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The Downtown Kingsport Master Plan has received the 2019 Vernon Deines Merit Award for an Outstanding Comprehensive Plan or Special Project. The American Planning Association’s Small Town and Rural Planning Division awarded Kingsport’s Senior Planner Nathan Woods at the APA National Conference in San Francisco this April.
“The STaR awards selection committee was incredibly impressed with the plan, and felt it embodied the best of small town planning,” Woods said. “The committee appreciated the innovation in engagement shown and the economic analysis that supported the plan.”
The Downtown Master Plan is the city’s guiding document to create a vision that reinforces and magnifies downtown Kingsport’s role as the economic and cultural heart of the community.
Work began on the extensive plan in November 2017, and the Board of Mayor and Alderman received it in June 2018. The City worked with TSW-Design of Atlanta to formulate the plan. It aims to facilitate the direction, type, location and scale of new development and associated downtown improvements for the next 10 years.
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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 Request Citizen Assistance with Locating Missing Person (Reissued) | ||
| DATE: | April 22, 2019 | ||
| CASE #: | 19-006198 | ||
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| At the request of the Kingsport Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, this is the reissuance of an earlier missing person alert on Bobby T. Depriest that was originally released on April 1, 2019. Mr. Depriest has yet to be found. Any and all information that could potentially be useful in locating him would be greatly appreciated.
Anyone who sees him or may know his current whereabouts is asked to promptly contact Detectives in the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us As previously released: On March 26, 2019 Bobby T. Depriest was reported as a missing person to the Kingsport Police Department by his ex-wife. She advised that she last spoke with him by telephone in early January 2019 at which point he told her that he would call her in a couple of weeks. She has yet to hear from him and has become concerned. Due to specific information relayed to investigating officers regarding Mr. Depriest’s personal history, there is cause to be concerned for his general health and welfare. He is a 41 year old white male adult, standing approximately 6 feet 1 inch in height and weighing roughly 160 pounds. A photograph is included with this release. Anyone who sees him or may know his current whereabouts is asked to promptly contact Detectives in the K.P.D. Criminal Investigations Division at 423-229-9429 or call Kingsport Central Dispatch at 423-246-9111. Alternatively, if an individual who is able to supply information related to this or any other case wishes not to be identified, tips can be submitted anonymously via online “Citizen Feedback” forms available at the following link: https://www.kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/contact-us |
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| MISSING PERSON INFORMATION | |
| Name | Bobby T. Depriest |
| Age | 41 Years of Age |
| Gender/Race | Male/White |
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Weight |
6 feet 1 inch
160 pounds |
| Hair/
Eyes |
Brown Hair
Hazel Eyes |
| Residency | Kingsport, TN |
| 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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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| NEWS RELEASE | |||
| SUBJECT: | K.P.D. to Participate in National Drug Take-Back Day Event this Saturday | ||
| DATE: | April 22, 2019 | ||
| GENERAL NARRATIVE | |||
| This coming Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, the Kingsport Police Department will be participating in a community drug take-back event. This event will take place in the parking lot in front of Dobyns-Bennett High School, located at 1 Tribe Way, in Kingsport. This event is sponsored by the United Way of Greater Kingsport, the Kingsport Police Department, and the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition.
Between now and Saturday, April 27th, all area residents are encouraged to go through their medicine cabinets and inventory their medications. Now is the time to safely dispose of any leftover, expired, or otherwise unwanted medications. This community drug take-back event is open to the public and is a prime opportunity and the preferred method to safely dispose of any medications that are no longer needed. The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsors two National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days each year, in April and October. National Prescription Drug Take Back Days aim to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. While the DEA does recognize these two annual days, at the Kingsport Police Department, we like to think of every day as Take-Back Day. K.P.D. has been participating in drug take-back initiatives since 2010 and installed a permanent drug collection box in the lobby of the Kingsport Justice Center, located at 200 Shelby Street in Downtown Kingsport, in 2012. Our box is accessible 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week, 365 days-a-year. To date, K.P.D. has been able to safely incinerate over 12,000 pounds (6 tons) of leftover, unwanted, or expired medications. The goals of this program are to keep drugs off the street, prevent overdoses and accidental poisonings, and avoid environmental contamination. Drugs that can be accepted include prescription, over the counter (OTC), vitamins, herbals, supplements, and veterinary medications. Items that are not accepted through this program include needles or sharps, biohazard materials, and illegal drugs. For more information on the DEA’s National Take-Back Day initiative, please visit the following links: |
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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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Kingsport Police Department
David Quillin, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 |
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| SUBJECT: | Substance Abuse Prevention Town Hall Event for Parents, Youth, and other Concerned Citizens | ||
| DATE: | April 22, 2019 | ||
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| On Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, there will be a Substance Abuse Town Hall event for parents, youth, and other concerned citizens at the Kingsport Higher Education Center Auditorium, located at 300 West Market Street in Downtown Kingsport. The event is designed to encourage better communication between parents and their children on the subject of drugs and alcohol.
This Town Hall is sponsored by the Kingsport Police Department, New Vision Youth, the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition, and the United Way of Greater Kingsport and is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Please join us for an evening of “Talk It Up!” on this extremely important topic. |
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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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