Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Paralyzed Kingsport Police Officer Passes Away At Home

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‘He was such an inspiration. There is so much love and respect from our people and actually anybody that met him.’ — Police Chief Gale Osbo...

FREE Basic Computer Classes Offered

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If you've never used a computer before, would you like to learn the basics of Internet Word Processing? If you're pretty well ...
Friday, April 20, 2007

Funeral Arrangements For Ronnie Releford

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Jasper “Ronnie” Releford CHARLESTON W.Va. — Mr. Jasper Lawrence “Ronnie” Releford, 57, of Charleston, W.Va, went to be with the Lord on Tues...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Former Riverview Resident Passes

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Washington, D.C. - On Friday, April 13, 2007, Mrs Bernice Edna (Johnson) Hale departed this life by God's infinite wisdom and mercy. Mr...

V.O. Dobbins Community Center Renovations Are Now Funded

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THE V.O. DOBBINS SR. COMMUNITY CENTER, RIVERVIEW The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved a $10 million bond issue, $250,000 o...

Douglass Alumnus Passes

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Another Douglass Alumnus has left us. Jasper "RONNIE' Releford passed away Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. There will be a Memorial Service in...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Top Ten Pet Peeves In The Office

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TOP TEN PET PEEVES IN THE OFFICE! 1) Your lazy co-worker gets promoted before you. That is so WRONG! 2) My boss doesn't even know my na...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

2007 Kingsport Health Fair at the V.O. Dobbins Community Center

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MORE PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY The 2007 Kingsport Health Fair at the V.O. Dobbins Community Center was a rousing success. Many people t...

Gospel Jazz Concert Announcement

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Please put this on your calendars (it's also on the website calender, too): There will be a Benefit Jazz Concert on Saturday, April 28th...

Douglass Reunion Committee Meeting of 4/14/07

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MORE PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY Greetings, Sons and Daughters of Douglass! The Douglass Reunion Committee meeting this past weekend was a g...
Friday, April 13, 2007

THE FIRST RESIDENT OF RIVERVIEW: Lessons Of A Legacy

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BY CALVIN SNEED THIRD OF THREE PARTS TOP PHOTO: A heavy rain in March 2007 in Riverview produced this area of percolated solid waste betwee...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

THE FIRST RESIDENT OF RIVERVIEW: Welcome to the Chemical Capital of Kingsport

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PICTURE AT TOP: Artist rendering of the old Federal Dyestuff and Chemical Company, looking from company property behind Dunbar Street, east...
Monday, April 9, 2007

Riverview HOPE VI Meetings Tuesday---PLEASE READ AND ATTEND

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The Central Baptist Church (Fellowship Hall on the right), where Riverview Apartments and Neighborhood Residents will meet to discuss the HO...
Sunday, April 8, 2007

THE FIRST RESIDENT OF RIVERVIEW: Prelude To Pollution

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MORE PHOTOS OF THE FEDERAL DYESTUFF AND CHEMICAL COMPANY IN THE PHOTO GALLERY FIRST OF A THREE-PART SERIES BY CALVIN SNEED When you th...
Saturday, April 7, 2007

"Natural" Highs to Have After Easter

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Got this from Doris Calloway, through Jenny Hankins and others: I was just thinking about some of these "natural" highs - AND the ...
Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Have A Happy Birthday!

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Kelsey and Kaitlyn Long, twin daughters of Jerry and Patricia Long, and granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Long, celebrate their 11th bi...

Architect Named For Riverview Apartments Renovation

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CLICK FOR A LARGER VIEW of the HOPE VI Riverview Apartments Renovation--the shaded area in the middle of the picture (the street at the righ...
Monday, April 2, 2007

Previous Posts

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Previous News And Current Events posts can be seen by clicking the "Older Posts" link below.
Monday, March 19, 2007

Douglass Football Flashbacks #1: Bobby Joe Johnson, Douglass '52

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"It was some of the best fun I ever had." 57 years ago, Bobby Joe Johnson (at left) was the star quarterback at Douglass High Scho...
Saturday, March 17, 2007

Douglass School Renovations Update

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CLICK ON THE PICTURE FOR A LARGER VIEW I spoke recently with the Kingsport Housing Authority about renovations planned for Douglass School....
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

UPDATED Riverview Resident Passes

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KINGSPORT — Mrs. Clellie M. Baylor departed this life on Monday, (March 12, 2007) at Brookhaven Health Care Center after a lengthy illness. ...
Thursday, March 8, 2007

Our Video School Song Is A First!

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I hope you all are enjoying the video recording of our Douglass School Song. After careful research, which is basically looking at every mid...
Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Douglass Alumnus Passes

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Carrie Taylor • Paul Taylor - JOHNSON CITY Carrie L. Taylor and Paul J. Taylor, 300 Peach Blossom Court, entered into rest on Saturday, Marc...

Kingsport, Tennessee and HOPE VI: HOPE Springs Eternal

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BY CALVIN SNEED LAST OF A THREE-PART SERIES PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY "At some point, I really wanted to own my own home," says ...
Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Knoxville and HOPE VI: Despair and HOPE

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BY CALVIN SNEED PART TWO OF A THREE PART SERIES PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY When time came for residents to move out of the old College Hil...
Monday, March 5, 2007

The Only Place In The Tri-Cities Where You Will Still Find The Word "COLORED" On A Public Sign

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Most people riding through downtown Johnson City, Tennessee going east on one-way Main Street. probably go right past the little brick churc...

Douglass Reunion Committee Meeting of March 3, 2007

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Just another wonderful get-together by the Reunion Committee planning our 2007 Douglass Reunion this past Saturday at St. Mark's. (PLEAS...
Sunday, March 4, 2007

Chattanooga And HOPE VI: Back From The Brink

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BY CALVIN SNEED PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES PHOTOS IN THE PHOTO GALLERY Years ago, the Spencer McCallie Homes complex in the Alton Park...

Do You Know Where These People Are? Please Help Us Locate Them!

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Do you know where these folks whose names are listed below are? The above picture is of the Douglass Reunion Invitation forms that were retu...