Author: jock

Several dogs and puppies were rescued from a home in White Pine on Monday. White Pine officers were dispatched to the home on Tabitha Street in White Pine due to a possible code violation....

Monday evening Newport police followed a vehicle that appeared to be trying to avoid police. The driver of that vehicle was 53 year old Keith Dockery, who finally pulled over on North Street. Dockery’s...

Cocke County District 4 is now down a CLB member. That after Cocke County Commissioner Jeff Eslinger stepped down from his post on Tuesday. Eslinger sent a letter to Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis...

If you are looking for a four legged companion, now is the time to visit the Smoky Mountain Humane Society. Sara Kenney of Smoky Mountain reminds you that they are a no kill shelter...

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office responded to a home in Bybee Saturday night about a domestic situation involving a firearm. Witnesses on the scene stated that 53 year old Patrick Huff pulled out a...

Back in June when heavy rains caused a mudslide that closed Interstate 40 near the North Carolina state line, it was not just the interstate that was affected. The Standing Bear Farm Hikers Hostel...

Elon Musk’s newly founded tunnel construction service “The Boring Company” has now started its plans to build a high-speed underground tunnel in Nashville. The tunnel called “The Music City Loop” plans to connect Nashville...

The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is warning about another scam. Last week the sheriff’s office warned about a phone scam where the sheriff’s office number (623-6004) comes up on caller ID and the recipient...

Unemployment rates for individual counties in Tennessee for the month of June have been released. Summer break from schools has helped bump the unemployment rates up for all 95 counties in the state. Greene...

A scary situation for several people at a Dollar General in Newport last week. On Friday, July 18, a firefighter with the Cosby Volunteer Fire Department observed a man standing outside a car in...