Cocke County Gas Prices Now North Of $3 A Gallon
The average gas prices in Tennessee continue to rise. In Cocke County we have now seen the average price rise above $3 a gallon. As of Wednesday morning the average price in Cocke County...
Author: jock
Police Respond To Gunshot Victim
Newport police responded to the Newport Medical Center Saturday in reference to a woman with a gunshot wound. The patient, Charlotte Leibrock told nursing staff that the incident happened at her home on Golf...
Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest
A Traffic stop Friday in Cocke County led tot he arrest of a man wanted in Jefferson County. 41 year old Jason Lauderdale of Rutledge was pulled over and was found to be wanted...
Hilltop Baptist Church Vandalized
A Newport church was the victim of vandalism. Pastor Ben Watts of the Hilltop Baptist Church says three concrete statues that had been glued in place by construction adhesive, so the statues would not...
Man Steals Motorcycle With Counterfeit Cash
Here’s a different type of theft. This happened over the weekend in Cocke County. Caleb Whitten of Newport told the Cocke County Sheriff’s office that he had posted a 1996 black Honda JH2 motorcycle...
Cocke County Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
A Cocke County man was arrested Saturday on animal cruelty charges. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office responded to a property where they found several dogs that had been neglected and abused. The dogs were...
Lee Signs Emotional Support Animal Ban Into Law
Governor Bill Lee on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits emotional support animals from restaurants. Tennessee law already banned most dogs inside buildings that prepare or serve food. House Bill 1635 extended...
UT Men & Women Go Dancing
Rick Barnes and his Tennessee Volunteers know where they will be heading in the NCAA Tournament. The Vols are the #2 seed in the Midwest Region. Their first game comes Thursday in Charlotte, NC....
Fourteen Indicted For Drug Charges In Cocke County
For months, The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has been investigating numerous complainants by the public regarding the sales of illegal; narcotics in the county. Fourteen individuals have been investigated on twenty-two counts...
Vols Go Cold…Go Down In SEC Tournament
The SEC Player of the Year was totally silenced in the first half of Tennessee’s first game in the SEC Tournament. Mississippi State’s defense was able to totally silence Dalton Knecht in the first...