Is all the hype about smoothies and juices justified?

Smoothies and juices are all the rage as celebrities and everyday folks flock to purchase expensive blenders and juicers capable of turning whole produce into the nutritional equivalent of liquid gold.

Jan 23, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Teresa Adkins, who is service coordinator at Greenbriar Village and Holston Hills, shows the medical questionnaire for TDOT's Yellow Dot program kit, which will be available for free to the public beginning next week at both apartment complexes.

Tennessee Department of Transportation

'These could be a lifesaver': Yellow Dot kits available for free in Rogersville

The Yellow Dot kit includes a sticker that is intended for your vehicle that notifies emergency responders that there is medical information in a yellow packet in you glove box in case of a wreck, including your medications, allergies, emergency contacts and medical history.

Jan 22, 2020 at 10:33 AM

A box of masks imported from Japan sits inside a Yifeng Pharmacy in Wuhan, China on Wednesday. The number of cases following the outbreak of a new coronavirus has risen to over 400 in China and the death toll to nine, state health authorities said Wednesday.

Coronavirus

What to know about the viral outbreak in China

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new virus that originated in China.

Jan 22, 2020 at 2:40 AM

Memory care residents can participate in a host of activities that focus on various parts of their daily lives. There is a full-time “walk with me” coordinator who leads activities throughout the day.

Sunday Stories

The Blake works to enhance quality of life for memory care patients

The Blake at Kingsport is home to a secure memory care community offering its resort-style amenities in a calming, low-stress environment for older adults with moderate to severe memory impairments.

Jan 20, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Healthy Kingsport

Aiesha Banks takes reins at Healthy Kingsport

Most recently, Banks was the educational programs manager at Eastern Eight Community Development Corporation, where she developed, implemented and facilitated new programs while building strong partnerships and relationships with the community.

Jan 19, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Column

Resolve to step out of your comfort zone with martial arts

As mid-January approaches, you might think you’ve lost the opportunity to begin anew in 2020, but you haven’t. I’m challenging you to step way out of your comfort zone and consider giving martial arts a try.

Jan 16, 2020 at 9:00 PM

A view from the "back side" of Lakeside Trail.

J. H. OSBORNE

A great place to hike: Bays Mountain Park

In 1907, one of Kingsport’s founders, J. Fred Johnson, began buying up land on Bays Mountain to create a lake to be used as a water source for fledgling Kingsport. It evolved into one of the largest city parks in the nation.

Jan 12, 2020 at 3:00 PM

West Potomac High School student Grace Brown, 14, jogs at the park where she does her workouts for her 'online PE' class in Alexandria, Va.

physical education

High school gym class minus the gym is catching on

For students whose tests and textbooks have migrated to screens, virtual physical education with technology as gym equipment may have been only a matter of time.

Jan 5, 2020 at 4:15 AM

The Baptist Disaster Relief Team may be best known for responding to natural disasters. However, the team participates in a variety of local outreach programs, including the People Loving People Thanksgiving Dinner in Rogersville.

Sunday Stories

Disaster relief team makes a difference at home and abroad

With a team of well-trained volunteers, the Sullivan Baptist Disaster Relief Team continues to make life just a little more bearable for their neighbors in distress.

Jan 4, 2020 at 10:30 AM

Swimming

New year brings returning events to Kingsport Aquatic Center

The Glow Swimming Party will take place this Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is for children ages 9 through 14. The cost is $10 at the door.

Jan 3, 2020 at 8:31 AM

Healthy Kingsport

These nutrition tips are better for you than any fad diet

Every day it seems a new diet is ready to make weight loss faster and easier than ever before. Or, at least that is the magic pill they hope you will swallow.

Jan 2, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Tastes

New year, new you!

Stay balanced by filling your plate with healthy choices from each food group.

Jan 1, 2020 at 4:30 PM

The BMA's Derrick Park Committee recommended relocating the old playground equipment to vacant space near the restrooms, parking lot and existing shelters, not far from where the the ADA equipment will be installed. Under that plan playground equipment would be more accessible, and also moved away from a creek that passes through the far side of park.

Church Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen

Church Hill may install splash pad among upgrades to Derrick Park

The Church Hill Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed upgrades to Derrick Park at its Dec. 17 meeting, and a workshop will be scheduled in early January after more concrete cost estimates for the splash pad are available.

Jan 1, 2020 at 8:30 AM

Swimming

Will your child be swimming strong by spring break?

All swim lessons at the Kingsport Aquatic Center are American Red Cross courses and the facility offers group, private, semi-private and adaptive classes to suit you or your child’s unique needs

Dec 28, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Dobyns-Bennett students in lab class. Students say grade worries contribute to their stress.

student stress

From cyberbullying to grade worries, many kids are feeling adult-sized pressures

The Times News talked to students and to school counselors in the region to find out what’s behind teen stress. They said some teens are just dealing with the typical pressures of adolescence — balancing school, extracurricular activities and maybe a job.

Dec 28, 2019 at 9:00 AM