Sevier County Inmate Dead After Jail Altercation
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of an inmate that died after an altercation in the Sevier County Jail. Gary Dewayne Stiltner II was the inmate injured in the fight in...
2 Special Events To Celebrate Hurricane Helene Resilience
Cocke County is coming together to celebrate resilience one year after Hurricane Helene with 2 special events First up, Shine on Newport, Friday September 26, from 5 to 10pm in Historic Downtown Newport. It’s...
Narcotics search Warrant Executed
The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division, working with the Newport/Cocke County Joint SWAT Team and the Criminal Investigations Division, executed a narcotics search warrant Friday at a Newport residence. The warrant was carried...
Counterfeit Cash Reported At CVS
Newport Police are investigating a counterfeit cash case reported at the CVS on Cosby Highway. Patrolman Hunter Strom says store management reported that on September 4th, a man purchased a $450 prepaid card using...
High Speed Chase Ends In Arrest
A high-speed chase on Cosby Highway ended with a crash and an arrest in Cocke County on Saturday, September 6th. Officer Dallas Cotter reports clocking a gray Dodge Charger at 70 miles per hour...
Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
A Cocke County man is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in Newport on Friday, September 5th. Officer Justin Shelton reports spotting a green Chevy truck leaving a home on Mulberry Street known...
Cocke County Jail In Jefferson County TCI Certified
Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball announced on Friday that Cocke County once again has a jail that has been certified by the state. The jail though is not in Cocke County, it is the...
TOSHA Opens Investigation
The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration has now opened an investigation into the death of a Sevier county lifeguard. 21-year old Colden Riner fell into the pool at the Resort at Governor’s Crossing...
Megan Boswell Handed Down Another Sentence
Megan Boswell, the tri-cities area woman convicted of killing her 15 month old daughter, has now been handed down another sentence. Boswell was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison...
Update On Shooting Victim
Cocke County Sheriff CJ Ball has released an update on the shooting that happened in the 700 block of McGaha Chapel Road back on August 19. Sheriff Ball has now released the name of...