Author: jock

More than 200 people gathered on the south lawn of the Cocke County Courthouse this morning to watch the swearing in of the new class of Cocke County officials. 40 people took the oath...

A juvenile is in custody in Sevier County after making a threat on social media against a school. According to the Sevierville police department, Tuesday evening detectives were made aware of a possible threat...

A shoplifting call at Wal-Mart led to a police pursuit that ended in Sevier County Monday night. Police had been called to Wal-Mart on Cosby Hwy. Earlier in the afternoon on Monday, a man...

Tuesday Governor Lee gave an update on the status of his executive order 97, which dealt with improving school security. Lee issued that order after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas during the spring....

Tomorrow morning at 9am, Cocke County will get a new county mayor and a new sheriff. Rob Mathis and CJ Ball will be sworn in to their new posts Thursday morning in a ceremony...

Today is the final day of August. That means today is the final day that groceries will be tax free in the state of Tennessee. All the month of August, Tennessee has enjoyed a...

A traffic stop led to a drug arrest in Jefferson County on Monday. A Jefferson County deputy spotted a vehicle that had a “be on the lookout order” for it. That vehicle was traveling...

Two cases of possible arson are under investigation in Morristown after fires over the weekend. First, police and fire units responded to a mobile home park on North Liberty Hill Road on a report...

Two men are now facing drug charges after being arrested over the weekend in Morristown. Officers had spotted 33 year old Lance Bly who they know to be wanted out of Jefferson County. Bly...

A call about a shoplifter at Walgreen’s in Newport turned out to be a little bit more. Police were called because a man was in the men’s restroom opening unpaid for merchandise. The man...