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An artist's rendering of what a minor league baseball stadium would look like at Brickyard Park.
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One Kingsport

Does downtown Kingsport need a baseball stadium?

City leaders held a joint meeting this week to recap and discuss the future of the One Kingsport initiative, with two new ideas coming to the forefront: the renovation of the State Theater and the construction of a new minor league baseball stadium downtown.

Oct 11, 2018 at 10:18 AM
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Neighbors

A helping hand: Neighborhood commission launches Toolbox to celebrate Good Neighbor Week

.The Kingsport Neighborhood Commission — formed at the end of 2017 — is a 12-person volunteer group that serves to strengthen the Model City’s neighborhoods

Sep 23, 2018 at 8:00 AM
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One Kingsport

Kingsport leaders admit to ‘struggling’ with proposed outdoor venue's price tag

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen was expected to approve a funding plan for aspects of several One Kingsport projects. Following a discussion on Monday, everything having to do with the outdoor venue was pulled from the funding plan.

Aug 21, 2018 at 8:42 AM
A conceptual drawing of how Main Street would look if the power lines were placed underground. The estimated cost is at least $3.1 million.
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Downtown

Which version of Main Street do you prefer?

The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen have a choice to make about the future appearance of Main Street and whether the cost is worth it. Should the power lines be placed underground, should they be moved across the street or should they be left alone? A decision is expected within the next 30 days.

Aug 20, 2018 at 9:21 AM
This drone image of the General Shale property show roughly where the outdoor venue would be located. A new road is slated to be built adjacent to the railroad tracks and tie into Cherokee Street near Centennial Park.
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One Kingsport

'Scaled back' outdoor venue still in the works

KINGSPORT — An outdoor venue at the old General Shale property could be designed starting this fall and be under construction this time next year. Other features of the project will include an off-road bicycle course and a pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks.

Aug 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM
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One Kingsport

Love where you live Kingsport Neighborhood Commission eager to get to work

The Neighborhood Commission is an exciting step for ALL residents in Kingsport. It’s the realization of an idea that grew out of community conversations over the years. Our purpose is to provide a link for sharing, listening and collaborating between our neighborhoods, all Kingsport residents, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen and city staff.

Feb 2, 2018 at 4:00 PM
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One Kingsport

The estimated cost of One Kingsport projects

One Kingsport started in October 2015 with a two-day summit where hundreds of people brainstormed ideas on how to improve Kingsport. From there, dozens of volunteers worked for months on refining those ideas into a more workable list of projects Kingsport could implement to help make the city the premiere destination in our region.

Jan 22, 2018 at 9:16 AM
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One Kingsport

Meet your new Neighborhood Advisory Commission

The Neighborhood Advisory Commission has three main responsibilities: to strengthen neighborhoods, provide a communication channel between the neighborhoods and the city, and to advise the city on solving various problems within the community.

Dec 10, 2017 at 7:00 PM
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One Kingsport

Sports consultant hired to evaluate General Shale property

One conceptual plan for the General Shale property shows an outdoor venue (basically an open lawn with seating capacity for 15,000), two adjacent parking lots, two multi-purpose fields and cross-country running paths (1,2, and 3 mile paths). On the north side of the property is an extended Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and a pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks near Cherokee Street.

Nov 27, 2017 at 8:00 AM
A section of Wilcox Drive that's seen some beautification efforts during the past year.
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One Kingsport

Kingsport putting emphasis on improving its curb appeal

Beautification rose to the top of the priorities list about two years ago during the One Kingsport summit process with city officials agreeing a dedicated funding stream was needed to help improve the curb appeal of the city.

Sep 12, 2017 at 7:50 AM
To bolster the idea of redeveloping the river, officials point out that Netherland Inn Road sees 12,000 vehicles per day and that an average of 5,000 pedestrians and 2,000 cyclists can be found in Riverfront Park during peak months.
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Kingsport

Kingsport hopes to rediscover the Holston River

A recent TVA study has shown that one mile of shoreline equals $1 million in economic impact. Outdoor recreation participants in Tennessee spend $21.6 billion annually on watersports, such as kayaking, rafting, canoeing and motorized boating, with watersports directly supporting more than 188,000 jobs in Tennessee.

Sep 3, 2017 at 12:00 PM
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One Kingsport

Kingsport mulls creating Neighborhood Commission

The Neighborhood Commission aims to create a strong alliance between the city and its neighborhoods, to help identify best practices, share success stories and remove roadblocks, along with providing a venue for neighborhoods to collect for collaboration.

Aug 28, 2017 at 12:33 PM
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One Kingsport

Two years in the making - Advisory Commission recommends top five One Kingsport focus areas

The original list of “big ideas,” policy changes and capital projects from the One Kingsport summit totaled more than 100 items, which was eventually prioritized into a five-year plan, with some “quick hits” implemented over the past 18 months.

Updated Aug 15, 2017 at 11:15 AM
A view of downtown from the General Shale property. An outdoor venue on this site could be used for concerts and festivals, as well as smaller events such as car shows, hot air balloon launches, outdoor movies and food truck rodeos.
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General Shale

Kingsport to consider purchasing remainder of General Shale property

After eight months of negotiations, Kingsport and General Shale have reached an agreement for the purchase of 14 acres of land off Industry Drive, property directly across from Brickyard Park and a potential site for the creation of a large, outdoor venue space for events like concerts and performances.

Updated Aug 1, 2017 at 8:36 AM
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General Shale

Property for outdoor Kingsport venue still being negotiated

One Kingsport summit participants and city officials suggested and later recommended an outdoor venue go on the old General Shale property off Industry Drive. Reasons being Kingsport controlled most of the property anyway, it would be close to downtown and Brickyard Park would be adjacent to the venue.

Updated Jun 5, 2017 at 1:42 PM
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