Author: jock

Three people were arrested Wednesday night in Newport…all three being in a Jeep Cherokee that fled police. The vehicle was spotted after dark with no headlights and expired tags. A traffic stop was attempted...

Newport police arrested a 49 year old woman Wednesday after she threatened an employee at Dollar General. Police were dispatched to the Dollar General on West Broadway…management told them that Tonya Weathers, who had...

COUNTY MAYORRob Mathis (R) 4660Clay Blazer (I) 1985Casey Jones (I) 189SHERIFFCJ Ball (R) 3887John Carrell (I) 2998TRUSTEEMitch Fine (R) 5776SESSIONS JUDGEMark Strange (R) 5501COUNTY CLERKShalee McClure (R) 5589SESSIONS COURT CLERKBrenda Ramsey (R) 5600ROAD SUPERINTENDENTDwayne...

It was a big night for Rob Mathis as the people of Cocke County overwhelmingly elected him for County Mayor to replace outgoing mayor Crystal Ottinger. Rob Mathis defeated two challengers…mainly Clay Blazer. But,...

The Cocke County K-9 unit spotted a vehicle travelling eastbound on Interstate 40 near MM434 with expired tags. The vehicle was pulled over and the driver, 30 year old Danielle Reed of Newport was...

Newport police were notified Tuesday evening by Parrottsville police that they were in pursuit of a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed on Highway 321. Parrottsville PD terminated their pursuit at Woodson...

A man is in jail after attacking two people at Little Caesar’s Pizza in Newport on Tuesday. Shortly after 6pm, a man identified by police as 33 year old Joshua Moss entered Little Caesar’s...

A man is in custody after he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend. Cocke County deputy Dylan Norton responded to a home in Newport on Hwy 321. 24 year old Taylor Rathbone stated that while she...

Besides being the election today for federal and state offices, this election is the general election for county offices. Most of the county offices are already decided as the winners from May’s primary are...

Tennessee’s Atty. General is suing Walgreens saying that the well known pharmacy contributed to the states’ opioid crisis. Atty. General Herbert Slatery filed the lawsuit this week in Knox County court. The lawsuit claims...