Fundraiser Planned For Standing Bear Hiker Hostel
Back in June when heavy rains caused a mudslide that closed Interstate 40 near the North Carolina state line, it was not just the interstate that was affected. The Standing Bear Farm Hikers Hostel...
Elon Musk to Build Tunnel In Nashville
Elon Musk’s newly founded tunnel construction service “The Boring Company” has now started its plans to build a high-speed underground tunnel in Nashville. The tunnel called “The Music City Loop” plans to connect Nashville...
CCSO Warns Of New Scam
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office is warning about another scam. Last week the sheriff’s office warned about a phone scam where the sheriff’s office number (623-6004) comes up on caller ID and the recipient...
Unemployment Rate Up For All TN Counties In June
Unemployment rates for individual counties in Tennessee for the month of June have been released. Summer break from schools has helped bump the unemployment rates up for all 95 counties in the state. Greene...
Man Charged After Pointing Gun At Several People At Cosby Dollar General
A scary situation for several people at a Dollar General in Newport last week. On Friday, July 18, a firefighter with the Cosby Volunteer Fire Department observed a man standing outside a car in...
No Injuries In Highway Dept Building Fire
The cause of a fire that destroyed a Cocke County Highway Department garage Tuesday is under investigation. Cocke County Fire Chief Cody Keys says the fire broke out around 10:30am and then there was...
Multiple Injuries In I-81 Crash
A huge mess on Interstate 40 and Interstate 81 on Tuesday afternoon. This after a crash on I-81 north just past the I-40 split. Accoprding to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, just after 3:15pm 33...
Truck Driver Assaulted On I-40 Saturday
The Cocke County Sheriff’s office has no idea who assaulted a truck driver on Interstate 40 last weekend. Curtis Sumpter told the sheriff’s office that on Saturday 7/12, around 12:30 pm, he was driving...
Woman Facing Multiple Charges
A woman was arrested early Thursday morning after almost causing at least two accidents on North Street. A Cocke County Deputy came upon a vehicle sitting at the intersection of North and Blazer in...
Woman Falls Asleep At The Wheel Causing Crash
A woman was injured in Jefferson County on Wednesday after she fell asleep at the wheel. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says the 52 year old female was driving northbound on Old Dandridge Pike around...