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City offices will be closed on Monday, January 16 in recognition of the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday.
Kingsport will not be adjusting garbage or trash/yard waste routes that day. Both the garbage routes and the trash/yard waste routes will run on a normal schedule.
However, there will be changes to the city’s demolition landfill schedule. The landfill will be closed to the public on Monday, January 16 and reopen on Tuesday, January 17.
For more information about garbage and trash/yard waste routes, visit www.kingsporttn.gov.
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The City of Kingsport is working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and its consultant CDM Smith of Knoxville to study the John B. Dennis Highway and E. Stone Drive interchange and its surrounding area.
The area being studied includes the John B. Dennis Highway from Bloomingdale Road to Memorial Boulevard and on E. Stone Drive from N. Eastman Road to the Kingsport Pavilion Shopping Center.
“The study will review safety issues, future development potential, current and future traffic counts, and other items to ensure this area continues to operate efficiently and safely,” said Lesley Phillips, Kingsport’s MTPO Coordinator.
TDOT kicked off the study last fall and since then CDM Smith has been gathering data about the interchange and its surrounding area. This data will eventually be analyzed with CDM Smith drafting a final report by the end of the summer with recommendations and cost estimates.
Currently, TDOT is inviting citizens to provide feedback about the study area through an online survey. The survey can be found at https://bit.ly/3Cu44BJ and will be open through January 31.
The survey asks participants to rank the top issues in the study area, identify problem locations and opportunities for improvement and consider other items including traffic signals, transit, bicycle/pedestrian improvements, safety, and congestion.
The study will cost $124,585 and is being funded through TDOT’s Urban Transportation Planning Grant program. TDOT is covering 90% of the cost with Kingsport responsible for a 10% match.
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Kingsport is pleased to announce a new arts & crafts festival debuting next spring – The Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T.) Festival: A Celebration of the Arts. The three-day festival will be held April 21-23 at the Kingsport Farmers Market.
The festival is a partnership between the Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts, Engage Kingsport, the Kingsport Art Guild, Create Appalachia and the Inventor Center. Expect to see fine art and craft vendors at the three-day festival, including a gala, demonstrations, public art programs and more.
“We really want to make this the ‘greatest of all time’ festival that is truly a celebration of the art and talent that we find in our area,” said Hannah Powell, program coordinator for the KOCA. “We hope the best talents come out to join us and be a part of this celebration.”
If you would like to participate in this festival, applications are being accepted at https://bit.ly/3XS4fja. There is no cost to apply, and the deadline is January 13, 2023.
All applications will be reviewed by a selection committee and acceptance is by invitation only. If invited, the cost for each 10’ by 10’ booth is $115.
“Create Appalachia is really excited to be part of a festival that will bring the community together and showcase the creativity of regional artists, which is what we’re all about. It’s going to be a wonderful event,” says Katie Hoffman, Director of Create Appalachia.
For more information about the festival contact the Kingsport Office of Cultural Arts at 423-392-8416 or visit arts.kingsporttn.gov.