Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Van Dobbins, Jr. Wins Food Lion Award for Helping Feed the Hungry

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  Deborah Sabo, senior vice president of marketing for Food Lion, and V.O. Dobbins, Jr.  He is the volunteer leader of the Central Baptist c...
Saturday, May 27, 2023

OPINION: Every Black Person in Kingsport and Tri-Cities Should Attend Kingsport's Juneteenth

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EDITORIAL:  As a journalist, it is taboo for me to express an opinion one way or the other about anything, but Sullivan County Commissioner ...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Time is Running Out to Register for the Douglass Reunion

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  Attention Douglass Alumni: Get your hotel reservations in as soon as possible for the upcoming Douglass-Riverview Reunion at the end of ne...
Monday, May 8, 2023

Your Special Reunion Hotel Rate is Now in Effect

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  You can now reserve hotel rooms at the new Fairfield Inn and Suites by Marriott for the upcoming Sons and Daughters of Douglass Alumni Reu...
Sunday, April 23, 2023

James Edward Horton, Jr. remembrance

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James E. Horton Jr. October 23, 1942 - April 22, 2023 It is with sadness we announce the transition of James E. Horton Jr., age 80, of Cinci...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Douglass Alumni Meeting this Saturday, April 15th

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The Sons and Daughters of Douglass Alumni Association Board will meet this coming Saturday, April 15, 2023. The meeting will be held at 1 PM...
Sunday, March 12, 2023

Updates to the Sons and Daughters of Douglass Alumni Reunion

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  Updates to the Reunion for the Sons and Daughters of Douglass on Friday June 30th, Saturday July 1st and Sunday July 2nd: Questions have c...
Friday, March 10, 2023

Black History is Personal for Many of Us: Virgelia "Jill" Ellis, a.k.a. "Mama Jill"

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  Article by Jeff Fleming, courtesy the Kingsport Times-News for Black History Month, 2023 Virgelia “Jill” Ellis was a Kingsport treasure. S...
Thursday, March 9, 2023

Remembrance Service for Scottie Lee Maxwell

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  Visitation for Scottie Lee Maxwell is Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Clark Funeral Chapel and Cremation Service, Inc. The address is 802-80...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

William Rayburn Leeper remembrance

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  William Rayburn Leeper December 7, 1945 — March 6, 2023 Lebanon, Virginia Lebanon, VA –  William Rayburn Leeper, age 77, went to be with t...

Sons and Daughters of Douglass Alumni Board meeting this Saturday

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  The Sons and Daughters of Douglass Alumni Association will have its monthly meeting this coming Saturday, March 11, 2023. The meeting will...
Sunday, March 5, 2023

Jerry Randall Horton remembrance

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  Jerry Randall Horton was born in Kingsport, Tennessee on April 20, 1940, to Inez Horton and Edward Gillenwater.  Jerry moved to Bristol an...
Thursday, March 2, 2023

Talmon Lafayette Lee remembrance

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  Talmon Lafayette Lee, 71, entered eternal peace at 11:11 pm, Thursday, February 23, 2023. Lafayette was born May 12, 1951, to the late Joh...

Scottie Lee Maxwell remembrance

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  Scottie Lee Maxwell was born on May 27, 1954 in Kingsport, TN to the late Mildred and Henry Maxwell.   Scottie was a graduate of Dobyns-Be...