Author: jock

Two people suffered minor injuries in a car accident at the intersection of Hwy 25/70 and Generation Drive in Newport. Jimmy Driskell told police that he was traveling eastbound on Hwy 25/70 when he...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be having a bigger prescence in Cocke County next week. Starting on Sunday and continuing through next week, the THP will be having drivers license and safety checkpoints on...

The Hawkins County courthouse had to be put on lockdown Wednesday afternoon after a man was seen walking around the courthouse wearing a clown mask and carrying a crossbow. When police arrived, the man...

The President of the East Sevier County Utility District will be resigning tonight when the water board meets. This after the Tennessee Comptroller’s office in a new report suggested the entire board be replaced....

A home in Cosby got a surprise when a pickup truck drove onto their property and over their shrubbery. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office stated that the driver of a Ford F-150 pickup stated...

A Newport man is in jail after assaulting police officers. Cocke County deputies were originally called to the Carson Springs area about a drunk man standing in a yard. That man was 24 year...

A Del Rio man was arrested over the weekend after he fired shots at his neighbor. Cocke County deputies responded to a shots fired call on Hwy 25/70 in Del Rio. Thomas Seymour told...

Four people were arrested in Newport Saturday night after starting a fight at a Newport apartment. According to police reports, 30 year old Chelsea Knight and her husband, Demarcus Knight were separated. Chelsea Knight...

A traffic stop turned into drug charges for 25 year old Dustin James. He was a passenger in the vehicle which was pulled over for expired tags. The driver gave consent for the vehicle...

Police arrested a man at a local hotel Friday night. Police were called to the Quality Inn on Cosby Hwy about a man standing at the window inside a hotel room performing a lewd...