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🌱 Kingsport lands funding for Brickyard Park bridge to downtown

Kingsport, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Kingsport! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Kingsport lands funding for Brickyard Park bridge to downtown
  • Santa Train brings anniversary locomotives to Kingsport on November 21
  • Santa for Seniors opens holiday giving drive in Kingsport

Also on today's calendar: PEAK Around Town at Riverfront Seafood + Grill and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with showers, temps: high: 57, low: 40.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy with showers, with a high of 46 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New Kingsport Bridge will connect Brickyard Park to downtown (supertalk929.com) — Kingsport has secured $5.6 million in federal funding for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge linking Brickyard Park to downtown's Centennial Park over the CSX tracks. Construction is expected to begin in 2027, and the existing street-level vehicle crossing will permanently close once the bridge is built.
   

2. CSX Santa Train to feature patriotic locomotives celebrating America's 250th anniversary (tncontentexchange.com) — The Santa Train will return to Kingsport on Nov. 21 with two patriotic locomotives marking America’s 250th anniversary. On its 84th run, the train will travel 110 miles from Shelbiana through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee, distributing more than 15,000 toys, gifts and winter accessories to families along the route.
   

3. Healthy Kingsport now accepting donations for Santa for Seniors (wjhl.com) — Healthy Kingsport is accepting donations through Nov. 30 for Santa for Seniors, which provides essential personal hygiene items to underserved local seniors, including those who may receive no holiday visitors. Monetary gifts can honor or remember a senior, and questions can be emailed to dclemons@healthykingsport.org.
   

4. PHOTO GALLERY: Speed Invitational ushers in swim season (tncontentexchange.com) — Renovations at Kingsport Aquatic Center sent Hawkins County's annual Speed Invitational to Tennessee High in Bristol for its Nov. 5 meet. Hawkins County Swim, the county's combined middle-school team, finished third overall and collected five junior-varsity wins as area swimmers opened the 2026–27 season.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • After the railroads went to Bristol and Johnson's Depot and the Civil War finished the job, Kingsport spent about forty years barely being a town.
    By 1917 it had to be incorporated from scratch. What came after is the part I've been writing about all fall, one layer at a time. This one goes… (Nextdoor Stapleton Dr to Trevor Dr)
  • Very pleased with the job they did for us.
    They replaced all of our windows and put siding on over our wooden areas. Including the ceiling of our carport. We highly recommend them! (Nextdoor Ridgefields)
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Kingsport. Apply here.
  • Five Guys posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Five Guys Kingsport in Kingsport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingsport here.

Ok Kingsport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kingsport

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Kingsport

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.