Author: jock

A Cocke County man is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in Newport on Friday, September 5th. Officer Justin Shelton reports spotting a green Chevy truck leaving a home on Mulberry Street known...

Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball announced on Friday that Cocke County once again has a jail that has been certified by the state. The jail though is not in Cocke County, it is the...

The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration has now opened an investigation into the death of a Sevier county lifeguard. 21-year old Colden Riner fell into the pool at the Resort at Governor’s Crossing...

Megan Boswell, the tri-cities area woman convicted of killing her 15 month old daughter, has now been handed down another sentence. Boswell was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison...

Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball has released an update on the shooting that happened in the 700 block of McGaha Chapel Road back on August 19. Sheriff Ball has now released the name of...

Another search warrant executed at a home in Cocke County and another man had been arrested due to drug activity. This happened on Friday when the Newport/Cocke County Joint SWAT Team and the Cocke...

A joint investigation between Jefferson & Sevier Counties has resulted in the arrest of several individuals involved in a string of burglaries. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Dandridge Police Department, and the Sevier County...

East Tennessee Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help in finding a wanted individual. Michael Anthony Frank, aka “Frankie”, is wanted on two counts of violating the sex offender registry in Grainger County...

Two men were arrested Tuesday night in Newport after they illegally entered a piece of property and attempted to steal a boat motor. The property owners, who were an hour away, called 911 around...