Author: jock

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...

Cocke County deputies had an encounter with a patient at The Summit At Harmony Oaks rehab facility. Staff had called police about a man threatening patients and staff with a stick. Staff told deputies...

Cocke County police arrested a man from Jackson, TN last week after they were called to check on a disabled vehicle. That vehicle, a 2004 Volkswagen Golf was found near MM 450 on I-40...

Last week, Cocke County authorities served a search warrant on a property and seized drugs, weapons and cash. Yesterday, the Cocke County Sheriff’s office arrested the man who owned that property. Yesterday, the sheriff’s...

A Pittman Center man is now in custody in Jefferson County being held on multiple sex charges. Deputies were called to a home in Jefferson County over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend which lead to...

Another school in East Tennesse had to be evacuated after a note was found theatening the school with a bomb. The latest school is Pigeon Forge Junior High. Pigeon Forge police say around 10am...