D-B Dramahawks Take First Place at the Showstopper Invitational Forensics Tournament The D-B Dramahawks took 20 individual trophies including First Place in Humorous Interpretation by Cameron Roberts; 1st Place in Original Spoken Word Poetry and Poetry Interpretation by Noelle Weatherall; 1st Place in Prose Interpretation by Destiny Stover, and 1st Place in Storytelling by Carter Berry. Published November 23, 2025
Kingsport City Schools Announces Reward Schools Seven schools have been named among Tennessee’s best, announced as Reward Schools by the Tennessee Department of Education. Published November 21, 2025
Dobyns-Bennett High School's DeBusk Named TSSAA District I Athletic Director of the Year Before moving into high school athletics, DeBusk spent 18 years at Tusculum University, serving as head football coach from 1998–2015 and as both head coach and athletic director from 2007–2015. Published November 18, 2025
Kingsport Board of Education Cancels November Work Session The cancelled work session was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Published November 12, 2025
Dobyns-Bennett High School Celebrates 14 AP Capstone Diploma Recipients and Recognizes 243 AP Scholars The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are essential to academic success. Published November 6, 2025
Kingsport Board of Education to hold Administrative Retreat The Board will discuss issues related to academic data, academic supports, and future planning. Published October 29, 2025
Kingsport City Schools Flora Finalist for 2025 State of Tennessee Supervisor of the Year The goal of the Tennessee Supervisor of the Year program is to recognize and celebrate the wealth of excellent district leaders that exist across the state. Published October 15, 2025
Dobyns-Bennett High School Band Selected to Perform in the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2026 Dobyns-Bennett High School was selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants as one of the 10 marching bands to participate in the 2026 Parade Published October 7, 2025
Dobyns-Bennett High School Students Recognized as National Merit Commended Students Six students have been named as National Merit Commended Students. Published September 30, 2025