Drowning Victim Identified
Authorities have released the identity of the young boy who drowned on Douglas Lake Thursday night. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s department revealed earlier today that 14 year old Tristan Eilers of White Pine was...
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Police Arrest Driver For Drug Sales
Police were called early Wednesday morning to the Motel 6 in Newport. A vehicle had been spotted in the back parking lot with it’s lights on, the vehicle had been sitting there for about...
Three Arrested Wednesday
Three people arrested Wednesday that were wanted on warrants. Wednesday evening around 6:30 police pulled over a vehicle for failing to stop at a red light. In that vehicle were Joey Shoemaker who had...
Lowland Credit Union Suffers Loss
Lowland Credit Union has reported the loss of several thousand dollars. First Lowland states the four individuals from Morristown, knowingly deposited checks with insufficient funds in order to get money from an ATM. Those...
CCSO Announces New Community Forum
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has announced a series of meetings throughout the county where they will be meeting with the public in a community forum. The first of these meetings will be in...
Fatal Drowning On Douglas Lake
A fatal drowning in Douglas Lake yesterday evening. The Jefferson County sheriff’s office says that first responders arrived at 7:31 last night to the Leadvale Lake Access area about a reported drowning. Responders located...
Reward Now Offered For Hit And Run Suspect
A Reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of Walter Noe Mendez. He is the suspect in that fatal hit and run last Saturday night in Morristown that killed a...
Third Fatal Accident In Morristown
Another fatal accident in Morristown, this one claiming the life of a Cocke County man. It happened Thursday near interstate 81’s exit 12 on Hwy 160. Police say that 52 year old Brian Marcum...
NUB Makes Changes To Water Leak Policy
Newport Utilities Board met this week for their monthly meeting. One of the items to come out of that meeting was a revision to the Customer Adjustment Policy for water leaks. The board approved...
Morristown Man Leads THP On 22 Mile Chase In Stolen Vehicle
A Morristown man is in custody after he led the Tennessee Highway Patrol on a 22 mile chase that ended in Greene County. According to the THP, a state trooper observed a white Kia...
