Man Arrested Threatens Officer
On Wednesday, Newport police were called to Weigel’s on Cosby Hwy about a man who had been in the store for several hours…sleeping in the back of the store. Officer Lindsay Laughter made contact...
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Threat Made Against Cocke County HS On Social Media
Thursday, The Cocke County Sheriff’s office and Newport police investigated a social media post that several students were talking about “shooting up Cocke County High School” on Friday. Both departments increased their presence at...
Cocke County Police Arrest Georgia Felon With Drugs
The Cocke County sheriff’s office made another drug arrest this week. This one coming late Wednesday evening. Police arrested 32 year old Robert Raines. Police seized 11 grams of methamphetamine in bags, plus another...
Cocke County Unemployment Rate Falls Again
Individual county unemployment numbers are out for the month of September and it is great news for the state. 88 of the 95 counties in the state saw their unemployment rates go down in...
Woman Claims MH Hospital Security Assaulted Her
A woman this week told Morristown police that she had been assaulted by security at Morristown Hamblen Emergency Room. The woman claimed that a security guard gave her a black eye. However video footage...
Ole Smokey Hiring More Workers In Cocke County
When the Conagra plant closed last Friday, it took about 215 jobs with it. Ole Smokey Moonshine wants to grab at least some of those former workers. Ole Smokey says they are looking for...
Expect Thanksgiving To Cost More This
If you have been in the grocery stores lately, you’ve probably been taken aback from the prices you see staring back at you. Inflation is causing prices in the stores to rise dramatically. With...
Bye Bye Smokies Gets Closer
The fate of Tennessee Smokies baseball in Kodak will probably be decided in the next few months. Last night in Knoxville, the Sports Authority learned that a key agreement…a lease with Boyd Sports could...
Man Gets Away With $53,000 Truck From Morristown Dealership
Imagine a car dealership taking a check for a truck…watching that truck drive off the lot…then find out the check is no good. It happened at Chevrolet of Morristown last week. A man identified...
Vigil Held For Connie Holt In Sevier County
About 100 people gathered last night at the Sevier County Courthouse to hold a vigil in memory of Sevier County General Sessions Court Clerk Connie Holt who was found dead in her home Sunday....
