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Thursday, November 25, 2010

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First Santa Train helped promote rail route to Kingsport
Kingsport Times News
By Vince Staten I'd always heard that the Santa Train began as a way for
Kingsport's merchants to thank the people of Southwest Virginia for
shopping in ...
<http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9027803>

Kingsport Prepares for the Santa Train's journey
TriCities.com
This Saturday, the Santa Train rolls out of the hills of Kentucky toward
Kingsport. But Santa's magic doesn't get the train ready for the long
journey. ...
<http://www2.tricities.com/news/2010/nov/17/kingsport-prepares-santa-trains-journey-ar-660539/>

Waiting list sparks talk of expansion for Kingsport Veterans Memorial
Kingsport Times News
KINGSPORT — More than 200 people are on a waiting list to have a
veteran's name engraved on a paver at the Kingsport Veter ans Memorial. ...
<http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9027804>

'So far, so good' for new Kingsport Central Office
Kingsport Times News
By Rick Wagner KINGSPORT — Tentative plans from Kingsport City Schools
are for the building near the corner of Press and Clinchfield streets to
house the ...
<http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9027805>

The Children's Place locating store at Kingsport Town Center
Kingsport Times News
By staff report KINGSPORT — Kingsport Town Center has announced it will
soon offer another shopping choice: The Children's Place. ...
<http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9027802>

Kingsport Goes To The Dogs
WCYB
By Katie Graham KINGSPORT, TN -- Someone let the dogs out in Kingsport
Saturday. Hundreds of animal lovers and their best friends flocked downtown
for the ...
<http://www.wcyb.com/news/25864492/detail.html>

Winning Santa Train photo shows daughter and father in front of the train amid ...
WDBJ7.com
By AP KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) — A Virginia woman has won the "68 Years of
Memories" Santa Train photo contest. Lora Kiser of Abingdon is being
honored for ...
<http://www.wdbj7.com/sns-ap-tn--santatrainphoto,0,631245.story>

Douglass-Riverview News and Current Events: Kingsport Racist ...
By Douglass Alumni Association
Sullivan County Circuit Judge Jerry Beck granted supervised probation for
Andy B . Frye, 19, 1608 Seaver Road, Kingsport on Tuesday. While on
probation, Beck ordered Frye to pay restitution to the probation office and
to complete 10 ...
<http://douglassalumni.blogspot.com/2010/11/kingsport-racist-graffiti-writer-gets.html>
Douglass-Riverview News and Current...
<http://douglassalumni.blogspot.com/>

2010 Kingsport Christmas Parade and the Veterans who celebrate by ...
KINGSPORT – On Saturday, the 2010 Kingsport Santa Train Christmas Parade
rolled into downtown Kingsport (See Video) at 3:08 pm This was the 68th
Annual S.
<http://www.examiner.com/tri-cities-in-knoxville/2010-kingsport-christmas-parade-and-the-veterans-who-celebrate-by-ringing-bells>

SANTA TRAIN SPONSORS ANNOUNCE PHOTO CONTEST WINNER - News From The ...
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – The sponsors of the Santa Train – CSX, Food City,
the Kingsport Area Chamber of Commerce and Kids Wish Network – today
announced the ...
<http://www.kingsportchamber.org/news.php?id=227>


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Jeff Fleming
Kingsport Blog

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