Three Arrested For Marijuana Possession
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office was called Tuesday to Northwest Elementary School. A man had been spotted by school staff sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot. They suspected the man was intoxicated....
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CCSO Searching For Burglary Suspect
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office along with the Newport Police Department are asking the public’s help in locating a burglary suspect who is still at large. 37 year old Bryan Thompson is the suspect...
MHHS Hosting Blood Drive In Employee’s Memory
On Friday, November 17, Medic Regional Blood Center will be in Morristown at the Morristown Hamblen Hospital as they will host a blood drive in memory of former hospital employee Beth Block. She was...
Tweed Fire Now 60% Contained
An update on the wildfire burning north of Del Rio. The Tweed fire in the Cherokee National Forest has consumed 536 acres in Cocke and Greene Counties. The US Forest Service says that fire...
Two Greeneville Men Charged With Child Sexual Exploitation
Two men from Greeneville have been indicted on charges of sexual exploitation of a child. 24 year old Anthony Charles Roe was arrested in October after a grand jury indicted him 28 counts of...
Pursuit Of Motorcyclist Turn Up Empty
A pursuit of a man on a motorcycle wound up on backroads in the Western part of Cocke County and police with an empty sack. Saturday night, the Cocke County sheriff’s office was pursuing...
Walter State Sees Higher Dual Enrollment
Walters State is seeing more high school students taking classes this fall. They call this dual enrollment, and that allows students to earn both high school and college credit by taking Walters State classes...
Tweed Wildfire Grows To Over 500 Acres
Wildland Firefighters with the US Forest Service are continuing their fight against the wildfires burning in the Cherokee National Forest. The Tweed wildfire is burning in part of Cocke County and Greene County. That...
Operation Christmas Child Accepting Donations
As we draw closer to the holidays, Samaritan’s Purse has began their annual “Operation Christmas Child” fundraiser. With “Operation Christmas Child”, various churches and other organizations accept donations of things like toys, school supplies,...
UT Takes Tumble In Football Polls
The Tennessee Vols took a tumble in Columbia, Missouri on Saturday and yesterday they took a tumble in the college football rankings. The Vols suffered the worst loss of the Josh Heupel era, losing...