The Newport Plain Talk’s veterans affairs columnist, Rob Watkins, covered a presentation to Cocke County High School students ...

The man accused in the March 22 robbery of Newport Federal Bank is back in Tennessee. Jeremiah Senter, 34, did not fight ...

The first full week of the upcoming college football season will feature a Saturday tripleheader on ABC, including Texas A&M ...

A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces will begin the WNBA season Tuesday night as a heavy favorite to win a third straight title ...

A man who was rescued last week from his vehicle on the Pigeon River off Hartford Road by Cocke County Emergency Management’s ...

Tennesseans saw another break at the pump this week, with the state gas price average dropping eight cents over last week ...

Perhaps the weirdest, and by far the most unjust, thing about former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York is that we do ...

A Newport man was arrested on several charges after fleeing from police following a reported hit-and-run accident.

Faith is an important component of who we are in East Tennessee. It helps guide us through tough times and brings joy and ...

Like many of you reading these words right now, I’m an old school newspaper guy, I will admit it. I enjoy having a print copy of The Newport Plain Talk ...

Newport Police were dispatched Saturday after receiving a call about a man wielding a machete and threatening employees at ...

On May 9 a deputy responded to a reported accident with a vehicle on its side. When he arrived in ...