Kingsport, Tenn. – Four local songwriters won the Kingsport Qualifying Round for the 2025 Tennessee Songwriters Week competition and will advance to the showcase rounds next month. The qualifying event, hosted by Visit Kingsport at Model City Tap House, was held on...
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Visit Kingsport’s Taran Christiansen Completes Hospitality & Tourism Certificate Program
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Visit Kingsport Launches Inaugural Peppermint Trail
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‘The Show’ NAIA Basketball Showcase Returns to Kingsport for 10th Year
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Shop Small in Downtown Kingsport this Small Business Saturday
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All Aboard! The Santa Train returns for year 82
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Kingsport’s Long Island Tea Trail
In case you haven't heart, Kingsport is the home of the Original Long Island Iced Tea (LIIT).The drink came into existence in the 1920s during prohibition in the United States when Charlie “Old Man” Bishop invented the concoction while living on Long Island in...
National Fireworks Association visits Kingsport, TN
The National Fireworks Association is hosting its annual meeting and exhibition at the Meadowview Conference Resort and Convention Center next week...
Four Local Songwriters Advance to Next Round of Tennessee Songwriters Week
FOUR LOCAL SONGWRITERS ADVANCE TO NEXT ROUND OF TENNESSEE SONGWRITERS WEEK COMPETITION Kingsport, Tenn. – (Feb. 3, 2022) Four local songwriters won the Kingsport Qualifying Round for the 2022 Tennessee Songwriters Week competition and will advance to the showcase...