A Cocke County man is being charged with arson after investigators say he set his own house on fire to get the insurance money. Fire investigators say 65-year-old Jamey Scroggins intentionally set his own...
Newport police responded to a car upside down in a creek…this happened on Friday night. Police found a black Lexis upside down in a creek bed off of Thinwood Drive. Both driver and passenger...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s department responded to a call at the Bridgeport Market on east Hwy 25/70 Monday Afternoon. A man was passed out in the driver’s side of his vehicle, with his foot...
Newport police responded to Wild Child Performance Pro in the Eastern Shopping Plaza Center Monday afternoon about a stolen vehicle. Employee Dewayne Evans stated at 4pm Monday his truck was parked out in back...
Three people were arrested at Wal-Mart in Newport over the weekend. The three individuals were caught by Wal-Mart loss prevention skip scanning items. Arrested were 47 year old Lisa Carter, 20 year old Hallie...
The qualifying period for candidates for elected offices in Newport and Parrottsville began on Monday. That election will be in November. However another election for county offices and the primary for state and federal...
A bear cub in Sevier County is now minus some unwanted head gear. A 5 month old cub had been spotted in the Wears Valley area with a jar on its head. The cub...
With the heat cranking up again this week, the county has several “cooling” stations that are open in the heat of the day to help you cope if you do not have air conditioning....
A Cosby man who has been out in jail last week after threatening to kill his father was re-arrested over the weekend. David Carpenter called deputies to his home in Cosby on Saturday stating...
A man was arrested over the weekend in Cocke County for stealing electricity. Deputies responded to a home on east Hwy 25/70…Kyle Ramsey told police he was weed eating on his property and noticed...
