General Committee Discusses Wheel Tax
THE COCKE COUNTY GENERAL COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK TO CONTINUE THEIR TALKS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COUNTY WHEEL TAX. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, THE GENERAL COMMITTEE CHOSE TO SEND TWO RESOLUTIONS TO THE...
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Police Respond To Welfare Check
NEWPORT OFFICER JOSHYUA SHULTS RESPONDED TO VILLAGE EAST APARTMENTS FOR A WELFARE CHECK ON AN INTOXICATED FEMALE, JESSICA NELSON. AFTER CHECKING MS. NELSON’S WELFARE, SHE STARTED SCREAMING AND CUSSING CAUSING A DISTURBANCE IN THE...
Jefferson County Deputies Respond To Shooting
ON MONDAY, JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO THE INTERSECTION OF HINCHEY HOLLOW ROAD AND FLAT GAP ROAD ON A REPORT OF A SHOOTING. INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT THE SHOOTING STEMMED FROM A ROAD RAGE...
Pasture & Weed Control Meeting Being Held By U.T. Extension
THE U.T. EXTENSION OFFICE IN COCKE COUNTY IS HAVING A PASTURE AND WEED CONTROL MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 15TH, 6:30PM AT WEST END BAPTIST CHURCH. THE EVENT IS FREE AND DINNER IS PROVIDED. RSVP FOR...
Don’t Forget To Spring Ahead This Weekend
IT’S TIME TO SPRING FORWARD AS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS AT 2AM SUNDAY MORNING. DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS AN HOUR AHEAD BEFORE GOING TO BED SATURDAY NIGHT TO AVOID BEING LATE FOR...
KCCB Hosting Several Clean Up Events
KEEP COCKE COUNTY BEAUTIFUL BOARD MEMBERS RECENTLY COMPLETED THEIR 2022 LITTER INDEX ASSESSMENT OF COCKE COUNTY. LITTER IS INDEXED ON A SCAL OF 1 TO 4, WITH A 1 REPRESENTING MINIMAL OR NO LITTER...
Kindergarten Registration Begins
IF YOUR CHILD WILL TURN 5 YEARS OLD BY AUGUST 15TH OF THIS YEAR, HE OR SHE MEETS THE AGE REQUIREMENT TO ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN. THE COCKE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM WILL BE HOLDING KINDERGARTEN...
Expired Tags Lead To Drug Arrest
ON WEDNESDAY, NEWPORT OFFICER WILLIAM GARBER OBSERVED A TRUCK TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE COSBY WITH EXPIRED TAGS. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER, MARK HOUGE COULD NOT PROVEDE PROOF OF REGUSTRATION OR INSURANCE FOR...
Remains Of Missing Man Identified
HERE IS A FOLLOW UP TO A STORY DALE HAD IN MAY OF LAST YEAR CONCERNING AN ELDERLY MALE WHO HAD GONE MISSING. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH, JEFFERSON COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE DISPACHED TO A...
Big Things For Cocke County Softball
BIG THINGS ARE COMING FOR COCKE COUNTY SOFTBALL. FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, LADY RED SOFTBALL COACHES, PLAYERS, PARENTS AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD THE GOAL OF BUILDING AN INDOOR SOFTBALL FACILITY. WITH...