NEWPORT — The Newport Harvest Street Festival is a fall tradition for Newport and Cocke County. The event, which is held the first weekend in October, will take place Oct. 4-5 in downtown Newport. It ...

The first anniversary of the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene was commemorated with a service on the Cocke County ...

She is about three years old and most likely a black lab mix. She has a sweet and affectionate nature. Magnolia is now ready ...

This is the fourth week that I have been writing about the Americans who have been listed as a Prisoner of War (POW) and the ...

The Cocke County Long Term Recovery Group’s “Roots and Reins” event was held Saturday at the Cocke County A&I Fairgrounds.

There’s no law that says a politician has to write a book after a big election. Kamala Harris, the former vice president, was ...

In a surprise classroom visit, Christa Myers, a kindergarten teacher at Edgemont Elementary, was honored as one of only 10 ...

The Cocke County Cradle to Career Coalition (C5) and The Newport Plain Talk are excited to continue this year’s Countdown to Kindergarten, a free and fun way to help families ...

What is a martyr? People say Charlie Kirk’s assassination made him a martyr. Calling him a martyr is certainly correct, but he became a martyr long before he was shot.

New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan has been getting flack for comparing Charlie Kirk to St. Paul. If you are incensed at him for this, you may be missing the point ...