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Dobyns-Bennett's Cameron Williamson (11) fights up the middle against Bearden's Ty Seritt (42) and Jaquez Bolland (19) during a September game at J. Fred Johnson Stadium in Kingsport.
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Kingsport BMA OKs new turf for J. Fred

New artificial turf is coming to J. Fred Johnson Stadium, a project that will cost nearly $900,000 once complete. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 6-1 to award the contract to Field Turf USA to install artificial turf over the football and baseball field, as well as an indoor baseball practice facility at the stadium.

Today at 7:04 AM
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Tuesday Trivia

How did the fourth Thursday of November become Thanksgiving?

The date wasn’t set into law until 1941, although the first presidential proclamation for a national day of Thanksgiving was signed by President George Washington in 1789.

Yesterday at 12:18 PM
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit former David Crockett high school football coach Gerald Sensabaugh, left, filed against the Washington County Board of Education and former director Kimber Halliburton, right.
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Federal judge dismisses Sensabaugh lawsuit against Washington County Schools, Halliburton

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves officially dismissed the $5 million lawsuit, filed by Gerald Sensabaugh, that alleged Kimber Halliburton violated his First Amendment rights for retaliating against him for Facebook posts he wrote that were critical of the school system.

Yesterday at 8:39 AM
Cherokee High School NJROTC held its 17th Annual Military Inspection (AMI) Wednesday morning with 118 cadets standing for inspection by the Commanding Officer, Naval Recruiting District Nashville, CDR Tonrey M. Ford.
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NJROTC

Cherokee NJROTC marks 17th annual military inspection

Following the inspection CHS NJROTC presented a check for $10,489 to David Carter, WAA Location Coordinator, Mountain Home, Tennessee. This marks the 4th year that Cherokee NJROTC has participated and to date the people of Hawkins County has helped the NJROTC donate $37,687

Nov 19, 2018 at 7:30 PM
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Lilly McCloud

Dobyns-Bennett flute player headed to march, play in Macy's parade

Lilly McCloud left Saturday morning for New York to practice for the Macy’s Great American Marching Band.

Nov 19, 2018 at 4:30 PM
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Civics 101

Civics 101: What's in a name?

Did our nation’s founders really consider the royal-sounding “His Highness” when deciding what to call the president of the United States?

Nov 19, 2018 at 2:09 PM
Jeff Moorehouse, Ph.D. and superintendent of Kingsport City Schools.
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Artificial turf

Turf company chosen for J. Fred project is subject of lawsuits

KINGSPORT — The company set to be hired by Kingsport City Schools for a nearly $1 million project to replace artificial turf at Dobyns-Bennett has been hit with numerous multimillion-dollar lawsuits alleging that products installed eight to 10 years ago did not perform as promised and warrantied.

Nov 19, 2018 at 11:45 AM
Left to right, Brian Cinnamon, Kingsport City Schools Chief Academic Officer for secondary, and Dobyns-Bennett High School Assistant Principal Beth Cohen talk to the city school board about Naviance. It is a college and career readiness program KCS uses.
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Kingsport City Schools

Are your kids 'future ready'? City school system uses Naviance for college, career readiness

Brian Cinnamon, chief academic officer of secondary education for Kingsport City Schools, and Dobyns-Benentt High School Assistant Principal Beth Cohen said Naviance is a comprehensive college and career readiness program that helps align student strengths and interests to post-secondary goals, improving students outcomes and connecting learning to life.

Nov 19, 2018 at 9:09 AM
Following her speech director of schools Dr. Reba Bailey (5th from left behind banner) was joined by Rep Gary Hicks, 2nd from left, Debbie Shedden, 3rd from left, Bob Larkins, 4th from left, and principal Denise McKee, far right, and other school leaders and students in unfurling Clinch's 2017-18 Reward School banner.
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Clinch School

'Something to really be proud of': Clinch School celebrates Reward School status

With only 130 students Clinch School already holds the distinction of being Tennessee’s smallest K-12 school, and on Wednesday students and faculty celebrated another distinction for being named a 2018 Rewards School.

Nov 17, 2018 at 11:30 AM
The Cherokee NJROTC Orienteering Team earned several top honors at the Nov. 3 the Rocky Top Orienteering Meet including a clean sweep of all five individual male position medals and a third place female medal.
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Cherokee NJROTC sweeps top honors in Rocky Top orienteering meet

Among the Cherokee NJROTC awards were: Males 1st Place Overall; Johnny Pearson, 1st Place; Blaine Wilder, 2nd Place; Keagan Horn, 3rd Place; Nick Swatzell, 4th Place; Sean Howard, 5th Place; Females 2nd Place Overall; and Josie Roten, 3rd Place.

Nov 17, 2018 at 7:00 AM
Nobuntu, a five-women acappella group from Bulawyo, Zimbabwe, performs at Kingpsort's Roosevelt Elementary School Wednesday morning. It was part of an outreach by the group and the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at East Tennessee State University.
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Nobuntu

Nobuntu brings music of Zimbabwe to Lynn Garden

Roosevelt Elementary School students got a dose of music from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe this week via Nobuntu, an acclaimed five-part a cappella vocal ensemble from that African country.

Nov 15, 2018 at 8:30 PM
The HES faculty pose behind the Reward School banner unfurled durign a celebration Wednesday. One theme that was repeated over and over again during Wednesday morning's Reward School celebration at Hawkins Elementary School was the importance of team work.
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Hawkins Elementary School

A banner day: Hawkins Elementary celebrates 2018 Reward School honor

HES principal Barry Bellamy said he's been proud of the accomplishments of every school he's served during 32 years in education, but what students and faculty accomplished in 2018 "is another level".

Nov 15, 2018 at 3:00 PM
Zombie Isabella Crawford makes a point about smoking a rainy Wednesday afternoon in downtown Kingpsort, part of a New Vision Youth, Boys and Girls Club and Girls Inc. event.
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Great American Smokeout

Message from the undead: Don't smoke

Zombies and teenagers holding signs bring anti-smoking message to downtown Kingsport on eve of Great American Smokeout Thursday.

Nov 15, 2018 at 11:30 AM
Dobyns-Bennett's Ian Hicks (30) looks to muscle past Bearden's Kahlil Abdullah (5) at J. Fred Johnson Stadium on September 28, 2018 in Kingsport, TN.
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J. Fred Johnson Stadium

BOE votes to spend nearly $1M to replace J. Fred turf

Kingsport school system leaders have unanimously approved spending just short of $1 million to replace the more than 10-year-old year-old artificial turf at J. Fred Johnson Stadium at Dobyns-Benentt High School. The turf covers both the football and baseball field used by the Indians, as well as turf for an indoor baseball practice facility on the site. 

Nov 14, 2018 at 11:01 AM
Some of the students playing recorders during the Veterans Day program at Indian Springs Elementary School Tuesday.
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Veterans Day 2018

Indian Springs Elementary marks Veterans Day

Aside from musical performances and recitations from the third and fourth grade students, the Sullivan North High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Color Guard also appeared.

Nov 13, 2018 at 11:00 PM
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