Some areas of Cocke County were hit harder by the storm that passed through the area on Tuesday, June 24. Bunny and Jennifer ...

On June 20, 1943, 53 adults and seven children chartered Holy Trinity during a service at the Cocke County Courthouse. The ...

To see April, visit 420 Humane Road anytime between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. If Sundays or Mondays work ...

The Newport Plain Talk introduced a new, annual Cocke County Church Directory titled “Faith” in 2024 and many local and area ...

The Tennessee Press Association held its annual awards presentation Saturday in Memphis and The Newport Plain Talk came away ...

The Newport Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) voted to annex Smoky Mountain Golf Course and the rock quarry off Tucson Road ...

A 4-year-old child was reported missing at about 4 p.m. on Saturday in the Bryant Town community, and a concerned citizen’s ...

I wrote about some of the legislation that was shelved during the 2025 Tennessee legislative session. I made a point of ...

A 57-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted with serious injuries following a multi-vehicle wreck Tuesday in Newport.

It was what politicians call a “gotcha” question. The Sadducees, trying to prove the very idea of resurrection wrong, asked whose wife a woman would be in eternity if she ...

The soft sounds of the sax float through the air delighting me with the clarity of sound. The piano and bass guitar accompaniment adds depth, and even though it’s totally ...

On June 24 a deputy responded to a request by his lieutenant to come to a scene where the lieutenant had stopped a car. When the deputy arrived ...