Kingsport Educational Leaders Have Appointed A New Temporary Board Member To Step In For Retiring School Board Member, Jim Welch. Honors Were Given To Welch During The Meeting Tuesday. His Career Spanned 47 Years. Former School Board Member, Tim Dean, Has Been Sworn In As Welch’s Temporary Replacement. In Other Business, School Leaders Approved A Proposal To Hire Dome Technology, The Sole Subcontractor For Renovation Of The Buck Van Huss Dome. The Project Is Expected To Cost $21 Million.