A man wanted in West Tennessee was arrested in Newport Wednesday night. Police observed a blue Chevrolet Cobalt failing to maintain its lane while traveling northbound on Cosby Highway. The vehicle then turned into...
An attempt to apprehend a man wanted on several warrants led to a standoff with the Cocke County Sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office went to the home on Bonanza Road to take James Summers...
Firefighters responded to a fire on Rock Hill Road Wednesday. Michael Reed told the Cocke County Sheriff’s office that he had put two tents together, creating one big tent that he was using to...
Dandridge Police are investigating after three juveniles at a detention facility attacked a guard, leaving him in critical condition. According to the Dandridge Police department, a guard at Mountain View Youth Development Center had...
The Newport City Council met in a special session Wednesday afternoon. After much discussion, the council decided to table a proposal that would add two new members to the Newport Utilities Board. That proposal...
In the wake of the preliminary hearing that saw the case against Kenneth Dehart be sent to the Blount County Grand Jury, volunteers are organizing an event to benefit Dehart’s victims of the shooting...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has rescheduled the Community Outreach meeting that was to be held in Del Rio last month. The January meeting had to be cancelled because of numerous events having to...
Two men were arrested in Cocke County last week that had warrants against them. The Cocke County Sheriff’s office had gone to the residence of 63 year old Scott Matney who had been indicted...
Kenneth Dehart, the man who shot two deputies in Blount County nearly two weeks ago, one of them fatally, was in a Blount County courtroom this morning. Dehart was there for a preliminary hearing....
Emergency personnel in Jefferson County are remembering a fallen colleague this week. Mike Romines of White Pine passed away last Thursday at the age of 60 after battling several health issues. Mike Romines was...