Dec 30, 2024 · In response to unverified reports and social media speculation, Newport Police Chief Scott Lamb posted a message Monday evening on Facebook regarding a death investigation. "The Newport Police Department is investigating a death that occurred at Newport Village Apartments," Lamb posted on Facebook ...

Dec 31, 2024 · Editor’s note: As we welcome 2025, The Newport Plain Talk staff has chosen its Top 10 news stories from 2024. Today we complete our countdown with the top five.

I remember “perky” Katie Couric when she hosted the Today show. She seemed pleasant enough. Well, based on her most recent appearance on Bill Maher’s podcast, she has lifted the veil on any remaining pretense of perkiness.

Sep 28, 2024 · A walk in downtown Newport along East Broadway Saturday provided one more jolting reminder of the power of overflowing water. Several businesses suffered significant damage from flooding on Friday and

Dec 28, 2024 · Regenx USA Inc. is relocating to Newport. A press conference making the announcement was held on Friday. From left are State Senator Steve Southerland, Alderman Mike Hansel, Partnership Board Chair George Barton, Newport Mayor Trey Dykes, Bob Fair and Rick Purdy of Regenx, Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis, Industrial Development Board Chair Clint Hammonds and Crystal Bryant of the Tennessee ...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) reported this week that power demand for Wednesday, Jan. 22 reached an all-time record, delivering 35,319…

Jun 12, 2024 · NEWPORT — Several former employees of Incredible Tiny Homes (ITH) have contacted The Newport Plain Talk after advising they were “fired” or “let go” from their job duties on Monday,

Dec 25, 2024 · Cocke County Clerk Shaleé McClure, at right, talks with members of the rafting community after a meeting Nov. 14, 2024, in Hartford.

Dec 28, 2024 · According to the NPD report, officers responded to 201 Kirk Street at around 1 p.m. on Dec. 25 to the scene. The report states John Shehee, 36, claimed to have entered the structure and saw a campfire and attempted to fuel the fire …

Sep 27, 2024 · Cocke County Mayor Rob Mathis issued a state of emergency for Cocke County Friday afternoon and ordered the evacuation of downtown Newport due to a catastrophic failure of Walters Dam in Waterville, North Carolina.