Two Hikers Missing- Search Underway
A search is on for two missing hikers. According to the Jefferson City Police Department, the two men left yesterday for a hiking trip near the Buzzard Roost area of Cocke County on the...
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Knoxville Woman Arrested For Trespass
A woman was arrested at a home on Hwy 25E next to Douglas Lake. The home’s owner called the Cocke County sheriff’s office after finding someone had entered the lakeside home, moved everything around...
Cocke County LTRG Receives $1.75 Million Grant
Good news for the Cocke County Long Term Recovery Group. That organization has been awarded $1.75 million through a grant from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s Response & Recovery Fund. The grant was submitted in...
10 Digit Dialing Begins Soon
Get ready to do more dialing. Four weeks from today, mandatory 10 digit dialing goes into effect in the 423 area code. On August 5, the 729 area code will officially be active in...
THP Reports Significant Drop In Holiday Weekend Traffic Fatalities
It was a safer 4th of July weekend on the roads according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Preliminary figures from the THP show a significant drop in traffic fatalities across the state during the...
Woman Dies In Motorcycle Crash in GSMNP
A woman is dead after crashing a motorcycle in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park officials say the accident happened on Little River Road around 5:30 Thursday evening (7/3). First responders, which included...
Medical Emergency Cause Of One Car Crash
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a one car accident happened when 56-year-old Ricky Howard was traveling eastbound on Henry Town Road. He veered then off the road and struck an embankment near the intersection...
Grainger County Man Sentenced To 292 Months In Prison
A Grainger County man will spend more than 2 decades behind bars for taking a 12 year old girl from her home and then having a sexual relationship with her. According to federal court...
CCSO Responds to Shots Being Fired
Cocke County deputies responded to a call about shots being fired in the Weavers Bend area Sunday night (7/6). According to the sheriff’s department report, Jody Paige and Angela Hicks of Greeneville were camping...
Motorcyclist Severely Injured In Crash
One person had to be airlifted to the hospital after being seriously injured in an accident on Cosby Hwy Tuesday morning. According to the Newport Police department, 70 year old Cleta Williamson of Newport...