Author: jock

Newport officers were called Thursday night to a residence on Myers Circle to a report of a man breaking out a window and kicking down a door. The suspect, Mr Paris Jones fled the...

Deputies responded Thursday to a residence on Phillips Hollow Road to a report of a theft. Officers spoke with Ms. Devin Pack who stated that Willard Dallas Jones had taken her truck without permission,...

Cocke County Deputy Alex Reece responded Thursday to Lehigh Drive on a theft report. Bridgette Brooks told the officer that her Honda Rancher four wheeler, which had been parked behind her house was gone...

Newport officers reported Thursday on 2 separate incidences of vehicles being vandalized with spray paint. The first report was in the area of 1st and 2nd street where 2 vehicles belonging to Michael Kyker...

Newport police officers were dispatched to Food City West on Thursday in reference to a theft that had already occurred. Officers spoke with a manager, Hailey Moore who stated that she observed a woman...

The date for the third annual Emergency Responder Day has been set in Cocke County. That date is Saturday September 9th from 10 am – 2pm. Once again this year, the event will be...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in partnership with Knox County, Catalyst Sports, and Friends of the Smokies, is making public lands more accessible for visitors of all abilities by offering three ‘Adaptive Adventures’...

Investigators with the Cocke County Sheriff’s department are still looking for a man suspected of stealing a trailer from an Old Parrottsville Highway address last weekend. That trailer contained over $11,000 worth of lawn...

Newport police were called to McDonald’s on Cosby Hwy about possible drug activity in their parking lot. Management at McDonald’s told officers that a Nissan SUV had pulled up into the parking lot around...

Fall Registration is now underway at Walters State Community College as the fall semester begins August 25. Walters State offers two-year associates degrees that students can then transfer to four-year colleges or universities. Also...