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AARP to present Mayor Dennis R. Phillips with survey information

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What will make Kingsport an even better community in which to live, work and play for a lifetime? AARP Tennessee presents Mayor Dennis R. Phillips with the findings from a new survey.

WHAT:
Mayor Dennis R. Phillips receives a report on AARPs Livable Community Survey of the Greater Kingsport, TN Area: A Place to Live, Work and Play for a Lifetime.*

WHEN:

Tuesday, March 30
9 a.m. EDT

WHERE:

Kingsport Center for Higher Education
300 West Market Street
Kingsport, TN 37660

WHO:

Kingsport Mayor Dennis R. Phillips
Kingsport City Manager John G. Campbell
AARP Tennessee State President Margot Seay
AARP Tennessee State Director Rebecca Kelly
AARP Tennessee Advocacy Director Patrick Willard
Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Miles Burdine
United Way Executive Director Doris Bush
YMCA Executive Director Charlie Glass
Kingsport Tomorrow Executive Director Susan LaGuardia

WHY:

Kingsport is a wonderful place, but residents have some suggestions about how to make it a more livable community for all ages and abilities.

*Copies of the report will be available at the presentation on Tuesday.

Contact:

Karin Miller, Communications Director for AARP Tennessee:(615) 726-5104, kmiller@aarp.org

Tim Whaley, Community/Government Relations Director for City of Kingsport, (423) 229-9413, whaley@kingsporttn.gov

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. We produce AARP The Magazine, published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, our monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda Juventud, our bimonthly magazine in Spanish and English; NRTA Live & Learn, our quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and our website, AARP.org.‚  AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Kingsport Public Library seeking input on new materials to be purchased

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KINGSPORT – The Kingsport Public Library has released a survey seeking your input to help update the library collection to better meet your needs and interests. The survey seeks input on categories of material you would like the Library to purchase (mysteries, horror, biographies, sports, etc.) and what type of format (book, large print, audio book, etc.) The survey is available online at www.kingsportlibrary.org and inside
the library at the circulation desk.

To go directly to the survey click here.

 

McGuire Named Outstanding Social Studies Teacher

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KINGSPORT ‚¬ Dobyns-Bennett High School Social Studies Teacher Cynthia Sellers McGuire has been named the 2010 recipient of a Mary Graham Outstanding Social Studies Teacher Award.

McGuire was one of five teachers across the state of Tennessee to receive the award given at the annual Tennessee Council for the Social Studies State Conference held in Memphis on March 12.‚  Criteria for the award include excellence in the areas of classroom instruction, curriculum development, leadership in the teaching profession, professional development, and community involvement.

McGuire has served as social studies teacher at Dobyns-Bennett since 1992. She holds a Bachelors of Arts from Clemson University in Secondary Education – Social Science and a Master of Science from the University of Tennessee in Curriculum and Instruction. She is a member of the 2011 Dobyns-Bennett Principals Leadership Team and the Kingsport Education Association. She has served as the Social Studies Department Chairman and is the sponsor of the BETA Club.

For more information, contact Dobyns-Bennett High School at (423) 378-8400.

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Continuing waterline work in the Harbor Chapel Road area to impact service

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KINGSPORT Continuing waterline work in the Harbor Chapel Road area will disrupt service Friday as Thomas Construction Company and the City crews work to improve service in the area. Water supplies to the Cooks Valley, Old Cooks Valley and Cooks Crossing area will be intermittent throughout the day Friday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing to 2:30 p.m.

Lincoln Elementary to Host Neighborhood Meeting

KINGSPORT ‚¬ Lincoln Elementary School will host a neighborhood meeting this week to review plans for a new traffic pattern and parking lot at the school.

The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 25 from 5 to 6 p.m. at Lincoln Elementary School. Representatives from the school and city traffic engineering department will be on hand to answer questions, present parking lot plans and discuss options for the neighborhood traffic flow.

For more information, contact the Kingsport City Schools Office of Community Relations at (423) 378-2123.

 

Water outage planned for Thursday in Cooks Valley

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KINGSPORT – Two city crews will be working on a Harbor Chapel Road water line on Thursday, March 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This work will interrupt water service resulting in low or no water pressure in the Cooks Valley, Old Cooks Valley and Cooks Crossing areas while work is underway.

Milling Operations scheduled to begin on Clinchfield Street this Monday

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KINGSPORT – Milling operations are scheduled to begin on Clinchfield Street on Monday, March 15, 2010 and will continue throughout the week.‚  The work is part of the ARRA paving project and will begin on the section of Clinchfield Street between Sullivan and Stone Dr. on Monday morning.‚  Over the week, crews will be milling Clinchfield Street from Stone Drive to West Center Street.‚  The milling operations will only go to the bridge over Reedy Creek.‚  Please plan for any traffic disturbances this may cause.

Tour of Bristol Virginia Utilities

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The Northeast Tennessee Technology Council is sponsoring a tour of the facilities of Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU). This event will be held at BVU on Wednesday 3/17/10, 1:00pm-2:30pm. Stacy Evans, Manager of Network Engineering, and Mark Lane, Chief Technology Officer, will give a brief presentation on how BVUs services have enhanced economic development in its service area, describe and show some of the technology used, and give an overview of future plans.

 

BVU is located at:
15022 Lee Hwy
Bristol, VA 24202
www.bvub.com

Directions:  North bound on I81 to exit 10, take left at the top of the ramp, take a left on Lee Hwy (11), go about 0.7 mile and the entrance is on the left (right past Suburban Shoes).

Please contact the Northeast Tennessee Technology Council at info@nettc.org for more information.

Reservations are requested, and can be made at http://nettc031710.eventbrite.com. There is no charge for this event; however there are a limited number of tickets available.
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he Northeast Tennessee Technology Council is a regional non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the use of technology and innovation to advance regional economic development.  You can find our more about the NETTC by going to www.nettc.org.

The World’s Largest Concert® featuring a performance by the Jefferson Elementary School’s TJ Singers to air Thursday, March 11

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KINGSPORT – Jefferson Elementary Schools TJ Singers chorus will be featured in the MENC: National Association for Music Educations Worlds Largest Concert® on Thursday, March 11 at 1 p.m on Charter Cable Channel 16.  The Worlds Largest Concert® is an event that links schools from all over the world with music.  You are encouraged to watch this inspiring performance to help us celebrate March as "Music in our Schools Month".

The sing-along concert will link students from 36 schools nationwide who will perform several songs related to environmental awareness, different cultures and children. The concert is hosted by actress Florence Henderson of The Brady Bunch fame. Jefferson Elementary is the only school in Tennessee to be selected to participate in the event.

Jeffersons TJ Singers chorus includes approximately 90 students in 5th grade. Jefferson Elementary Music Teacher Debbie Johnson said the TJ Singers applied to be part of this special concert by submitting a DVD of students singing Beautiful World at Bays Mountain in October 2009. The Dobyns-Bennett Digital Media class helped film and record the DVD.

The TJ Singers and I are very excited to be included in the Worlds Largest Concert, said Johnson. We had a lot of fun learning the song and taking a field trip to Bays Mountain to record the video with Jesse Shelton and some DB students, who were a great help to us. Weve built a memory that will last a lifetime!

The concert will be broadcast nationwide on some PBS stations, but will air locally on Charter Cable Channel 16 only.  The concert will air at 1:00PM on Thursday, March 11, 2010. A DVD of the concert is available for purchase at http://www.menc.org. For more information, contact Debbie Johnson at d_johnson@k12k.com (423) 378-2270.

Instrument Placement Sessions To Be Held

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KINGSPORT – Kingsport City Schools will hold two band and orchestra instrument placement sessions for all current fifth graders interested in participating in the Ross N. Robinson and John Sevier Middle School programs next school year.

The Ross N. Robinson Middle School Band and Orchestra Instrument Placement Session will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 9 a.m. to noon at Robinson Middle School. All Robinson-bound fifth graders interested in being members of the 2010-11 Robinson sixth grade band or orchestra will have the opportunity to try instruments in the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion families. Several directors and private instructors will be at the placement session to assess the students compatibility with each instrument, finding the instrument with which each student will achieve success rapidly. All those interested in the band and orchestra programs are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Kim Hutchison, Band Director at 378-2200.

The John Sevier Middle School Band and Orchestra Instrument Placement Session will be held on Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, at John Sevier Middle School. All Sevier-bound fifth graders interested in being members of the 2010-11 John Sevier sixth grade band or orchestra should attend. This meeting is the entry-point for band and orchestra in grades 6-12 in the Kingsport City Schools. Students will be served in the order of arrival, with numbers issued beginning at 8 a.m.  Refreshments will be available for parents while they wait on their children to be selected for instruments. For more information contact Hunter Mullins, Band Director, 378-2450.

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