A KINGSPORT SHOPPING COMPLEX WILL BE SHUTTING ITS DOORS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. OFFICIALS WITH CAROLINA POTTERY AT THE FACTORY STORES OF AMERICA MALL ANNOUNCED THE CLOSURE ON THE HEELS OF PLANS TO OPEN A NEW STORE NEXT YEAR IN LENOR NORTH CAROLINA. MOST OF THE STORE FIXTURES FROM THE KINGSPORT STORE WILL GO TO THE NEW LOCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE POTTERY OWNER WOULD NOT RULE OUT REOPENING ANOTHER STORE IN THE TRI CITIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE STORE MUST VACATE THE BUILDING BY DECEMBER 31ST. THERE’S NO WORD ON A POSSIBLE NEW TENATE AT AMERICA MALL.