While Cocke County law enforcement was putting Operation Open Gate into place last week, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office was working on an undercover operation called “Summer Heat”. A year long undercover drug operation...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office continued their war on drugs in the county this morning. Not a lot of information is available at this time, but this morning, the Sheriff’s office along with the...
The NCAA has handed down its punishment to the University of Tennessee for infractions committed by former head football coach Jeremy Pruitt and his staff. That punishment includes the biggest fine ever in the...
A former McDonald’s employee in Newport was arrested this week after causing a disturbance at the workplace. According to employees, 34 year old Marie Capps was asked by management on Tuesday morning to clock...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office along with the Newport Police Department and the ATF have closed down what the sheriff’s calls the “Stairway To Heroin”. Thursday morning, law enforcement exsecuted a narcotics search warrant...
There have been a rash of EBT Card thefts lately in Cocke County. Benefit Recipients are seeing their EBT card used in locations like New York City, New York State and earlier this week,...
Wednesday, the Cocke County Sheriff’s office Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant at a home on Morgan Road, Newport, in relation to multiple investigations of stolen property. While searching the residence 37 year...
The paper mill in Canton, NC is now closed, but the problems it caused for the Pigeon River remained last month. The Pactiv Evergreen Paper Mill began winding down its operations for good at...
The EBT card information from residents in Cocke County being used in New York continues. On Monday, 55 year old Carl Roberts of Newport told police that on Friday, July 7 he checked the...
A Newport man is in jail after nearly running over a police officer Monday. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office was looking for 40 year old Travis Caughron who had two active warrants for his...
