Changes in the Public Alert System for Kingsport
KINGSPORT – There are changes coming to the Public Alert System in Kingsport.‚ The sirens that normal sound test on Saturdays at noon will begin sounding every other weekend. There will be no sirens on January 28th. Beginning February 4th at‚ noon Sirens will sound‚ on a biweekly basis. This is the first step in a major upgrade in the way the citizens of Kingsport will receive alerts. Information will be coming in the following weeks on the upgrades to the Public Alert System and how citizens can be better informed during hazardous situation.