He added that nearly 40 are being housed in Jefferson County. The sheriff’s office is also using the third floor of the Cocke County Courthouse to process inmates and house them temporarily.

A Tennessee inmate attempted to escape during a hearing by jumping out the second-floor window of the court house, according to the Cocke County Sheriff's Office. Surveillance video from inside ...

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — It’s a new kind of rehabilitation that the Cocke County Sheriff’s Office says will be the first of its kind in Tennessee. Beginning next month, the CCSO and jail will ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. — Coronavirus can spread everywhere, including in government offices. To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Cocke County Sessions Court Clerk installed a sneeze guard to ...

Cocke Countians were stunned in the spring of 1892 when hearing that the County School Superintendent D. Washington (Wash) ...

He said the county is still working to assess the damage, get the power back on and restore water service to everyone. In addition, Cocke County Schools are closed through October 4.