About Newport

Newport is a city with a population of approximately seven thousand eight hundred residents found in the northeastern region of the state of Arkansas. Newport is a part of Jackson County, and is slightly less than one hundred miles away form the state capitol of Little Rock. Newport serves as the county seat, and is home to educational opportunities, recreational offerings, historic sites, and numerous attractions. Residents of a Newport apartment for rent or house for rent can enjoy a wide range of activities, ranging from the natural and the scenic to the manmade and recreational.

Some famous onetime or current residents of Newport include Mike Beebe, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Balentine, George Kell, Theo Young, and Major General James Simmons. Newport is considered part of the Delta Region of Arkansas, and offers everything from fine dining and shopping to sightseeing and hiking. Residents of a Newport apartment rental or home rental can take advantage of the offerings of the Jacksonport State Park, Arnett’s Doll Museum, the Iron Mountain Depot, the Great River Road, Crowley’s Ridge, Lake Chicot State Park, and the Arkansas Post National Monument.

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