Hawkins County Constable Indicted
A Hawkins County constable is in jail after a TBI investigation showed that he was seizing drugs from people. William Creasy was indicted on Tuesday after the TBI showed that Creasy would make routine...
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Grant Money Paying Dividends For The County
Cocke County deputies will be doing more work from their vehicles thanks to a grant. Recently the sheriff’s office was able to purchase laptops and in-car reporting systems to allow deputies to due much...
Arrest Warrant Issued For Newport Man
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Newport man regarding a case of domestic assault. 30 year old Marah Meeks reported to Cocke County deputy Jessica Butler that she had been assaulted by...
Cosby Woman Arrested for Misuse of 911
A Cosby woman was arrested Tuesday for misuse of 911. According to the Cocke County Sheriff’s office 28 year old Christian Ball had called 911 two different times requesting help because her face was...
Newport Police Arrest 2 With Outstanding Warrants
Late Tuesday night Newport police apprehended two individuals with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Officer William Garber observed a white Nissan Quest van traveling southbound on Cosby Hwy that matched the description of a...
Tractor Trailer Fire Closes 1-40 West
Hot brakes…that is what caused a tractor trailer fire that backed up traffic on Interstate 40 for miles back into North Carolina. The truck driver, 70 year old Jabari Miller from Charlotte told the...
Civil Service Testing Announced
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office is looking for you…but in a good way. The Cocke County Civil Service Board has announced that they are looking to fill many positions within the sheriff’s office. These...
Fund Set Up For Gatlinburg Police Officer
The city of Gatlinburg has set up a fund for the family of that Gatlinburg Police Officer who was injured while trying to save his family in that house fire on Saturday. Robert Frederick...
Update On Search For Missing Man
More information about that missing man in Jefferson County. 73 year old Joe Hall is from South Carolina and was here camping with his family off Upper Rhinehart Road near the Jefferson/Cocke County line...
USDA Commodities Distribution Set For June 29th
Later this month there will be a food commodity distribution from the USDA in Cocke County. The Douglas-Cherokee Economic Authority will be holding that commodities distribution on Tuesday June 29th at the National Guard...