Author: jock

The Morristown Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. Investigators say that 62-year-old Doyel Glenn Cockrell has not been seen or heard from him since November 7th when...

If you are currently getting your broadband service thru Newport Utilities’ NU Connect service, your plan will soon e changing. You’ll e getting faster speeds for the same price or possible even less. Thursday...

Cocke County’s unemployment rate for October stayed below 5%…but did creep up a little. Cocke County’s unemployment rate went up from 4.1% to 4.7% in October. That ranks as 86th out of the 95...

Tonight, it is Newport’s turn in the Christmas spotlight as the parade “Christmas Nights and Magical Lights” makes its way through downtown Newport tonight. The parade begins at Debbie’s Drive-In on Broadway at 6:30...

No one was injured in a three vehicle crash on Cosby Hwy in Newport Tuesday morning. 76 year old Judy Forrest of Dandridge told police she had pulled out of the Bryant Town Shopping...

A woman showed up at the Newport Police office Tuesday evening saying she was afraid to go home. Officers had been at her residence around 2:30 am Tuesday morning after the woman and her...

Gas prices at some locations dropped by at least 40 cents…OVERNIGHT. At exit 435 off I-40 in Cocke County the average price dropped from $2.92 last night to $2.52 this morning. Some locations in...

The Sevierville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say stole mulitple cell phones from Wal-Mart. Police say on November 6th at about 7pm, the man walked into...

Former Cocke County Sheriff Claude Strange has died. The former sheriff passed away on Wednesday after a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Claude Strange served as a Tennessee State Trooper...

The Tennessee State Comptroller’s office has released the report on their investigation into Newport Utilities. On Wednesday, the report, which is 12 pages long, detailed numerous items that happened mainly from 2014-2019 under the...