Kingsport Times-News

The Kingsport Times-News is a daily newspaper located in Kingsport, Tennessee, and is one of the two main newspapers in the area. It focuses on general news and serves as a key source of information in Northeast Tennessee. The paper has an average daily circulation of 44,096 copies.

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Raiders push across run to top Titans in region semifinals

3 days ago | timesnews.net | Brian Woodson

WISE — It came down to the slimmest of margins, just like it did three of the four times J.I. Burton and Twin Springs met on the softball diamond this season.
Schuettler attends last committee meeting as interim solid waste director

3 days ago | timesnews.net | John Thompson

ELIZABETHTON — Carter County Planning Director Chris Schuettler probably gave his final briefing to the Carter County Landfill Committee on Monday night. Schuettler has served as interim director for over a year while the committee searched for and hired Robert “Chip” Chambers to be the next solid waste director. Schuettler will continue to manage the landfill for another month as the next director is brought up to speed.
CCSO said rolling log crashed into house on Lick Skillet Road on Tuesday

3 days ago | timesnews.net | John Thompson

ELIZABETHTON — Emergency responders in Carter County rushed to Lick Skillet Road in the Stoney Creek community on Tuesday morning after 911 received a call that a home had been damaged in an explosion. When deputies of the Carter County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene, they reported that they observed a large tree trunk had rolled down the hillside behind the residence and struck the home.
Kilgore named House minority leader

4 days ago | timesnews.net | Mike Still

MIKE STILLRICHMOND – Terry Kilgore has returned to the party’s top General Assembly House leadership post in Richmond Sunday as the House Minority Leader against House Minority Whip Michael Webert, R-61st, Fauquier. Kilgore will fill the unexpired leader term of Del. Todd Gilbert, R-33rd, Woodstock. Gilbert recently resigned from his House seat for consideration as the Trump administration nominee for the Virginia Western District U.S. Attorney’s post.
Now you see it, now you don’t: DHS removes sanctuary list from website

4 days ago | timesnews.net | Mike Still

DUFFIELD – On Friday, Duffield was listed on the federal Homeland Security website as a sanctuary jurisdiction interfering with federal immigration enforcement. On Sunday, the list disappeared from the DHS website as one national law enforcement organization called the DHS list a betrayal of local law enforcement.
Gate City girls tennis continues postseason tradition

6 days ago | timesnews.net | Brian Woodson

The Gate City girls tennis team will play in the Class 2A state tournament later this week, but they would like to go in as Region 2D champions. All that stands in their way in the Region 2D finals on Monday is Marion, which has won the last two state championships, and still has three-time defending singles champion Parker White on their side.
Slow and steady wins the turtle derby

6 days ago | timesnews.net | Allison Winters

KINGSPORT — For the 79th year, the Kingsport Lions Club hosted its annual turtle derby on Saturday. Twenty one rounds of races all lead up to the final turtle derby, which include the fastest turtle winners from throughout the event. Each turtle is sponsored by a business or individual. Held at J. Fred Johnson Stadium, the 2025 Bob Miller Memorial Turtle Derby was named after the longtime Lions Club member and former president and district governor for East Tennessee.
Miss Kingsport pageant seeks contestants

6 days ago | timesnews.net | Allison Winters

KINGSPORT — The Miss Kingsport and Miss Sullivan County Scholarship Pageant is looking for contestants entering its 71st year. Mary Hamilton, the program’s longtime executive director, said the event will be held this year at 7 p.m. on July 12 at Ross N. Robinson Middle School. She said eligible contestants must be between 17 and 26 years old, unmarried and able to represent Kingsport and Sullivan County at local events — as well as attend Miss Tennessee next year.
Booking late might be the smartest travel move you make this year

6 days ago | timesnews.net | Robin Donovan

Spontaneous travel is taking off, and it's blowing traditional vacations out of the water. According to the 2024 Global Travel Trends Report by American Express, 78% of millennial and Gen Z respondents said they were up for spontaneous getaways. It turns out, unplanned trips are often cheaper, less stressful and even more fun than meticulously planned itineraries. Spontaneous travelers don't wake up to an alarm to catch a sunrise tour or rush across town for a reservation they made six months ago.
Why are more shoppers struggling to repay 'buy now, pay later' loans?

6 days ago | timesnews.net | Cora Lewis

NEW YORK — More Klarna customers are having trouble repaying their “buy now, pay later” loans, the short-term lender said this week. The disclosure corresponded with reports by lending platforms Bankrate and LendingTree, which cited an increasing share of all “buy now, pay later” users saying they had fallen behind on payments.