Arson Suspected In Unoccupied Home Fire
Fire crews battled a structure fire in the early morning hours Thursday. When first responders arrived, they found a one story home on fire in the area of the Family Inn on west Highway...
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Angel Tree Donations Deadline December 1
The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program is winding down for this year, and Melissa Poole, who is with the Salvation Army in Sevier and Cocke Counties says this year has not seen the donations...
Holiday Season Equals Rise In Car Burglaries
Unfortunately the holiday season is also the season for crooks. Thieves are getting very busy burglarizing vehicles in East Tennessee. Hamblen County Sheriff Chad Mullins says that they and other counties in the area,...
Morristown PD Looking for Missing Girl
Morristown Police Department investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating 15- year-old girl listed as missing. Alondra Moncerrat Rodriguez Rodriguez has not been seen by her family since last Sunday, November 26,...
Newport Police Called To Assist With Unruly Prisoner.
Three Newport police officers and a Cocke County Corrections officer suffered minor injuries when an inmate at the jail became unruly Monday evening. The Newport officers were called to the jail to assist a...
Eight Guns Stolen From Residence
Eight handguns stolen from one home. It happened over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Newport. A 66 year old woman told the Cocke County sheriff’s office that she had been away from home for...
Governor Lee Unveils School Voucher Proposal; Democrats Against Legislation
Tuesday in Nashville, Governor Bill Lee unveiled his new Education Freedom Scholarship Act. The governor’s office says that the act aims “to provide every Tennessee parent with the opportunity to choose the right education...
Football Coach Pleads Guilty To Statutory Rape In Greene County
A former volunteer youth football coach in Greene County was in court Tuesday. 44 year old Myranda Stevens plead guilty to five counts of aggravated statutory rape in a case involving her inappropriate relationship...
Delivery Driver Also Porch Pirate
Porch pirates have already struck in Cocke County. In this case, the porch pirate was the DELIVERY DRIVER. The victim, who lives on Hartford Road told the sheriff’s office she had ordered a 3...
More Break-ins Reported
A couple on Cactus Way in Newport had their home broken into the day before Thanksgiving. The homeowner told police that when he arrived home that afternoon, the window air conditioner unit in his...