The home was built and owned by General James Taylor, founder of Newport, Kentucky, who left hundreds of acres of land to his former slaves who were held at the Belle Vue plantation where the old ...

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Newport, Ky., recently named a best historic small town, is seen in this 2023 file photo. Cara Owsley/The Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK A Kentucky city with fewer than 25,000 people is packing a big ...

NEWPORT, Ky. — A century-old pharmacy in Newport, Kentucky, has become the latest independent drugstore to close its doors. It is the latest in a troubling nationwide trend that's leaving ...

Murray, Kentucky and Newport, Kentucky were recognized as two of the best small towns in the nation by USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards. Winners were selected through a nomination process ...

James Taylor Jr., who founded Newport, Kentucky, left land to about 50 enslaved ... according to an Enquirer review of court records, maps and old newspaper clippings dating back to 1848.