Tax Free Weekend Coming At The End Of July
August 1 is the return of students to school in Cocke County, so don’t forget that next weekend is the tax free weekend in Tennessee. Friday July 28 through Sunday July 30, clothing, electronics...
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TN AG Had Hand In Saving UT From NCAA Postseason Ban
Friday the NCAA handed down its penalty on the University of Tennessee for infractions committed by formere head football coach Jeremy Pruitt and his staff. Pruitt was given a six year show caiuse order,...
JCSO Makes Multiple Arrests In Drug Operation
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...
Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Continues War On Drugs
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...
NCAA Hands Down Punishment
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...
McDonalds Worker Threatens Fellow Employees
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...
Law Enforcement Closes Stairway To Heroin
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...
TN Dept. Of Agriculture Acknowledges EBT Card Theft Problem
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,...
Three Arrested In Home During Theft Investigation
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...
Canton Paper Mill Cited Even After It Closed
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...
