This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve criminal records, perform official background checks, correct or remove records, or receive expungement papers. Contact the government custodian directly for those services.
Need an Official Record?
Use the office tied to the Cocke County record you need:
- Court case files: use the Cocke County court case lookup or contact the clerk for the court that heard the matter
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Cocke County Sheriff's Office or Detention Center
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Criminal histories and official checks: use the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division
- Expungement: file through the court that handled the case
- City matters: contact Newport City Court or Parrottsville City Court for municipal records within their jurisdiction
The Cocke County Sheriff's Office is at 111 Court Avenue, Newport, TN 37821. Its main phone is 423-623-6004, fax is 423-623-4523, and published weekday hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Detention questions go to 423-623-9043 or 423-613-9128. The county publishes no separate records-division counter, request portal, or copy-fee schedule, so ask for inspection and a written cost estimate when making a focused Tennessee Public Records Act request.
For felony files, jury matters, and appealed cases, contact Cocke County Circuit Court Clerk Kristy L. Nease, 111 Court Avenue #201, Newport, TN 37821, at 423-623-6124, fax 423-625-3889, or CircuitCourt@CockeCountyTN.gov. The clerk's counter is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekdays. For misdemeanors and preliminary felony proceedings, contact General Sessions Court Clerk Brenda Ramsey at the same courthouse, 423-623-8619 or Brenda.Ramsey@tncourts.gov.
Municipal matters go to the appropriate city clerk. Newport City Court is at 330 East Main Street, Newport, with clerk Sara Johnson available at 423-623-7323 or sjohnson@newporttn.org. Parrottsville City Court lists clerk Holly Norton at 2059 Old Parrottsville Highway, P.O. Box 300, Parrottsville, at 423-632-9380 or pvlcourtclerk@gmail.com. Research sources conflict on Parrottsville's ZIP code and telephone digits, so verify those details before calling or mailing.