Tag Archives: Fort Southwest Point

Kingston, TN – Tennessee has a new State Historic Park to explore, and it’s right here in Roane County. A special dedication ceremony was held in Kingston at the newly designated Fort Southwest Point State Historic Park. The ceremony officially marked the transfer of the historic site to the State …

The city of Kingston kicked off its 225th birthday celebration on Wednesday afternoon with an event on the Old Courthouse lawn in downtown Kingston. Over 200 people attended, including some citizens and council members dressed in 1800s attire. The festivities began with the ringing of the historic Rittenhouse Academy Bell, …

The Roane County Amateur Radio Club will participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day exercise on June 22-23 at Fort Southwest Point in Kingston. This event, open to the public, will run from 9am Saturday to 2:00 p.m. on Sunday (Operational time 2pm Saturday – 2pm Sunday) at the …

Oak Ridge, TN. — ORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) is excited to announce the lineup of its annual Summer Sessions concert series. The 2023 free concert series will again feature bluegrass and Americana bands from throughout the region. Summer Sessions is open to the public and will kick off …

Oak Ridge, TN – ORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) is bringing its Summer Sessions concert series to The Amphitheater at Fort Southwest Point in Kingston on Saturday, July 2. Headlining the special concert event will be the Dan Tyminski Band and the opening band will be Amanda Anne Platt …

Oak Ridge, TN. — ORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) is excited to announce the lineup of its annual Summer Sessions concert series. In 2020, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but returned to Oak Ridge in 2021, setting record attendance levels.  The 2022 free concert series …

We have been given information from The Kingston Police that a break-in at The office of The Kingston Fort Southwest Point overnight on Tuesday. Police Chief Jim Washum told us that several guns were taken and some  powder used for those types of older guns. The front door was damaged  where the suspect or suspects may have made …