Kim Snapp had few words, Thursday. Snapp, the wife of Newport boys basketball coach Rod Snapp, leaned against a pillar near Section 24 of Rupp Arena. As the seconds of Lyon County’s 61-46 win at the UK HealthCare Sweet 16® ticked away, she didn’t have much to say. “Heartbroken,” she said of the defeat. “Just […]
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Newport’s father-son duo prefers substance over style
Newport boys basketball coach Rod Snapp doesn’t patrol the sidelines in a $1,295 burgundy Fiore dinner jacket by Sebastian Cruz. His son, assistant Ethan Snapp, doesn’t plead with referees in a $3,995 Bruno Cuccinelli single-breasted two-piece suit. No, the Snapps and their assistants will likely be more casually attired – like the gray heather t-shirts with “Make ‘Em Believe” they wore in the […]
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Atkins hangs up mic after 40-plus years
This story originally appeared in the March 10 edition of the weekly LINK Reader. To get these stories first, subscribe here. He’s done it for 41 years in what started out his senior year of high school. If it were up to John Atkins, he’d be the public address announcer for Newport High School home […]
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Newport High School Special Olympics Team take home six medals in winter games
Newport High School’s Snow Cat ski team won six medals in the Kentucky Special Olympics Winter Games held at Perfect North Slopes in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. “These young people set an example for all of us as they overcome challenges that make most of our daily problems pale in comparison,” said Lisa Swanson, director of Exceptional […]
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Newport High School names new principal
Newport High School has a new principal. Tim Grayson, who previously served in an administrative role as the director of facilities and transportation for Newport Independent Schools, will take over leadership of the high school for the next school year. He has three decades of experience in education as a teacher, principal, and administrator. “Tim […]
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Newport students are school’s first to complete Early Graduation program
Brianna Stubbeman has been a Newport High School student for two years. Jadyn Cruz has been going for three. Both graduated Saturday under Kentucky’s Early Graduation program. “I am glad I am one of the first to do the early graduation program because the process will be easier to do for others,” Stubbeman said. “The first time […]
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BREAKING: Source Reports Assailants in Sunday’s Assaults Identified
by PAT LaFLEUR Police Reporter, Fort Thomas Matters FTM has received an anonymous tip that the five teenage assailants in Sunday’s string of assaults have been identified.
