KINGSPORT CONTINUES TO GROW AND ATTRACT NEW RESIDENTS. THE KINGSPORT AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S “MOVE TO KINGSPORT” PROGRAM HAS ANNOUNCED 538 NEW HOUSEHOLDS MOVED TO THE MODEL CITY WITHIN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. THIS MARKS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2006 – WHEN THE CITY REPORTED 319 NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN KINGSPORT. OF THOSE NEWCOMERS CALLING KINGSPORT HOME, 127 WERE RELOCATIONS FROM 27 DIFFERENT STATES, WITH MOST MOVING FROM THE STATES OF VIRGINIA, FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA, AND CALIFORNIA.