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.

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.

Dec 31, 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 what was believed to be “a catastrophic failure of Walters Dam in Waterville, North Carolina” based on …

Cocke County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies and officers from the Newport Police Department (NPD) were kept busy Friday, Jan. 24 with a pair…

Dec 28, 2024 · The crash claimed the lives of all on board. Veterans Heritage Site Foundation board member Art Bohanon questioned whether any of those on board the flight were veterans, and according to Sheila Evans — member of the William Cocke Chapter, The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) — it was discovered there were six military veterans onboard the plane.

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 25, 2024 · Providence Baptist Church began as a Bible study that met at the old Holiday Inn in Newport in 2003. The Lord continued to bless and add to that Bible study until it was suggested by the late Pearl Gray that the Bible study be organized into a church.

Jan 22, 2025 · DISORDERLY CONDUCT: On Jan. 17 deputies responded to a report of a highly intoxicated male yelling at people outside of a home. When deputies arrived, contact was made with Jeffery Faidley, 23, inside the home in his bedroom. Faidley stated he and his girlfriend had broken up and he was going through a rough time and had started drinking.

Jan 4, 2025 · NEWPORT — Animal cruelty charges have been filed against Damien Alan Holt, a 30-year-old Newport man, after a deputy was dispatched to a home following a neighbor who expressed concern

Nov 30, 2024 · NEWPORT — Incredible Tiny Homes (ITH) once again became a topic at the Cocke County Regional Planning Commission meeting. Commissioners passed a motion to ask the Cocke County Legislative Body (CLB) to take legal action against ITH and Randy Jones and issue a stop work order unless a site plan is submitted in time for the January 2025 meeting.