At right, Pinkie Horton lights a candle during the annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil at Glen Bruce Park in downtown Kingsport.
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Below, Trey Richardson and Cassius Wyckoff hold candles Monday night in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Glen Bruce Park and listen to community members celebrate and reflect on his legacy during the fifth annual candlelight vigil hosted by Riverview New Vision Youth and the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department.
Below, New Vision Youth sing ‘This Little Light of Mine’ at the end of the program.
Candles were lit by and for the following organizations:
Girls, Inc.
Kingsport Fire Department
Kingsport Police Department
Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce
National Guard Armory
Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Kingsport and Riverview Boys and Girls Clubs
Kingsport Ministerial Alliance
Kingsport Board of Education
Holston Valley Medical Center
Indian Path Medical Center
Douglass Alumni Association - Kingsport
Northeast Tennessee Red Cross
Kingsport Parks and Recreation Community Services
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Kingsport
Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Sullivan County Health Department
CHURCHES:
Central Baptist Church
First Broad Street United Methodist Church
First Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Grace Church
