Author: jock

Police were called early Wednesday morning to the Motel 6 in Newport. A vehicle had been spotted in the back parking lot with it’s lights on, the vehicle had been sitting there for about...

Three people arrested Wednesday that were wanted on warrants. Wednesday evening around 6:30 police pulled over a vehicle for failing to stop at a red light. In that vehicle were Joey Shoemaker who had...

Lowland Credit Union has reported the loss of several thousand dollars. First Lowland states the four individuals from Morristown, knowingly deposited checks with insufficient funds in order to get money from an ATM. Those...

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has announced a series of meetings throughout the county where they will be meeting with the public in a community forum. The first of these meetings will be in...

A fatal drowning in Douglas Lake yesterday evening. The Jefferson County sheriff’s office says that first responders arrived at 7:31 last night to the Leadvale Lake Access area about a reported drowning. Responders located...

A Reward is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of Walter Noe Mendez. He is the suspect in that fatal hit and run last Saturday night in Morristown that killed a...

Another fatal accident in Morristown, this one claiming the life of a Cocke County man. It happened Thursday near interstate 81’s exit 12 on Hwy 160. Police say that 52 year old Brian Marcum...

Newport Utilities Board met this week for their monthly meeting. One of the items to come out of that meeting was a revision to the Customer Adjustment Policy for water leaks. The board approved...

A Morristown man is in custody after he led the Tennessee Highway Patrol on a 22 mile chase that ended in Greene County. According to the THP, a state trooper observed a white Kia...

This Saturday is the Annual Free Hunting Day in Tennessee. The TWRA sets aside one day each year where residents can hunt without a license. It is an effort to promote the sport of...