Author: jock

TBI Issues Endangered Young Adult Alert

Sevier County authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 19 year old. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Young Adult alert for John Upton of Sevierville. Upton...

Fatal Fire In Greene County Sunday

A fatal fire in Greene County Sunday. According to Greene County sheriff Wesley Holt, a call came into 911 shortly after 7 am and crews were dispatched to a home on Choctaw Dr. The...

December Revenue Numbers Released

State revenue numbers were released Friday for the month of December and the month turned out better than expected and exceeded the monthly revenues from the previous year. Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration...

Operation Friday The 13th

Eleven people are now in custody after what the Cocke County Sheriff’s office called “Operation Friday, The 13th”…which was executed on Friday the 13th. The undercover operation has resulted in charges of 14 counts...

Gary Ball Indicted By Grand Jury

Gary Ball, the Newport man that sent police on a pursuit and locked down part of the county on December 9th has now been indicted by a Cocke County Grand Jury. You might recall...

Mother Nature Causes Bad Friday The 13th

Storms passed through Cocke County Thursday afternoon leaving a trail of downed trees and limbs in their wake. The storm left over 2,000 Newport Utility customers without power. Most of them were in the...

Chase Ends In Reckless Driving Arrest

Friday afternoon, Newport police were involved in a chase with a vehicle driving recklessly through neighborhoods and a school zone. The chase began when Detective Will Garber saw a vehicle on Alex Street barreling...