A KINGSPORT CLOTHING STORE WILL SOON CLOSE ITS DOORS FOR GOOD. GOODY’S FAMILY CLOTHING INCORPORATED HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION AND WILL SHUTDOWN 69 STORES INCLUDING IT’S KINGSPORT STORE IN THE EAST STONE COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER IN AN EFFORT TO RESTRUCTURE. GOODY’S HAS OPERATED A STORE IN THE MODEL CITY SINCE 1983. COMPANY OFFICIALS BLAME THE CLOSINGS ON PRESSURES FROM TIGHTENING CREDIT MARKETS, STRAIN ON MERCHANDISE FLOW, AND UNDERPERFORMING STORES. GOODY’S OPERATES 355 STORES IN 20 STATES.