Police officers responded with EMS to an apartment in Newport Tuesday afternoon after a 10 year old boy found his mother unconscious. 29 year old Megan Hembree was not breathing when EMS arrived. They...
Here is an example of a recent scam going on in cocke county. A woman called police last week and stated that she had been looking for a residence to rent and found a...
Police arrested a man late Friday night in Newport after he got violent with his mother. An officer spoke with 52 year old Cynthia Shelley who stated her son, 22 year old Irvin Ogle...
A suspect wanted for attempted murder was taken into custody Monday night after he was found wandering around the Cocke County Courthouse. Newport police had been advised that a suspicious male was seen inside...
A Cocke County woman has fallen victim to a scam involving a popular sweepstakes company. The woman stated she was contacted by a Mr. Brown who stated he was a preacher and worked with...
A Tennessee state representative has sent a letter to the TVA requesting to know what happened that caused the TVA to require rolling blackouts on Friday December 23rd and Christmas Eve, December 24th. Congressman...
Newport Utilities issued a boil order yesterday afternoon for residents in Del Rio. That area has seen a series of water leaks from the frigid cold temperatures over the weekend. Those leaks has led...
The TVA will be conducting rolling blackouts until further notice due to the extreme cold putting a strain on the electrical grid. Power will go off in 15-minute increments throughout Cocke County and the...
The City of Newport Street Department is closed on Monday for Christmas. If you normally have your trash picked up on Monday, it will be picked up on Tuesday, December 27th. Now next week,...
Bad things don’t seem to take a holiday off…even at Christmas. In Grainger County a father shot and killed his own son. Police were called about shots being fired at a home on Indian...