Newport Independent School District signs Superintendent Tony Watts to new four-year contract
Newport Independent School District Superintendent Tony Watts has signed a new four-year contract to lead the Newport schools. Watts, who…
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Newport Independent Schools, NKU offer Diverse Educator Grant for master’s program scholarships
The Newport Independent Schools and Northern Kentucky University (NKU) have teamed up on a grant that is designed to enhance…
NKY father, three children, students in Newport schools, killed in accident in Virginia; mom survives
Staff report Virginia State Police have reported that 53-year-old Anthony Snow of Covington has died in an automobile accident on…
Tony Watts: House Bill 563 is bad for public education, bad for taxpayers; support Beshear’s veto
Anyone who cares about public education and how their tax dollars are spent in Kentucky should be alarmed by a…
Newport Independent Schools receives donation of masks from Campbell County Public Library
Newport Independent Schools has received a donation from the Campbell County Public Library of an estimated 250 masks for the district’s students…
Newport High School valedictorian building bright future in New York, but never forgetting his past
By Pat Crowley Special to NKyTribune NEW YORK — At just 19-years-old, Cody Baynori is well on the way to…
Newport Food Service workers formally honored by Kentucky House of Representatives
Newport’s Food Service workers – who are viewed by many as valuable but often unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Newport Independent Schools reopen in-person classroom instruction Sept. 29; fall sports to proceed
The Newport Independent Schools will reopen in-person classroom instruction on Sept. 29 and proceed with the district’s fall sports schedule,…
Former Mississippi State hoops star Tony Watts now superintendent of Newport Independent Schools
By Pat Crowley Special to the NKyTribune A suggestion from a friend and what turned out to be a momentous…
Letter to Newport community from Tony Watts, new superintendent of Newport Independent Schools
Dear Newport Community, I am reaching out to students, parents, families and members of the community to introduce myself as…
Newport Independent Schools names four administrators; first major hires by superintendent
The Newport Board of Education has named four top administration leaders, which are the first major hires of incoming Superintendent…
Former Newport High School principal Tony Watts returning to Newport from Fayette as superintendent
Tony Watts, the former principal of Newport High School who currently serves as a top administrator in the state’s second-largest…