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My work for over 40 years in the media in the Tri-Cities has blessed me with rich memories of the intriguing and colorful people of Northeast Tennessee. Along the way, I’ve taken lots of photos, and that’s a thousand other stories.
Kingsport’s history is written in the media, and our stories are passed down from generation to generation. Not long ago, I stumbled across a distinct landmark, a billion years in the making.
Every small town has a favorite music store. If you play music, that’s one of the best gathering places for the region’s musicians. It doesn’t matter how old you are or where you moved from – unusual connections happen at any music store.
Now the truth is out, I thought it would be interesting to see what the Kingsport Library was cooking for their Polar Express weekend. This was one of many events planned through the season as part of Christmas in Kingsport.
It doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that we came together as a community and held a celebration to commemorate Kingsport’s latest community park. Dubbed Centennial Park in 2017, this park marked our City’s origin in 1917. It was an outcrop of the One Kingsport movement with Mayor John Clark.