Author: jock

You might have seen the nice guy standing outside the Food City this week selling papers. The Cocke County Shriners are out this week with their annual paper sale. The Shriners are doing their...

Angela Thomas of Newport had her annual Honoring Law Enforcement Officers day yesterday during National Police week. Angela dropped off cookies for the Newport police department before heading to the Cocke County Sheriff’s office...

That Colonial Pipeline that suddenly became very popular this week after that cyberattack last wekeend…is now back online…and the fuel is flowing again. However they caution that it will be a while longer before...

The NFL schedule for 2021 was released last night. This starts the first 17 game season in the league’s history. The season kicks off on September 9th with Tampa Bay hosting Dallas. American football...

A woman who lives in Illinois has been arrested for TennCare fraud. In a joint effort between the Mcminn County Sheriff’s Department and the Office of the Inspector General, 43 year old Tonya Rhodes-Brown...

Good news for citizens of Newport as there will be no tax increase in the city for the year….that was decided at the Newport City Council meeting last night as the board of mayor...

This week is National Police Week remembering those who gave their lives in the line of duty. Yesterday, the Cocke County Sheriff’s office placed a wreath on the courthouse lawn in memory of those...

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is asking for your help in locating a couple wood thieves. Two people were caught on camera at a site loading up lumber that did not belong to them....