Author: jock

Thanks to Facebook and fellow law enforcement agencies, the man who robbed a Dollar General in Newport is under arrest. Earlier this month, a man robbed the Dollar General on old Hwy 411. The...

Tuesday afternoon in Morristown police were dispatched to the intersection of North 4th and High Street about a woman…naked in the roadway. Officers found 28 year old Heather Viers, who is homeless…standing in the...

Late Tuesday afternoon Newport police responded to a call about a man sitting outside Wal-Mart…asleep. Officer Justin Shelton found Charlie McNabb slumped on the ground asleep. McNabb said he was just resting…McNabb was clearly...

Coming on the heels of passing the county budget earlier this week the Cocke County Budget Committee has a meeting scheduled for next Tuesday July 6th at 4pm in the Chancery Courtroom. On Monday...

If you are a college student and you’re going to school on a Pell Grant…you are eligible for a program to help with your internet bill. Pell recipients can enroll in the Federal Emergency...

A Morristown man is in an Intensive Care Unit at a hospital in Lexington Kentucky after being crushed by a semi truck. The incident happened at a reststop on I-64 in Midway, Kentucky…..about 20...

Today is July 1st…so several new laws are on the books and they include a new child rape sentencing law. That new law requires that an individual convicted of the facilitation of or aggravated...

With the long 4th of July weekend on our doorstep, a reminder from Newport officials about fireworks restrictions in the city. Officials remind you that setting off fireworks in the city limits of Newport...

Police were called to a residence on Filbert Street last night in reference to a man unconscious on the ground. Police found that man, 50 year old Dennis Henderson lying on the ground behind...

Cocke County Commissioner Clay Blazer has announced he is running for the Cocke County mayor job in 2022 as well. Blazer is from Parrottsville and went to Parrottsville Elementary School…graduating from Cocke County High...