Media-Report-10-14-2025-07_25.pdf
Kingsport Cultural Arts is pleased to announce its latest exhibit at The Circle Gallery – Outdoor Inspirations.
This exhibit features more than a dozen paintings from five local plein air artists – Brenda Bundrant, Matt Conrad, Gail Greenoe, Kathy Hawk and JoAnne McDonough.
These are artists who love painting outdoors, taking the easel directly to the park, the lake or the city street to pull inspiration from the natural light and atmosphere.
Painting in the open air, en plein air, has become a major movement in the art world in recent years, with events and organizations around the country promoting this painting style.
The artists featured in The Circle Gallery belong to an East Tennessee group called Just Plein Nuts, and they paint at outdoor locations around the region. The artists are also members of the Kingsport Art Guild.
The Circle Gallery is located on the first floor of Kingsport City Hall (415 Broad Street) and Outdoor Inspirations will be on display until December 18. The Circle Gallery is brought to you by Kingsport Cultural Arts.
To purchase any of the art pieces in the Circle Gallery, please contact the artists at the following email addresses:
– Brenda Bundrant (brendz3435@gmail.com)
– Matt Conrad (matt.conrad@charter.net)
– Gail Greenoe (gailgreenoe@gmail.com)
– Kathy Hawk (murphawk@gmail.com)
– JoAnne McDonough (marmaladeart142@gmail.com)
TRPA hosting fireworks display, drone show this week
The Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association will be hosting two special outdoor events this week in connection to its 74th annual conference taking place at the MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center.
Hundreds of Parks and Recreation officials from across the state have traveled to the Model City this week to attend the annual conference. The four-day event features a variety of workshops, keynote speakers and networking opportunities for those in attendance.
The TRPA will host two special events this week.
– October 14 – A fireworks display from Cement Hill beginning at 8:15 p.m.
– October 16 – A private drone show event at Hunter Wright Stadium beginning at 8:15 p.m.
Note – the drone show is a private event and not open to the public. Dogwood Park will also be closed on October 17.
For more information about the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association, please visit www.trpa.net.
SUBJECT: KPD Searching for Missing Adult
DATE: October 10th, 2025
CASE #: 25-014341
GENERAL NARRATIVE
The Kingsport Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing adult. Stevie Stacy is a thirty-nine (39) year-old white male, approximately 5’09”, 170lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. Stevie last spoke with family on Sunday, October 5th, 2025. Stevie was last seen by a friend between Tuesday, October 7th, and Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, near Wilcox Drive and Riverport Road. Stevie has been entered into NCIC as a missing adult. If anyone has any information on his whereabouts, we ask that they contact Kingsport Central Dispatch at (423) 246-9111 or our Criminal Investigation Division at (423) 229-9429 immediately.
RELEASING OFFICER
Corporal Brandon Arnold
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
Office (423) 343-9866, Fax (423) 343-9749
The Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department is offering Intermediate Pickleball Classes this fall with registration now open for those interested in taking their pickleball skills to the next level.
Classes will take place on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. from October 16 through November 6 at the Riverview Pickleball Courts at the V.O. Dobbins, Sr. Complex (301 Louis Street).
The course is for participants ages 14 and up and the cost is $40 for city residents and $45 for non-city residents.
The course is designed for players who have already taken a beginner pickleball course and wish to work on more advanced skills. All equipment will be provided.
To register, visit https://bit.ly/4kUEkCp. You can also click on the CivicRec link in the Connect Kingsport app or go to www.kingsporttn.gov and click on the “CivicRec” link, then search for “pickleball” in the search bar.
For information about other programs, activities and classes offered by the Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department, please visit www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org.
The Kingsport Farmers Market is hosting its 8th annual Fall Festival next week (October 18) with a variety of vendors, kids activities and a pumpkin carving and painting contest.
The festival will take place 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kingsport Farmers Market (308 Clinchfield Street) and all events and activities are free and open to the public. The market will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. with more than 50 vendors offering a variety of fall produce, baked goods, meats, fresh eggs and crafts.
Fall Festival Schedule:
- Pumpkin Carving/Painting contest– Pumpkin check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the judging starts at 11 a.m. Entrants must pick up their pumpkins by noon. Enter to win prizes in two categories—Best Carved and Best Decorated—in 12 & under and 13 & up categories.
- Kids mini-pumpkin painting starting at 9 a.m. (while supplies last).
- Rotary of Kingsport – Sunrise – will be making and selling apple butter on site.
- Kingsport Fire Department and the Kingsport Firefighters Association will be on site with their antique fire truck for pictures and will be accepting donations for MDA.
- Healthy Kingsport will offer various health resources from local non-profit organizations, along withesources along with mobile MARSH blood donation
The market opens at 7 a.m. so come early and get in the fall spirit with the Kingsport Farmers Market. The Kingsport Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, please visit kingsportfarmersmarket.org.
The Streets and Sanitation Division of the Kingsport Public Works Department will conduct its annual snow removal equipment inspections on October 24. The inspections will take place at the Kingsport Public Works facility at 609 West Industry Dr.
Members of the media may attend the inspection on October 24th from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Kingsport has more than 40 vehicles equipped with snowplows and salt spreaders. Another three trucks are equipped to place pre-treatment anti-icing brine on roads prior to a snow event.
Currently, Kingsport has 4,300 tons of salt on hand along with 6,000 gallons of calcium chloride and 10,000 gallons of salt brine. Contracts are in place to purchase additional salt if needed.
For more information about the inspection event, please call 423-229-9451.