Del Rio News

The discovery of a methamphetamine lab by Cocke County sheriff's deputies on April 30 has resulted in multiple felony charges against two local people.

Faced with contradictory and inconsistent testimony from the seven-year-old alleged victim in the case, Circuit Judge Rex Henry Ogle dismissed sexual battery charges against a Del Rio man on Wednesday.

When 19-year-old Leonora Haseltine Whitaker arrived at the Ebenezer Mission in December of 1909, sub-zero temperatures and waist-deep snow greeted her.

Twenty-three people have been indicted in by a grand jury in Greeneville on federal racketeering charges in connection with an alleged chop shop and drug ring in Cocke County, according to a release from U.S. Attorney James R. Dedrick.

The centennial of Leonora Whitaker's arrival in Del Rio will be celebrated next Thursday, June 18, with a full schedule of events jointly planned by the Cocke County Tourism Council, the Del Rio Preservation Society, and the ChristyFest Planning Team.

It should be an ideal marriage. At Monday's Cocke County Partnership Board of Directors' meeting, representatives from the organization's 16 partnership groups first presented monthly reports of their activities and work.

Volunteers were on Douglas Lake again Monday as the search for a Newport teen continued.

A 27-year-old Cocke County woman died this morning in a single-vehicle crash involving alcohol, authorities said.

Five weeks haven't brought an answer in a 19-year-old woman's disappearance. Newport police hope digging through a landfill this weekend will.

Invesitgators have identified Jeffery Lee Stock, 41, of Del Rio as a person of interest in the disappearance of teenager Megan Maxwell.

Technically the 2008-2009 school year hasn't ended for Cocke County students, but starting Monday, June 1, preparations for the 2009-2010 year get underway.

Murella Parton, a graduate of Seymour High School, performs in the 10th Annual Cristin Sutphin Vocal Music Scholarship Contest at Seymour High School Thursday.

Photos by Duay O'Neil #66 Entertainment at Tuesday's meeting of the Cocke County Board of Education included a short presentation by Grassy Fork Elementary School's youngest students which included dancing to "Tooty Ta." Cocke County Director of Schools Manney Moore and members of the school board joined the youngsters for the number, with Moore ...

Criminal court jurors took about an hour Wednesday to find a Del Rio man not guilty of driving under the influence in connection with an August 29, 2008, traffic stop on East Broadway near the Newport city limits.

The Cocke County Grand Jury ended its two-day session this week by hearing a total of 125 criminal cases.

Here is a list of others named by the grand jury on indictments and presentments.

Schools, campuses, and communities across the country are celebrating National Library Week April 12-18. This week is a time to remind the public about the contributions libraries, librarians, and library workers make to their communities everyday.

According to members of the different departments, bridge damage and nearly impassable roads presented many problems in dousing the blaze.

What a difference a week makes in our hometown, where the sun is teasing spring out of its long slumber, tempting gardeners and flowers alike to venture out with promises of no more cold days.

Here is a list of other indictments and presentments returned by the grand jury on Monday.