Sunday, October 28, 2007

At Bethel A.M.E Zion: Celebrating The Work Of Love"

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MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO THE LORD (Psalm 100) It was "Saturday Night Live" at the Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church in Kingsport on Sa...

"Letter To The Editor Responses"

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Below are responses to the Letter To The Editor at the Kingsport Times-News from Thursday, October 25, 2007, noting that drug dealers have m...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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CHILDREN IN RIVERVIEW Description: Children in group picture somewhere in the Riverview neighborhood. The The kids are (from left to right):...
Monday, October 22, 2007

1955 Bethel A.M.E. Zion Nursery School

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This is the Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church Nursery School, Kingsport, Tennessee. The year is 1955. This picture is provided by the Reverend Tony...
Friday, October 19, 2007

Needed: Old Pictures of Central Baptist Church, circa the 1940's and 1950's

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Please help me with a very special sound and video project I'm working on, for the Douglass website. I am looking for any OLD photos of ...
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Correction To Mama Ellis' Birthday Party!

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The birthday celebration for Jill "Mama" Ellis begins at 6 PM on Friday, November 23rd. Again, the event will be held at the Amer...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Riverview-South Central Kingsport Says NO WAY to Scammers!

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Many of our Douglass Alumni spend time traveling around the country, even around the world, on vacations, on business trips, a few even serv...
Monday, October 15, 2007

New Vision Youth Trunk or Treat set for Oct. 31

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• The Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department and New Vision Youth and Community Friends present Trunk or Treat, a safe way to trick or tr...
Sunday, October 14, 2007

Weed (Out the Bad) & Seed (In the Good)!

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MORE PICTURES OF THE LITTER PICK-UP IN THE PHOTO GALLERY Above picture, Jack Pierce directs some junior litter collectors to start at Carver...

Your "Mama" Ellis Birthday Invitation!

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Please make plans to celebrate the birthday of our favorite Leap Baby! Virgealis Ellis, a.k.a. "Jill" Ellis, but best known as ...

100 Men in Black Event in Kingsport Scheduled

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You're invited to 100 Men in Black, "Celebrating the Work of Love" that's coming up! It's a Saturday Night Live concer...
Thursday, October 4, 2007

Part Five: And Then The Earth Stood Still.. The Day After Eastman Blew Up

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The presses were really wound up the day after Tennessee Eastman's Aniline Plant blew up. PLEASE CLICK ON THE ARTICLE FOR A CLOSE UP VIE...

Success With The Videos!

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The "Riverview Remembers the Eastman Explosion" videos are now posted in the PHOTO GALLERY. Please click on that link. You'l...
Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Part Four: The Big BOOM From Eastman.. Exclusive Video Remembrances From Riverview Residents

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"It was a scary time.. people in Riverview who weren't hollering, were just walking around, dazed." PLEASE GO TO THE PHOTO GAL...
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Part Three: The Tennessee Eastman Explosion.. I Worked Inside The Plant That Blew Up!

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THIS PHOTO IS FROM THE WILCOX DRIVE BRIDGE OVER THE HOLSTON RIVER..HUGE PLUMES OF SMOKE RISE FROM THE EASTMAN ANILINE PLANT THAT HAS JUST EX...

Funeral Services For Mrs. Agnes Hamilton

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Alma Agnes Hamilton KINGSPORT — Alma Agnes Paris Hamilton, 85, formerly of Dunbar Street, Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Friday (Sep...
Monday, October 1, 2007

Part Two: October 4, 1960.. The Day Riverview's Next Door Neighbor Blew Up

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It was the day the ground shook in Riverview for about 3 seconds. And then.. the earth stood still. The blast shattered our ears, the co...

Part One: The Day The Eastman Blew Up.. This Week, Its Nearest Neighbor Remembers

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4:30 PM on Tuesday, October 4, 1960.. a warm, early fall afternoon in Riverview. Birds were singing, but after several cool mornings, the sq...
Sunday, September 30, 2007

Riverview Resident Passes

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Alma Agnes Hamilton KINGSPORT — Alma Agnes Hamilton, 85, of Kingsport, formerly of Dunbar Street, Riverview, passed away Friday (Sept. 28, 2...

An Erin Brockovich In Kingsport

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GOT THIS FROM FLOYD PERRY ABOUT "ERIN BROCKOVICH" LAST NIGHT! From: "FLOYD PERRY" Sent: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 0...

Famous Author and Kingsport Native Brings Book Tour To Riverview

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AUTHOR AND KINGSPORT NATIVE JEFFERY FAULKERSON SPEAKING TO THE AUDIENCE AT CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 "It would be easy...
Friday, September 28, 2007

Be Sure And Check This Out!

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GOT THIS NOTE FROM SAMUEL FLOYD PERRY.. IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING! Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:41:18 -0500 From: "FLOYD PERRY" To: ...

Part Five: And Then The Earth Stood Still.. The Day After Eastman Blew Up

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The presses were really wound up the day after Tennessee Eastman's aniline plant blew up. PLEASE CLICK ON THE ARTICLE FOR A CLOSE UP VIE...