Kingsport Community Members Are Rallying To Save The Kroger Store On Stone Drive From Closing. More Than 11-Hundred People Have Signed An Online Petition To Keep The Store Open After The Company Announced It Will Close September 19th. Mayor Paul Montgomery Has Sent A Letter To The Company Asking Them To Reconsider The Closure. The United Food And Commercial Workers Local 400 Union Has Announced Upcoming Protests Planned For 5pm July 15th At Both Kingsport And Abingdon Stores.