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
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
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 Named Semifinalists in National Merit Scholarship Program The 71st Annual 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program is designed to identify and honor the top high school students in the United States. Published September 16, 2025
Kingsport City Schools Announces Accountability Results For the ninth consecutive year, Kingsport City Schools has achieved the top composite score of 5 in Tennessee Value Added Assessment System. Published September 4, 2025
Kingsport City Schools Announce 2025 KCS Hall of Fame Inductees The Hall of Fame serves as the keystone employee award celebrating the district’s history of excellence. Published July 30, 2025
KCS Wireless Communication Device Policy All KCS students in PreK-12th grade may possess wireless communications devices at school, but they must be turned off and stored for the entirety of the school day. Click for more information. Published July 21, 2025
New Football Stadium Policies In Effect For 2025 Dobyns-Bennett Football gears up for the 2025 Season with new stadium procedures to enhance safety and fan experience at J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Published July 15, 2025
Dobyns-Bennett High School Graduates Recognized by the National Speech & Debate Association Out of more than 141,000 student members nationwide, fewer than one percent receive this honor each year. Published July 8, 2025