Man Dies In Stabbing Incident

A man is dead after a stabbing in Newport on Thursday, 3/19. According to Newport Chief of Police Scott Lamb, officers were called to a domestic assault incident at Uptown Rentals on at 401...

Shoplifting Turns Into Drug Arrest

A call about a shoplifter turned into a drug arrest Tuesday night in Newport. Police were called to Tractor supply in the Western Plaza about a man putting items down his shirt. The man...

Bybee Home Destroyed By Fire

A Bybee home was destroyed by fire Wednesday. Eight firefighting agencies responded to a home belonging to 68 year old Jacqueline Dolinger. Her daughter, who lives in a camper next door, spotted smoke coming...

CCSO Warning Of A Text Message Scam

Scammers and thieves continue to be hard at work. Some residents of Cocke County have recently gotten a text message supposedly from the Department of Motor Vehicles. The text says that the recipient has...

CCSO Warns Of New Scams

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is warning about a new scam. With this one, someone is calling individuals on their cell phones claiming to be with fraud departments at credit unions. The scammer then...