MLK Day Activities Postponed in Kingsport

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The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. activities, including the annual parade in downtown Kingsport, the MLK Luncheon in Riverview and the MLK Candlelight Vigil HAVE ALL BEEN POSTPONED from January 20, 2025.

Weather forecasts indicate temperatures in the single digits to temperatures in the teens on January 20th, therefore the decision to postpone events.

The Annual Candlelight Vigil will now be held on Friday, April 4th at 6 PM.

The Annual MLK Day Parade downtown will be held on Saturday morning, April 5th at 10 AM.  The MLK Day Luncheon will now be held also on Saturday morning, April 5th at 11 AM.

The dates coincide with the commemoration of Dr. King's assassination 57 years ago on April 4, 1968.

Patrice Janee Lytle remembrance

 

Patrice Janeé Lytle, affectionately known as "Pat-Rice!" and "P-Lytle!," departed this life Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Holston Valley Medical Center. Patrice was born on October 23, 1982, in Milton, Florida, to Kevin Lytle and Sherry Watterson. 

Patrice was known for her energetic and fun-loving personality. She enjoyed coloring and riding around in her car with her children, where they would play and sing along to music. She also delighted in catching a movie with her children, siblings, and mother. Patrice was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church. 

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Edward and Virginia P. Lytle, and maternal grandparents, Betty Lou Hale and Freddy Watterson. 

To cherish her memory, Patrice leaves behind her children, Macarius Javan Miller and Sa'Daya Janise Rose; father, Kevin (Clara) Lytle; mother, Sherry Watterson; step-father, Jessie Williams; brothers, Adam Lytle and David Lytle; sister, Jessaka (Jacob Christian, fiancé) Williams; grandmother, Cheryl (Rommie) Argo; special cousin, Bron Cox; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

The visitation will be on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 1 PM to 2 PM, at the St. Mark United Methodist Church, 929 Maple Street, Kingsport, TN 37660.  

The Memorial Service will immediately follow from 2 PM to 3 PM at the church.  

Care of the Patrice Janee Lytle family has been entrusted to Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service, 802-806 East Sevier Avenue, Kingsport, TN 37660.

Snow at Home in the View

From the top of Bays Mountain (on the upper left), to Louis Street in Riverview, snow invaded our homes yesterday and last night.

The snow is slowly changing over to rain and temperatures are only slightly warmer than yesterday.  Cold temperatures tonight will probably freeze any moisture on the streets.  

As you can see below from WCYB's webcam at J. Fred Johnson Stadium, people are enjoying sledding down the hill inside the stadium, with Fort Henry Drive in the background.

Douglass Alumni Board meeting rescheduled

 

Because of snowy weather, the regularly monthly meeting of the Sons and Daughters of Douglass Alumni Association Board scheduled for Saturday, January 11, 2025 has been postponed.  The meeting will be re-scheduled for a later date.

Please check back here for that new meeting date.