Author: jock

The Newport Animal Shelter is closed today and will remain closed through the end of next week, so they will not be taking in any animals. The shelter is starting the process of moving...

An Ohio man is in custody in Cocke County after a major drug bust Wednesday. Narcotics agents with the Cocke County sheriff’s office were watching activity at the Dollar General Market in Cosby, as...

June unemployment numbers for individual Tennessee counties are out, and all counties in the area saw an increase in their unemployment rates. In fact, all counties in the state saw their unemployment rates rise...

Over the next few weeks, Tennessee residents are apt to see an increase of ads on television pertaining to guns. The Tennessee Firearms Association is behind the increase in gun related ads. The Association...

For the second time in eight months, the Hamblen County Sheriff’s office has shut down a drug operation at the same home. Earlier today, the sheriff’s office Narcotics/Gang Unit served a search warrant at...

A woman was arrested in Newport Tuesday evening after she broke into an apartment she had been evicted from. An eyewitness told police that 44 year old Joni Rexrode had broken out a window...

A middle Tennessee man was arrested Tuesday after throwing rocks at a passing vehicle. It happened on Highway 73 in Cocke County. Gary Rayburn of Bellmont, NC told sheriff’s deputies that he was driving...

Enrollment for new students at Cocke County High School continues today. If you have a child that is recently moved to Cocke County and will be a new student this year, or have a...

A major road closure could affect your travel this weekend. This Sunday, the railroad crossing at North and Main in Newport will be closed in order to repave that crossing. The City of Newport...

Someone has vandalized gravestones in Union Cemetery. Police were called to the cemetery Monday morning after the property manager had noticed two headstones that had been damaged. The first headstone damaged was a two...