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From Bays Mountain Park to the South Fork of the Holston River to the Kingsport Greenbelt, the Model City is surrounded by the beauty of Mother Nature.
Studies have shown living close to nature offers a variety of benefits – more opportunities to exercise, improved mental health, strengthened relationships, reduced stress and beautiful views throughout the year.
However, there are challenges to living close to nature. Most notably the wildlife living in the mountains, forests and streams in our community.
“Living close to nature means learning to live with it rather than against it,” said Tyler Wicks, chief ranger at Bays Mountain Park. “The people of Kingsport are privileged to have thousands of acres of wild lands right in their community. With this privilege comes a certain level of responsibility to know and respect your surroundings.”
Given Kingsport’s proximity to Bays Mountain, it’s not uncommon to see a black bear wandering through nearby neighborhoods like Ridgefields, Sullivan Gardens and Meadowview. Your best bet is to leave them alone or make loud noises to scare them away.
The number of deer living in Sullivan County has grown from virtually nothing 50 years ago to a healthy population today. When driving near wooded or mountainous areas at dawn or dusk, remember to be vigilant of deer and honk your horn if one runs into the road.
Skunks and raccoons can be a nuisance for many neighborhoods around town, from foraging in garbage cans to raiding bird feeders to fighting with the family dog. Bringing in pet food from outside at night may solve the problem or you may need to enlist a professional trapper.
Kingsport’s Communications Department, in conjunction with Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA), is conducting a multi-part series this year on “Living with Nature,” which will highlight some of the animals found in our region (bears, deer, skunks, raccoons and snakes) and ways to protect you and your family if you encounter them – either in the wild or in your neighborhood.
The “Living with Nature” press releases can be found at www.kingsporttn.gov and on the Kingsport Alerts Facebook page.
The Netherland Inn Steering Committee is asking the community for help in identifying the descendants of the residents and property owners of Old Kingsport from 1800 to 1825.
The purpose of the search is to invite them to an event to be held at the Netherland Inn.
Below is a list of known residents and property owners who formed the community around the Netherland Inn at the beginning of the 19th century.
From property records and other original documents, the committee has a list of 81 names of the people living in the community. The committee has sent the list to numerous groups and has posted it to its Facebook page. To date, the committee has located about 10 descendants.
Now, they need your help in locating more.
“This is the time when the people came together to petition the state to become the town of Kingsport in 1822. Our goal is to invite the descendants to an event at the Inn,” said Glenda Bobalik, chair of the Netherland Inn Steering Committee.
For more information about the search or to report a possible descendant, contact Glenda Bobalik at glenda.bobalik@gmail.com or call 423-483-0932.
List of Old Kingsport Surnames:
Bachman
Baxter
Branstetter
Carson
Christian
Clark
Cloud
Cox
Everett
Fairbanks
Finch
Flowers
Franklin
Gains
Gamble
Getgood
Glenn
Goodson
Goshem
Hale
Hope
Hopkins
Huffman
Keen
Kinkead
King
Leedy
Lewis
Lynn
Madlock
Martin
Murrell
Myers
Neely
Netherland
O’Brain
O’Dell
Ogle
Oury
Patton
Peoples
Pickens
Preston
Rogan
Ross
Sherman
Shields
Slaughter
Snider
Spears
Spyker
Thatcher
Thomas
Treadway
Trigg
Wyatt
Wright
Zimmerman
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Kingsport Police Department
Dale Phipps, Chief of Police 200 Shelby Street • Kingsport, TN 37660 http://KingsportTN.gov/City-Services/Police-Department • www.KingsportPDBlog.com |
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| SUBJECT: | K.P.D. to Participate in National Drug Take-Back Day Initiative on Saturday April 22nd | ||
| DATE: | April 11, 2023 | ||
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| On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, the Kingsport Police Department will be participating in a community drug take-back initiative. This initiative is sponsored by the United Way of Greater Kingsport, the Kingsport Police Department, and the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition. K.P.D. will be staffing three different drop-off locations in Kingsport. They include:
· Dobyns-Bennett High School (1 Tribe Way) · Food City (300 Clinchfield Street) · Food City (1205 North Eastman Road) Between now and Saturday, April 22nd, 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 Drug 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 20,000 pounds (10 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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| 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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