Author: jock

Two bail bondsmen were put in harms way Monday evening after they tried to apprehend a suspect. Christopher Williams and Brian Green told Cocke County deputies that they were trying to apprehend 32 year...

A Tri-Cities woman will be spending nearly two years in jail after she purchased a firearm for a felon in Sevier County. According to court documents, 56 year old Tonya Rae Saine aka Tonya...

The Cocke County SWAT team was dispatched to a home on Brady Road after a man with a gun entered that residence. The homeowner, David Stokely told deputies that he was working in his...

The Tennessee Volunteers had the most players drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL draft. Thursday night, Offensive tackle Darnell Wright was the first Vol selected when the Chicago Bears took him...

A Newport man is in jail after stealing an excavator and trailer. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office was dispatched to Helton Electric on Hwy 25E late last week. They reported that an unknown man...

One man is in jail and another in a Knoxville hospital after a stabbing Sunday morning in the Del Rio area. A man called police stating that a man had shown up at his...

A 19 year old woman was injured earlier this week when she was caught between a loading dock and a truck. The accident happened at the Ole Smokey Distillery warehouse in Newport. Kristopher Kreger...

Keep Cocke County Beautiful is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Recycling event tomorrow from 9am until 1pm. The event will be held at Myers Diversified Recycling, located at 880 East Highway 25/70...

Saturday is the day for the annual low cost Rabies Vaccination Clinics in Cocke County. The clinics are sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Health. The cost of a 1 year rabies vaccine is...

Tomorrow, the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a litter pick up day. They will meet at 8:00 Saturday morning at the County Annex parking lot. Keep Cocke County Beautiful will supply traffic vest,...