Author: jock

A new trial date has been set in the child pornography case of Sean Williams. On Thursday in Federal Court in Greeneville, Judge Ronnie Greer set Williams’ trial date as October 22. That trial...

Two men wanted on outstanding warrants were arrested in Cocke County earlier this week at a home on Cosby Highway. The owner of those home on Cosby Hwy near Greasy Cove Road told the...

A traffic note for those who will be driving to Gatlinburg. Get ready for an increase in traffic. The National Park Service has announced the full closure of the Gatlinburg Bypass to all traffic...

The dates for the Fall Rabies Clinic have been released. There will be three Saturdays where you can take your dog to various locations in Cocke County to get them their annual rabies shot....

A Wyoming woman has filed a report with the Cocke County Sheriff’s Department concerning a livestock dealer in Bybee. Debra Herbert of Sheridan, Wyoming told the sheriff’s office that she had contacted Frazier Farms,...

Schools back in session for all schools in the area. Something, or shall we say, someone, has now been added to each school in Cocke County. A $900,000 grant from the state of Tennessee...

A man is now charged with assault after an incident that sent another man to the hospital Thursday evening. Police were called to an address in the 200 block of Lincoln Avenue in Newport....

Newport police were called to a home Wednesday evening after a woman called 911 in distress saying she was being assaulted and that her boyfriend was threatening to shoot her in the head. Police...

Two former Tennessee Volunteer quarterbacks made their NFL debuts Thursday night as part of the start of the NFL preseason. First, Joe MIlton, who was drafted in the sixth round back in April by...

Late Thursday, District Attorney Jimmy Dunn’s office announced that a man charged with several counts of breaking into several businesses in Newport last year has now agreed to a plea deal. Bryan Benjamin Thompson...