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March 16KCS aims to feed students during school closure
March 16KCS shutters schools due to coronavirus concerns

HELP IS AVAILABLE. Macy Davis, left, checks out a poster advertising the new

New anonymous reporting system arrives at Sevier Middle

April 9, 2020

FALSE INFORMATION SPREADS. This conversation was one of many that took place between students during a lockdown at Dobyns-Bennett High School. No shots were actually fired during the lockdown.

Social media spreads false information during DB crisis

April 8, 2020

SMALL VIRUS, BIG PROBLEMS. This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reveals the structure of the coronavirus. Since the virus has arrived in the United States, it has shut down schools and business all over the country.

COVID-19 virus shuts down Kingsport schools

April 1, 2020

NEW AND IN CHARGE. Beth Cohen, a former Dobyns-Bennett High School administrator, has been named interim principal at Robinson Middle.

Beth Cohen steps in as Robinson Middle principal

March 17, 2020

A PASSION FOR TEACHING. Guice teaches her orchestra students at Sevier Middle in this 2013 file photo. She spent more than 25 years teaching passing along her passion for music to students of all ages.

Former orchestra teacher leaves a legacy of love

March 6, 2020

CONTROVERSIAL HAIR? My'yon Lanier wears her hair in a natural style while waiting for school to start.

Student hairstyles cause controversies across nation

January 31, 2020

A TENNESSEE PIONEER. Brianna Mason, the first African American Miss Tennessee pageant winner, addresses a group of middle school students.

First African American Miss Tennessee visits Sevier

January 28, 2020

NEW KIDS ON THE BOARD. Julie Byers, left, and Jim Welsch were recently elected as new members of the Kingsport City Schools Board of Education.

New members elected to KCS board

January 27, 2020

A NEW CLASSROOM. Stephen Williams, left, is one of several teachers who moved into new classrooms at Sevier Middle.

Teachers change rooms and positions over the summer

November 22, 2019

A CLEAN DRINK OF WATER. Rayna Welsch drinks from a fountain at Sevier Middle. KCS recently replaced several fountains across the district due to lead.

KCS discovers lead in water fountains

November 13, 2019

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