Author: jock

Cocke County Sheriff Armando Fontes is wanting the Cocke County Commission to pony up $150,000 to buy an x-ray machine to be used at the entrance to the jail. Drugs have been finding their...

One of the largest employers in Cocke County is about to get a bit bigger. Sunoco announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ball Metalpack, that’s a leading manufacturer of...

Road construction will be taking a Christmas break as well. The Tennessee Department of Transportation announced on Monday the halt of all temporary lane closures on Tennessee roadways through the Christmas and New Year’s...

There are just 9 days left in 2021, as the new year approaches we want to remind you of some new laws that will go into effect one week from Saturday on January 1,...

Morristown police arrested three individuals outside the Wal-Mart on Crockett Trace near College Square Mall. Officers had spotted a blue Chevy Cavalier that had fled from police earlier that day. A run of the...

If you are a frequent visitor and longtime visitor to Dollywood, you probably have seen Miss Johnnie. She mainly greeted guests at the Chasing Rainbows Museum. Johnnie Crawford passed away over the weekend at...

A teacher at Cosby High School has been suspended without pay after being charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. Spencer D. Holt is a phys. ed and wellness teacher as well as an...

The potential for a Wheel Tax in Cocke County is something that has been bantered about for years. Last week, the subject was broached again at a meeting with the Cocke County General Committee....

Morristown police department has two new officers after they graduated the Walters State Community College Basic Police Academy Class 122 earlier this month. Officers Sebastian Barnes and Josh Sauls are the recent graduates. They...

Pieces of Thelma Lou’s life are going on the auction block. The estate of actress Betty Lynn will go up for auction starting tomorrow and continuing for 2 weeks. Betty Lynn played Barney Fife’s...