Author: jock

A Cocke county woman, under the influence of narcotics that had threatened to kill her parents was arrested over the weekend in Newport. Deputy Alex Reese went to the home Saturday night where he...

The Cocke County Fire Department responded to a house fire east of Newport on Monday afternoon. That fire was at a home on Log Church Road in the Bat Harbor area of Cocke County....

A Newport man is in jail after allegedly attacking his grandmother. 71 year old Donna Cross says she had taken her daughter to an apartment on Blue Ridge Way to get some of the...

If you are looking for a job, help is on the way. The Cocke County Partnership says The American Job Center’s Mobile Career Coach is coming back to Cocke County on Thursday. The Mobile...

The Greene County Sheriff’s office is searching for a missing man. According to Michelle Holt with the sheriff’s office, 60-year-old Danny Smith was last seen around Sunday night, Jan. 5 around 11 p.m. on...

January is National Blood Donor Month and the American Red Cross is urging donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets now to help keep the blood supply strong. As an...

Starting this Friday, January 10th, new or returning Tennessee residents who currently had a driver’s license from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma, Vermont or West Virginia must present a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR)...

Lawmakers will be heading back to Nashville next week to get ready for the new legislative session, which begins Tuesday, January 14. One bill that has been filed and will be debated is one...

FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers that are still operating in East Tennessee will officially close at 5pm Tuesday, Jan 7. This is for all DRC’s which includes Cocke, Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties. Centers...

With the artic air on the way next week, plumbers say it’s a good time to take precautions against freezing pipes. If you have a crawlspace, make sure your vents are closed and insulate...