Author: jock

Newport PD Warns Of New Scam

The Newport Police Department reminds you that even though you may have the holiday off, scammers do not take a holiday off. The police department says that they have been made aware of a...

Fire Crews Respond To Truck Fire

Fire crews responded Monday to the Bush Brothers and Company farm on Cliff Road in Cocke County. A 2008 International S30 truck was on fire and appeared to have been pushed out of a...

Hit & Run Leads To DUI Arrest

A hit and run accident would up in the arrest of a Cocke County man Tuesday evening, A driver and passenger of a Subaru Forester traveling westbound on East Main Street in Newport, told...

Body Found In Burned Up Car In Greeneville

More details have been released regarding a body that was found after crews extinguished a car fire in Greeneville Tuesday night. Firefighters were dispatched to the Eastside Baptist church around 8pm Tuesday and they...

Police Seek Help In Finding Burglary Suspect

The Cocke County Sheriff’s department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a thief. According to the Sheriff’s office, on Saturday, December 17th, several vehicles were broken into at a church in Newport. The...