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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | Kingsport Police Investigating Apparent Thursday Evening Shooting Incident | ||
| DATE: | October 5, 2017 | ||
| CASE #: | 17-027866 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| On October 5, 2017 at approximately 7:30 PM, Kingsport Central Dispatch was notified by an area medical facility that two adults (an 18 year old white male and a 19 year old white female) had self-transported to the hospital for treatment of what appears to be gunshot wounds. Officers from the Kingsport Police Department’s Patrol and Criminal Investigations Division responded to investigate.
Detectives are in the preliminary stages of what will likely be a lengthy investigation, with many questions, to include the exact location of the actual shooting scene and the circumstances surrounding it, remaining unanswered. As such, no further details can, nor will, be released at this time. Additional information will be released as it becomes available and at the appropriate point in the investigation. |
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| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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Creating a sculpture celebrating the combined hopes and dreams that are the community of Kingsport, Rise Together Kingsport is a project by the City of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission and artist Charlie Brouwer.
The project provides an opportunity for anyone in the community to participate in creating a sculpture signifying the combined hopes and dreams that depend on, build upon and support each other in Kingsport.
“I borrowed a ladder from a neighbor many years ago,” said Brouwer. “I needed it to get things done around my house. From borrowing that ladder, a relationship was built.”
Individuals, families, organizations, schools, churches, and businesses are invited to lend ladders to be connected together in a monumental sculpture towering in front of the Renaissance Center and spilling across its lawn to Center Street.
The ladders can be real extension and stepladders, or any form or size of ladder – including handmade ladders from any material. The ladders can be as creative or expressive, or as plain as the owners want them to be. All ladders will be registered and tagged, and lenders will be recognized on the list of lenders posted on the Rise Together Kingsport website and on a sign at the sculpture. The owner of a ladder may even choose to have the name of the lender be someone they wish to honor, or remember.
The Office of Cultural Arts is accepting ladders now until October 14th. Ladders can be dropped off at the Renaissance Center during designated times or can be picked up if you do not have a way of transporting the ladder. The drop-off times are September 30th and October 7th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., October 1st and October 8th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., October 6th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., October 9th to 13th from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and October 14th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The temporary sculpture will be completed on October 14th and will remain on exhibit until November 13th when it will be dismantled and all ladders returned to their owners. For those who do not want their ladder back, they will be donated to Holston Habitat for Humanity.
The artist, Charlie Brouwer has led similar projects in 13 other U.S. communities from Allentown, PA to St. Louis, MO – for information and a video, visit http://www.risetogether.info/index.html.
For more information on Rise Together Kingsport or lending a ladder, visit http://risetogetherkingsport.org/lend-a-ladder.html. To arrange for your ladder to be picked up, please call 423-392-8414.
As our city finishes her 100th birthday, it is significant to look back to 1917 when our first Kingsport mayor, Mayor J.W. Dobyns, was appointed.
On Saturday, please join us at the Kingsport Chamber in the Tennessee Room at 10:30 a.m. for the Dobyns Family video debut, along with a special Q&A with members of the Dobyns family. Vince Staten from the Kingsport Times News will also be in attendance, sharing stories of the family.
After the video event, attendees are invited to lunch to continue discussion and fellowship at Macado’s, a local downtown Kingsport restaurant.
In 1917, Tennessee Governor Tom Rye appointed James Wiley Dobyns as Kingsport’s first mayor. Dobyns, a successful Virginia farmer, had moved to Kingsport in 1906 to manage the newly established Kingsport Farms, which surrounded the current Rotherwood mansion.
When his two-year appointment as Kingsport’s first mayor ended, he was elected for three more consecutive terms. Under the new mayor’s leadership, Kingsport became the well-planned model city initially proposed by financiers John B. Dennis and J. Fred Johnson.
Always enterprising and hard-working, Mayor Dobyns became president of the Kingsport Building and Loan Association, the manager of Kingsport Stores, and the first president of the Dobyns – Taylor Hardware Incorporated. During his last term as mayor, shortly before his death in 1923, he was elected director and vice president of the Organization of Kingsport Tobacco Market, Incorporated.
Today, the Dobyns name is woven throughout Kingsport’s first 100 years. The family’s legacy of tireless dedication to their fledgling community is the source and embodiment of what we know today as the ‘Kingsport Spirit.’
On October 5, Kingsport will celebrate the mural installation of Humanae, a collection of portrait photos revealing the true beauty of human color. In partnership with the Downtown Kingsport Association and Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, downtown Kingsport is the next location for this international project exhibit.
Humanae is an internationally acclaimed project by artist Angelica Dass, a Brazilian artist living and working in Madrid. As a young elementary student Angelica was baffled by the words used to describe skin tones. Through the Humanae project she has documented and labeled an on-going array of human color through the Pantone system. The project has been showcased in numerous exhibitions and talks around the world. Through the 2016 TED Global in Vancouver, her issues and philosophies of the project have reached a global audience.
“The Humanae mural is more than a public art piece. It is an opportunity to unify and celebrate the people of Kingsport around the idea that there is beauty in our differences.” – Bonnie Macdonald, director of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts.
The celebration will take place on the corner of Market and Broad Streets in Downtown Kingsport. After a short ceremony at 4:30 p.m., the public can enjoy cake pops, art projects and selfies with the mural installation. The mural will be displayed on the side of the State Theater along Market Street, and will remain on exhibit through January 1, 2018. A photo installation will also be displayed in the Atrium Gallery on the second floor of the Renaissance Arts Center.
Inspired by the Humanae project local physician and avid computer programmer, Dr. Wes Eastridge has also programed a color selection exercise and is providing a lesson book of color experiments and science through his website www.Eastridges.com. MinhaCor Name Your Color, allows the user to manipulate color, hue and saturation to match their own unique skin color and create a name for their specific color. You can see MinhaCor in action at Art in the Heart Gallery on Broad Street.
Humanae Exhibit sponsors include Eastman, Downtown Kingsport Association, Tennessee Arts Commission, City of Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, Engage Kingsport, Friends of Humanae.
For more information on Humanae project, visit www.EngageKingsport.com or www.angelicadass.com.
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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | The City of Kingsport is Currently Accepting Applications for Corrections Officer with the Kingsport Police Department | ||
| DATE: | October 2, 2017 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| The City of Kingsport Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Corrections Officer, also commonly referred to as Jailer, with the Kingsport Police Department. Applications will be accepted until October 15, 2017. Individuals 18 years of age or older who are interested in a criminal justice career are encouraged to apply. Applicants are asked to only apply once, as weeding out duplicate applications hampers efficiency.
All applications must be submitted online using the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/kingsport The starting salary for a Kingsport Police Department Corrections Officer is $13.59 per hour or $28,267.20 annually. City of Kingsport employee benefits include direct payroll deposit; paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave; employee life insurance; optional supplemental and dependent life insurance; long-term disability; health insurance; optional dental insurance; flexible spending accounts; ICMA RC 401 retirement; and optional ICMA RC 457 retirement. For additional information regarding the application process, please call the City of Kingsport Human Resources Department at 423-229-9401. For additional information regarding the position of Corrections Officer, please call the K.P.D. Jail Administrator at 423-229-9499. |
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| RELEASING OFFICER | ||
| Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit 423-229-9433 (Desk) • 423-224-2786 (FAX) ThomasMPatton |
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