Author: jock

Arrest Warrant Issued For Shoplifter

Police were dispatched to Wal-Mart in Newport Tuesday afternoon after someone tried to steal…diapers. Loss prevention told police they observed two females attempt to push merchandise out the front door without payment. Loss prevention...

Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest

Tuesday afternoon, Cocke County police pulled over a vehicle that failed to stop at the intersection of Morrell Springs Road and Lincoln Avenue next to Union Cemetery. The driver was 37 year old Joseph...

Missing child Found In Carson Springs Area

Emergency responders descended on the Carson Springs area yesterday afternoon…they were looking for a missing child. All volunteer fire departments in the county sent help…in fact according to Cocke County Emergency Management Director Joe...

Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest

Police on Monday attempted a traffic stop on Nutmeg street in Newport on a car with a loud muffler. That vehicle did a U-turn in front of police and took off at a high...

Man Arrested For Domestic Assault

A man was arrested Monday morning in Newport for assaulting a woman. Police responded to a room at the Best Western hotel in Newport. 65 year old James Turner told officers he and his...

“No Kid Hungry” Begins June 2

Cocke County schools and the organization “No Kid Hungry” are making sure the Cocke County’s school children will be getting a good meal, at least for the month of June. Coming up each Thursday...

Morristown Police Respond To Shots Fired

Morristown police were contacted Monday afternoon about shots being fired in a neighborhood during the early morning hours on Memorial Dy. Residents near the intersection of Hillvale Road and Joe Hall Road told police...