Trunk Or Treats Saturday Night
The Rural Medical Center is sponsoring a Trunk or Treat Saturday night. That will be held at the Cocke County Recreation Department Saturday night. The Cocke County Rec. Department has about 7,000 pieces of...
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County Unemployment Numbers Improve
While the overall unemployment rate remained unchanged in the state at 3.4% individual county unemployment numbers were released on Thursday and that showed some good news. All counties in Tennessee saw their unemployment rate...
TWRA Confirms Euthanized Bear
The TWRA is confirming that the bear they euthanized on Sunday is the same bear that attacked a man in a Gatlinburg rental cabin on Saturday night. When they caught and euthanized the bear...
Keurig/Dr. Pepper Report Break-In
Keurig/Dr. Pepper called police early Tuesday morning. One of their security guards was making their rounds and heard a noise then someone running towards the railroads tracks. The security guard showed police a door...
Traffic Stop Leads To Arrrest
Late Tuesday night in Newport police pulled over a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee whose license plate tag matched a 1991 silver Toyota. The driver was 44 year old Shawn Martin, whose license had been...
Newport Man Jailed In Greeneville
A Newport man is in jail in Greeneville after stealing from his employer. Management with AT&T on east Andrew Johnson Hwy in Greeneville told police that employee Tavian Stewart of Newport was caught on...
One Final Raffle At CCHS Football
Tomorrow night is the season finale for Cocke County High School football. The Fighting Cocks will host the Sevier County Smoky Bears tomorrow night. It will also be the last raffle for the Cocke...
Early voting Remains Popular For This Election
Early voting is proving to be popular again this election. Back in August nearly 4,000 voters cast their vote early and voting early for the November 8th election is on pace to match that...
GSMNP Closing Two Trails Due To Bears
Due to a recent rash of bear sightings, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is temporarily closing two trails in the park. Closing are the Gatlinburg Trail between Gatlinburg and Sugarlands Visitor Center, and...
It’s Finished! Jones Cove Road Reopens
Good news for those who drive between Cocke County and Sevier County and utilize Jones Cove Road. The bridge that has been closed for the last few months after it was washed out in...