Disturbance At The Cosby Run Campground
Cocke County Sheriff’s deputies were called out to the Cosby Run Campground on South Hwy 32 in Cosby Wednesday. Management and residents were complaining about a man causing a disturbance. The man had been...
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Man Arrested For Kidnapping And Assault
Newport police arrested a man Wednesday for holding a woman against her will in a motel parking lot. According to a police report, a 64 year old female sent a text message to her...
Death Of Woman Ruled An Accident
The death of a woman in December in a car fire in Greeneville has been ruled an accident. Officials with the Eastside Baptist Church chowed police video showing 56 year old Kay Peterson driving...
Vols Survive First Round NCAA Action
The Vols are moving on. Tennessee won their first round game last night in the NCAA Tournament against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. Tennessee turned the ball over a dozen times in the first half,...
CCSO Hosting A Litter Clean Up Day
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office will be hosting a litter pick up day. That will be on Saturday April 29th. The sheriff’s office says that Keep Cocke County Beautiful will be providing traffic vests,...
Newport City Council Okays Outdoor Dining
The Newport City Council Tuesday night approved a couple of items that will affect downtown, and in a good way. First, the council agreed to change the ordinance that prohibits outdoor dining downtown. Outdoor...
Upcoming Detour For Hwy 321
If you travel from Parrottsville to Newport every day, get ready for a little inconvenience. On Monday, March 20th, TDOT is going to be closing US Hwy 321 from State Route 160 to St....
Guns, Drugs, And Cash Seized From Cocke Co Home
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office executed another narcotics search warrant, this at a home suspected for drug activity. That search warrant was served at 780 Shropshire Road. Inside that home was 43-year-old Kenneth Harwell....
Cocke County Partnership Offering Business Classes
The Cocke County Partnership Chamber of Commerce is offering several business classes coming up later this month. The first is March 20th from 10-11 am. That class is Small Business Startup 101. A Tennessee...
Counterfeit Money In Newport
Police are on the lookout for two black males who passed counterfeit money in Newport over the weekend. The store manager at Advance Auto Parts on West Broadway told Newport police that a black...