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🌱 Kingston mourns Dorothy Holmes, remembered for resilience and joyful spirit

Kingston, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Kingston! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Kingston mourns Dorothy Holmes, remembered for resilience and joyful spirit
  • How Kingston’s state representative views Tennessee’s death penalty delays

Also on today's calendar: Music Bingo at the Smokehouse Kingston.

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dorothy Helen Sliger Holmes, 92 (3bmedianews.com) — Dorothy Helen Sliger Holmes, who spent her final years at Sycamore Trace assisted living in Kingston, is remembered for her resilience, humor, and love for music despite blindness. A longtime Rockwood resident, she worked at a hosiery mill and later TVA, and is survived by close family and a devoted caregiver who remained by her side.
   

• Republican gubernatorial candidates disagree on death penalty methods (themountainpress.com) — Kingston residents are represented in this debate by state Rep. Monty Fritts, who criticizes delays in Tennessee executions and opposes halting them. The piece outlines how Republican gubernatorial candidates differ on using lethal injection versus the electric chair, and on keeping National Guard troops deployed in Memphis to address crime.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Oak Ridge Recreation & Scarboro Centers to close for training & building maintenance last weekend of July
    The City of Oak Ridge Recreation Center and Scarboro Center will close Monday, July 27, 2026, through Friday, July 31, 2026, for staff training and… (Nextdoor )
  • Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Kingston. Apply here.
  • Weigels Inc. posted a job opening for Cashier - Customer Service Team Member in Kingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Rockwood

  • Rockwood Second Monday Street Festival Postponed Due to Threat of Severe Weather (bbbtv12.com)
  • Brian Christopher Cox, 53 (bbbtv12.com)

Ok Kingston! 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: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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