Kingston News

Large hail of up to a quarter and half-dollar-size fell on parts of Knox, Anderson and Blount counties Sunday afternoon.

Tournament: Battle of the Bats at Fountain City for 8U, 9U, 10U, 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U.

An East Tennessee Tea Party member will head to Washington D.C. Wednesday to speak about his dealings with the IRS.

The Tennessee Ethics Commission has decided against penalizing 28 planning commissioners around the state who filed financial disclosures late, while voting to levy fines of $10,000 each against three who failed to file any report at all.

Tryout: May 22 for 9- and 10-year-old Powell Orioles at Badgett Field on Ball Camp Pike from 6-7:30 p.m. 865-282-1100. Tryout: May 28-30 and June 3-4 for Halls High School for the 2013-14 season from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Halls High School baseball field.

Chrystal B. Talbott/News Sentinel Old Kingston Pike is located between Kingston Pike and Lyons View Pike near Forest Park Boulevard SW.

This city is getting into the solar power business, and it's not costing taxpayers a dime, Mayor Troy Beets said.

A single-wide trailer and three vehicles parked nearby were destroyed in a fire reported about 3 p.m. Saturday on Mans Hollow Road south of Kingston, officials said.

A Roane County man lost his mobile home and three vehicles in a fire off Mans Hollow Road in Kingston Saturday afternoon.

Grace Point, the East Tennessee Episcopal Diocesan camp at 300 Cumberlain Cove Road in Kingston, Tn., will have Grace Point Day on Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program will include a time to meet the summer staff members, Eucharist at 11 a.m. with Bishop George Young, and lunch at noon.