Tag: History
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Cornerstone of a Community: The Stone Family Story
Tom Parham was recently inducted into the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Hall of Fame. These are Jeff Fleming’s remarks upon his induction. I want to tell you a story with all the triumphs, tragedies, and unexpected twists of a bestseller. But this isn’t fiction—it’s the story of the Stone family, a family whose history is…
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Looking Back and Leading Forward
These are remarks by Jeff Fleming made at last night’s 90th Birthday celebration of United Way of Greater Kingsport. When Danelle asked me to say a few words, I thought of Keith Parker’s dynamic speaking style. He’s young, tall, charismatic, and witty…all things I am not. But she needed a local history buff for tonight’s…
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John Campbell: 4th Quarter
April 10, 2024. Today is John Campbell’s 75th birthday. The start of his 4th quarter. If you know John, you know he loves sports, especially UT football. So, 4th quarter seems like the most appropriate reference. 4th Quarter is a rallying cry. Players hold up 4 fingers. Fans respond with applause. You can acquiesce or…
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Ross N. Robinson
Generations of Kingsport eastside students have grown up singing, “Let’s give a cheer to RNR, to the colors white and blue”. As a John Sevier alumnus, RNR’s archrival, I never gave much thought to the man behind the school’s name. In my formative years, RNR might as well have been in a neighboring city. The…
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The Bachman Legacy: How a Kingsport son became Chattanooga’s ‘First Citizen’
The Brainerd Mission is featured on the cover of this month’s Tennessee Historical Quarterly magazine, published by the Tennessee Historical Society. So, how does this relate to Kingsport? Read on. The article is based on the remembrances of Chattanooga historian Anne Bachman Hyde (1868-1959) as told to her by her father, Jonathan Waverly Bachman. A…
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