Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Board Announces 2025 D-BHS Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees

KINGSPORT, TENN. – The Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association Board is proud to announce the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2025:

• Colonel Shelton B. Biles, Jr., Class of 1941

• Jay Larkins, Class of 1979

• John G. McJunkin, Class of 1980

• Michael A. “Andre” Releford, Class of 1973

• Kenneth W. “Scat” Springs, Class of 1979

The Dobyns-Bennett Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the Civic Auditorium located at 1550 Fort Henry Drive, Kingsport, TN 37664. Registration opens at 10:15 a.m.

The D-B Alumni Association Hall of Fame was established in 2009 and information regarding all past inductees (photos and biographies) can be found online at the Dobyns-Bennett High School website under “Alumni” or by clicking HERE.

The ceremony is open to the public, but seating is limited. Tickets are $60 cash or check (in advance by October 2nd), $65 online or $65 the day of the event; lunch is provided. 

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Graham Clark, D-B Alumni Association president at (423) 967-1288 or email [email protected]. Payment in the form of a check can be mailed to the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 3337, Kingsport, TN 37664. Tickets can also be purchased online here. Reservation deadline is Monday, September 29, 2025.

Alumni and friends of Dobyns-Bennett High School may now become an individual and/or business sponsor of the Hall of Fame Luncheon.  For $100.00 alumni or friends may have their name placed on the back page of the Hall of Fame program.  Businesses may also have their name placed on the back page of the program for $100.00. Information and the form to be completed to have your individual name and/or the name of your business included on the back page of the Hall of Fame program may be accessed online HERE or you may visit D-BHS Alumni Website, email [email protected] or contact Graham Clark, D-B Alumni Association president at (423) 967-1288.

The Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association seeks to unite DBHS Alumni and keep them informed of community and school news. Alumni news and information are posted regarding membership, class reunions, football schedules, D-B highlights, the Alumni Board and a complete listing of the Hall of Fame Inductees by year with bios and headshots. You can become a Lifetime Member of the DBHS Alumni Association by filling out the Lifetime Membership application HERE.

For more information regarding the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame nomination process or the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Association visit, dbhs.k12k.com-Alumni or email [email protected].