County jobless late has small decline for October

Newport Plain Talk - Sat Nov 28

Cocke County's unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percent to 12.1 percent in October, according to figures from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Second suspect in Kroger deputy involved shooting

WVLT-TV Knoxville - Thu Nov 26

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. a ' Knox County authorities have arrested the second suspect in a deputy involved shooting in Farragut.

Three suspects charged in burglaries

Newport Plain Talk - Wed Nov 25

The Cocke County Sheriff's Department reported on Wednesday, Nov. 25, that three individuals have been arrested earlier this month and charged with aggravated burglary, theft over $1,000, and theft over $10,000, according to a press release.

Wounded Kroger Marketplace shoplifter captured

Farragut Press - Wed Nov 25

Police arrested Alfred Compton, 46, in connection with the Wednesday, Nov. 18, shoplifting and officer-involved shooting at Kroger Marketplace in Farragut.

Suspects in cocaine ring indicted

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Nov 25

The FBI on Tuesday announced the arrest of eight East Tennesseans accused of operating a cocaine distribution ring from the summer of 2007 until Nov.

Eight arrested in multi-agency drug probe

Knoxville News Sentinel - Tue Nov 24

Federal, state and local law enforcement officers arrested eight people after executing four search warrants across East Tennessee in a gang-related drug trafficking probe.

Police arrest man linked to Farragut Kroger shooting

Farragut Press - Thu Nov 19

Police arrested Alfred Compton, 46, in connection with the Nov. 18 shoplifting and officer-involved shooting at Kroger Marketplace in Farragut.

1 of 2 suspects in Farragut shooting found

Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Nov 18

One of two shoplifting suspects sought after an officer-involved shooting this afternoon at a Farragut area Kroger turned up some two hours later at a Jefferson County emergency room seeking treatment for gunshot wounds to his neck and shoulder, according to a Knox County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman.

Man leads deputies on wrong-way chase down I-40

WBIR-TV Knoxville - Mon Nov 16

Authorities are searching for a man who took off after a traffic stop and sped the wrong way on Interstate 40.

Can't keep ol' deer hunter down

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Sat Nov 14

Now we come to the main event. The biggie is upon us. Practice is over. No more sweaty summer months to endure.