A former School Resource Officer in Cocke County has now been charged after authorities say she falsified timesheets. According to Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball, an investigation began into 30 year old Leahla Hance...
A Cocke County woman was killed in a one vehicle accident Sunday afternoon. According to The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 75 year old Ronnie Hommel was driving a Ford F-250 headed north on Highway 340...
The temperature is going to be heating up this weekend as we head into summer on Saturday. The thermometer will be heading above the 90 degree mark this weekend. It’s a good time to...
The unemployment rate in the state of Tennessee continues to decline. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the unemployment rate in April dropped to 3.5%. That’s down from 3.6% in March and...
A driver led both Newport police and Cocke County Deputies on a pursuit Friday night. That pursuit began in the Newport City limits but ended in the county. It began when a vehicle tried...
The Easter bunny may be on the way to your house this weekend, but he already left a little something in the Easter basket for the state of Tennessee in the form of a...
The Cocke County Legislative Body has scheduled a special meeting and public hearing to consider adopting a Zoning Resolution for Cocke County. This proposal would put zoning restrictions in place where they do not...
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Department recovered a stolen vehicle from North Carolina over the weekend. A homeowner on Green Corner Road, Hartford called 911 and stated that a man had a 1997 Ford F-150...
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office has released their findings of an audit of Cocke County Government and Cocke County Schools. The audit report found 12 issues, two of those dealt with the Cocke County Director...
Get ready for some ice skating fun in downtown Newport. Beginning tomorrow, the ice skating rink, which was the brainchild of the Cocke County Partnership, will officially open on Saturday. Flowers By Wilma has...