State Route 160 To Be Closed Monday Night
Motorists who drive State Route 160 between Newport and Morristown need to be aware of a construction project that will make the road inaccessible on Monday night. Crews will be replacing a drainage pipe...
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Drug Bust in Cocke County Seizes Large Amount of Heroin
The Cocke County Sheriff’s department has taken more drugs off the streets with a major drug bust on Wednesday. Yesterday officers seized over 100 grams of heroin, and confiscated $6,000 in cash. Taken into...
Free Firewood For Older Sevier County Residents
The Sevier County Sheriff’s office in partnership with the TVA will again this year offer free firewood to Sevier County residents in need. This is for Sevier County residents who are either disabled or...
Christmas Parade Date Announced
Here Comes Santa Claus…The Cocke County Partnership/Chamber of Commerce has announced the date for the Annual Newport Christmas Parade. The parade will be on Saturday December 11th at 3pm. The parade will follow the...
Recall Effects Kroger In Sevierville
If you shop at Kroger in Sevierville, be advised that there is a new recall involving Kroger stores in Tennessee and Kentucky. The FDA issued a recall after pieces of plastic were found in...
Man Wanted In Other Counties Arrested In Cosby
A Cocke County deputy was patrolling in the area of Stoneview Way, in Cosby when he observed a red truck with a rear passenger brake light out. The deputy initiated a traffic stop, the...
Rehabilitation Coordinator Opening At Cocke County Sherriff’s Office
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has announced an opening in the Cocke County Detention Center for a Rehabilitation Program Coordinator. This position is being created by a grant the sheriff’s department has received. Pay...
Truck Runs Into Tree…Driver MIA
Newport police responded to a wreck in the Industrial Road area early Sunday morning. Police came across a Ford Utility truck on Cope Boulevard that had gone down an embankment near Chemwood Way and...
Armed Man Resists Arrest
Over the weekend, Cocke County police came upon a vehicle on River Street…with a man slumped over in the passenger seat. Deputy Forbes knocked on the glass of the vehicle but the subject didn’t...
Del-Rio Assault Over Argument About A Plate
Cocke County deputies were called to a residence on east hwy 25/70 in Del Rio…Upon arrival a male and female subjects were both laying on the ground. Deputies noticed the female’s arm was bleeding...
