A look back at the Kingsport Inn, 60 years gone

On the last Sunday in March 1960, the now-fabled Kingsport Inn served its last Sunday dinner in its said-to-have-been-gracious dining room. But the Inn wasn’t sacrificed to make way for a parking lot.

Mar 29, 2020 at 2:30 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Hot Chicken Salad is a wonderful comfort food

Hot Chicken Salad is not an uncommon dish and many recipes can be found in church cookbooks across the South. Here’s one from a friend’s family favorites list.

Mar 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

In 1918 a citizen petition led Kingsport to establish a hospital to treat flu patients

The facility was located on the second floor of the Hick’s building at the corner of Broad and Market streets and the city sold it to two doctors a year later.

Mar 15, 2020 at 6:00 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Got a minute? Share your thoughts on downtown Kingsport

Between now and March 20, you have a chance to share your thoughts on downtown's current condition and dreams about its future.

Feb 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

I am not, and never have been, a Sullivan County commissioner

I receive a wide array of letters. One a few days ago made me belly laugh. But then it made me sad.

Feb 23, 2020 at 3:37 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Family attempts refinding Calabash as Mom visits beach 'one last time'

As I wrote last week, going to Calabash “one more time” was on Mom’s bucket list. We’ve checked it off.

Feb 16, 2020 at 6:30 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

A sad, but fitting, Valentine's Day tribute

It’s Valentine’s Day, which means hearts everywhere. It’s also National Heart Month. My former neighbor, classmate and friend, literally a “poster child” for heart disease awareness, died in her sleep from an apparent heart attack earlier this week.

Feb 14, 2020 at 7:30 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Palmetto Cheese: Highlights of our Pawleys Island pilgrimage

Palmetto Cheese is my favorite brand of pimento cheese. I didn’t know its creators offer way more culinary delights out of their Get Carried Away Southern Takeout location at Pawleys Island.

Feb 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

On being a Times News reporter

I’ve never grown bored covering news for the Times News, my hometown newspaper.

Feb 2, 2020 at 6:00 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Of "girls to help" and peafowls, the late 1950s

Cloth diapers were washed on a ringer-type washer in the basement, which was heated by a stove. At first the washed diapers were air-dried, hung on line in the warm garage. But soon Dad bought a dryer.

Jan 31, 2020 at 6:30 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Between birth and death in the Model City

Would anyone else would see the irony that I’ve chosen a place full of those whose lives have ended to try and extend my own?

Jan 26, 2020 at 1:30 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

Rx for 1970s nursing shortage at HVCH: Filipino nurses

48 years ago this month, 26 registered nurses arrived in Kingsport from the Philippines, ready to work at Holston Valley Community Hospital.

Jan 24, 2020 at 6:00 PM

J. H. OSBORNE

An example for a hotel in downtown Kingsport

I was skeptical of this East Nashville “boutique hotel” Vicki had booked. But I kept my mouth shut.

Jan 19, 2020 at 1:30 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