in Morristown on Mother’s Day
The Morristown Police Department is investigating after a woman reportedly armed with a weapon tried to rob three convenience stores Sunday. An undisclosed amount of money was taken from one of the stores.
Selling dope to pay the rent at grandma's house?
The money due grandma for rent may be a bit late this month. A Cosby man reportedly told deputies he just sells a little dope to pay the rent at his grandmother’s house. It didn’t keep him out of jail. The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office responded Friday to the area of 550 Wilton Springs to a 911 open line regarding an apparent escalating argument between a male and female. Deputies...
Mountain Dew dispute leads to domestic assault arrest
According to a May 9 incident report filed by Cocke County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Joshua Malone, things reportedly got out of control between a husband and wife and it all began with an argument over the last Mountain Dew. The report indicates Malone and Lt. Dylan Norton were dispatched to 1251 Highway 25E regarding a female being stabbed with a butter knife. Upon arrival, the complainant had a visible cut on the left side of her face along with blood in her left ear. ...
Police: Missing Kentucky teen may be travelling to Morristown
PINEVILLE, Ky. (WATE) — A teen missing from Pineville, Kentucky may be headed toward Morristown after he was last seen early Sunday morning, according to police. The Pineville Police Department shared that Trayce C. Gann, 16, was last seen in the Wallsend community of Pineville just after 1 a.m. Police suspect he is headed to […]
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