Vandals Hit Local Cemetery
The Cocke County Sheriff’s department is trying to identify the person or person’s who vandalized an area cemetery. Robert Caldwell notified the sheriff’s department that damage had be done to the New Home Freewill...
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Man Steals Tip Money From Restaurant Table
A Parrottsville man has a warrant for his arrest for trespassing after he stole tip money off a table at the Pizza Plus in Parrottsville. Employees there say that 31 year old Sydney Buckner,...
NGS Kindergarten Registration April 20
Kindergarten registration is going on this week. Registration will be happening on Thursday, April 20, from 8:30am-4pm at the NGS nurse’s office entrance. You can park in the gymnasium lot on 8th street. Children...
SC Man Jailed After Wreck
A South Carolina man is in the Cocke County jail after wrecking his vehicle on the Foothills Parkway. Deputies found the vehicle Saturday night near the Cosby Highway entrance to the parkway. The driver...
CCSO Investigating Case of Revenge Pornography
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is investigating what they are calling a case of revenge pornography. A woman told the sheriff’s office that 43 year old Roger Gates of Newport, who was her boyfriend...
High Speed Chase Ends In Arrest
Cocke County deputies were involved in a high speed chase on back roads in Cosby Friday night. It started when a concerned citizen called police about a possible intoxicated driver on I-40 eastbound at...
Tenova Touts Newport Medical Center Impact On Cocke County
The Newport Medical Center was a busy place in 2022. Tennova Healthcare, who operates Newport Medical Center says that the hospital had more than 80,000 patient encounters last year. That includes more than 22,600...
Cocke County Food Distribution April 19
The Second Harvest Food Bank will be having another food distribution in Cocke County. This distribution will be Wednesday April 19th, at the Cocke County A&I Fairgrounds. Food boxes will be distrubuted from 10-noon,...
Woman Arrested After Having Vehicle Run Into
A woman was arrested over the weekend after having her vehicle was run into from behind. Allison Glover told police that Saturday afternoon on Cosby Highway, the vehicle in front of her slammed on...
Grant Funding Workshop April 21
Local governments can enhance efforts to reduce criminal activity, provide services for victims of crime and more by simply learning about available federal funds and most importantly, how to access them. The Office of...