KINGSPORT – The American Music Conference has named Kingsport City Schools as one of the “Best 100 Communities For Music Education” for the second year in a row.
The award is based on the quality of Kingsport City School’s music education program, diverse course offerings, student participation rates, and community support.
Kingsport City Schools is the only school district in Tennessee to receive the award. The 2005 roster includes school districts from 34 different states whose commitment to quality music education—measured across a variety of economic, curricular and programmatic criteria—has enabled them to stand out despite the many pressures on music programs across the country. The complete results, along with background information on music education and the survey, can be seen in their entirety at www.amc-music.org.
Kingsport City Schools Community Relations Coordinator Amy Greear said the school system applied for the award in February through a multi-page survey. The survey included questions concerning music education course offerings, music opportunities in and out of school, facilities and equipment related to music education, and community support for music programs.
Kingsport City Schools offers courses in concert and marching band, jazz ensemble, electronic music, orchestra, choral and chamber choirs. Music education is a required curriculum component in the elementary and middle school grade levels. Approximately 25 percent of high school students also participate in an elective music education course.
Kingsport City Schools also dedicates between 2 percent and 5 percent of its budget to music instruction, including teacher salaries, equipment, and extracurricular programs. The schools’ individual Booster Club organizations also contribute considerable funds to upgrading those programs, offering individual music tutoring scholarships for students, and paying for additional instructional aides for school music programs. In addition, the school system is embarking on construction of a $1.8 million band and orchestra building that will be located on the campus of Dobyns-Bennett High School. This project should be completed by the 2006-2007 school year.
“We are extremely pleased to have received the award for a second year,’’ said Kingsport City Schools Superintendent Richard Kitzmiller. “Our school system is fortunate to have many highly qualified music educators and tremendous community support which enable our students to achieve in the fine arts.”
This is the sixth year that the American Music Conference has offered the award program, designed to recognize school districts whose commitment to quality music education can be measured across a variety of economic, curricular and program criteria. The unveiling of the survey results is part of National “Music In Our Schools” month.
For more information on the survey results, please check the American Music Conference website at www.amc-music.org. Questions concerning Kingsport City School’s music programs should be forwarded to Amy Greear at (423) 378-2123.
-KCS-
Amy Greear
Community Relations Coordinator
Kingsport City Schools
1701 E. Center Street
Kingsport, TN 37664
(423) 378-2123 or (423) 914-9500
agreear@k12k.com
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Kingsport's Wireless E-911 Solution
KINGSPORT, TN – The City of Kingsport Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division was recently recognized during the Tennessee Geographic Information Council’s annual conference in Nashville.
GIS uses information technology to link local databases to mapping solutions.
Kingsport GIS Analyst Chris Campbell presented "Kingsport's Wireless E-911 Solution".
E-911 allows emergency dispatchers to identify the geographic origin of a call so help can be sent – regardless of the caller’s ability to speak, describe or identify their location.
"Several people in the audience remarked that their organizations either had no solution at all or paid substantially more than what Kingsport did for its solution," said Campbell.
"It should be noted that significant cost savings are often realized by the GIS Division by doing work in-house instead of outsourcing," Campbell explained.
Campbell and GIS Technician Constance Eaton also received awards for First Place in "Best Data Integration" and Second Place in "Viewer's Choice".
"The conference provided us a great opportunity in a professional atmosphere to show Kingsport as a leader and as an example to be followed. I sincerely believe we achieved this," Campbell said.
Eaton is a Kingsport native and graduate of Dobyns-Bennett and Emory & Henry. Campbell is an Elizabethton native and ETSU graduate.
For more information contact: Chris Campbell 423.224.2670 or Campbell@ci.kingsport.tn.us
GIS uses information technology to link local databases to mapping solutions.
Kingsport GIS Analyst Chris Campbell presented "Kingsport's Wireless E-911 Solution".
E-911 allows emergency dispatchers to identify the geographic origin of a call so help can be sent – regardless of the caller’s ability to speak, describe or identify their location.
"Several people in the audience remarked that their organizations either had no solution at all or paid substantially more than what Kingsport did for its solution," said Campbell.
"It should be noted that significant cost savings are often realized by the GIS Division by doing work in-house instead of outsourcing," Campbell explained.
Campbell and GIS Technician Constance Eaton also received awards for First Place in "Best Data Integration" and Second Place in "Viewer's Choice".
"The conference provided us a great opportunity in a professional atmosphere to show Kingsport as a leader and as an example to be followed. I sincerely believe we achieved this," Campbell said.
Eaton is a Kingsport native and graduate of Dobyns-Bennett and Emory & Henry. Campbell is an Elizabethton native and ETSU graduate.
For more information contact: Chris Campbell 423.224.2670 or Campbell@ci.kingsport.tn.us
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Kingsport Dance Team Wins National Competition
Dobyns-Bennett Spirit Shakers Win National Competition
KINGSPORT – The Dobyns-Bennett High School Spirit Shakers dance team recently placed first in a national competition held in New York City.
The Spirit Shakers were one of 55 dance teams competing at the National Dance Alliance U.S. Championship held in New York City, New York, on Saturday, March 19. The team won first in the small varsity division, and took home the overall NDA Grand Championship award.
The 11-member Spirit Shakers team is led by director Wendy Baker. Members include Courtney Wade, Holly Tumbling, Caroline Bowery, Lisa Colosimo, Jillian Francisco, Morgan Pecktol, Jenna Million, Cozette Sanders, Alisha Bragg, Katie Floyd, and Emma Clark.
For more information on the Spirit Shakers and their recent accomplishment, contact Wendy Baker at (423) 378-8434.
Kingsport City Schools
Amy Greear, Community Relations Coordinator (423) 378-2123
KINGSPORT – The Dobyns-Bennett High School Spirit Shakers dance team recently placed first in a national competition held in New York City.
The Spirit Shakers were one of 55 dance teams competing at the National Dance Alliance U.S. Championship held in New York City, New York, on Saturday, March 19. The team won first in the small varsity division, and took home the overall NDA Grand Championship award.
The 11-member Spirit Shakers team is led by director Wendy Baker. Members include Courtney Wade, Holly Tumbling, Caroline Bowery, Lisa Colosimo, Jillian Francisco, Morgan Pecktol, Jenna Million, Cozette Sanders, Alisha Bragg, Katie Floyd, and Emma Clark.
For more information on the Spirit Shakers and their recent accomplishment, contact Wendy Baker at (423) 378-8434.
Kingsport City Schools
Amy Greear, Community Relations Coordinator (423) 378-2123
Monday, March 28, 2005
20 Nearest Metro Areas
Did you know that residents of Kingsport-Bristol and Johnson City are closer to 8,361,000 metro neighbors in 7 states than to their own state capitals in Nashville & Richmond?
We often get caught in the trap of analyzing only our State data; however, in many cases (like ours) the geography of population defies state boundaries. Kingsport-Bristol and Johnson City (Tri-Cities) are considerably closer (physically and demographically) to metros in VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, OH and GA than Middle or West Tennessee (see chart below).
Factoids:
Tri-Cities wasn’t the only MSA to be split by the U.S. Census in 2003. Winston-Salem, Durham, Spartanburg and Anderson, for example, are now freestanding MSA’s that were separated from Greensboro, Raleigh and Greenville, respectively.
Some MSAs were expanded to include additional counties, like Asheville, which caused significant increases in population
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA is larger than Roanoke, VA MSA, Huntington, WV-KY-OH MSA, Spartanburg, SC MSA, or Lynchburg, VA MSA
Both, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA and Johnson City, TN MSA are closer to Asheville NC MSA than Knoxville, TN MSA
The nearest “Super Metro” is Atlanta which would be 3.2x Charlotte if shown on the graph
8,361,000 metro residents are represented in the graph below.
Another way of looking at it:
1,000,000+ Charlotte
600,000-1,000,000 Columbia, Greensboro, Knoxville
400,000-600,000 Greenville, Chattanooga, Winston-Salem
200,000-400,000 Asheville, Hickory, Charleston, Kingsport-Bristol, Roanoke, Huntington, Spartanburg, Lynchburg
<200,000 Johnson City, Anderson, Blacksburg, Burlington, Dalton, Morristown, Danville, Cleveland
We often get caught in the trap of analyzing only our State data; however, in many cases (like ours) the geography of population defies state boundaries. Kingsport-Bristol and Johnson City (Tri-Cities) are considerably closer (physically and demographically) to metros in VA, WV, NC, SC, KY, OH and GA than Middle or West Tennessee (see chart below).
Factoids:
Tri-Cities wasn’t the only MSA to be split by the U.S. Census in 2003. Winston-Salem, Durham, Spartanburg and Anderson, for example, are now freestanding MSA’s that were separated from Greensboro, Raleigh and Greenville, respectively.
Some MSAs were expanded to include additional counties, like Asheville, which caused significant increases in population
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA is larger than Roanoke, VA MSA, Huntington, WV-KY-OH MSA, Spartanburg, SC MSA, or Lynchburg, VA MSA
Both, Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA and Johnson City, TN MSA are closer to Asheville NC MSA than Knoxville, TN MSA
The nearest “Super Metro” is Atlanta which would be 3.2x Charlotte if shown on the graph
8,361,000 metro residents are represented in the graph below.
Another way of looking at it:
1,000,000+ Charlotte
600,000-1,000,000 Columbia, Greensboro, Knoxville
400,000-600,000 Greenville, Chattanooga, Winston-Salem
200,000-400,000 Asheville, Hickory, Charleston, Kingsport-Bristol, Roanoke, Huntington, Spartanburg, Lynchburg
<200,000 Johnson City, Anderson, Blacksburg, Burlington, Dalton, Morristown, Danville, Cleveland
Saturday, March 12, 2005
Within a Day's Drive of Kingsport
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
299,429
Factoid: There are 110,748,991 metro area residents within a day’s drive of Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA!
Location! Location! Location!
The following U.S. Metro Areas are within a day’s drive…..
2002 Pop.
Mapquest Drive Time
Miles
Johnson City, TN MSA
183,505
00 hrs 30 min
26
Morristown, TN MSA
125,533
01 hrs 06 min
61
Asheville, NC MSA
378,562
01 hrs 39 min
86
Knoxville, TN MSA
629,975
01 hrs 42 min
102
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA
153,149
02 hrs 37 min
144
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA
349,241
02 hrs 43 min
125
Spartanburg, SC MSA
259,322
02 hrs 50 min
153
Greenville, SC MSA
574,939
02 hrs 53 min
147
Roanoke, VA MSA
289,498
02 hrs 57 min
170
Cleveland, TN MSA
105,819
03 hrs 05 min
184
Winston-Salem, NC MSA
433,980
03 hrs 07 min
182
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
482,667
03 hrs 30 min
212
Anderson, SC MSA
170,578
03 hrs 31 min
180
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA
657,932
03 hrs 37 min
213
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA
1,410,292
03 hrs 39 min
182
Charleston, WV MSA
306,187
03 hrs 44 min
221
Dalton, GA MSA
125,581
03 hrs 49 min
229
Burlington, NC MSA
135,893
03 hrs 58 min
233
Lynchburg, VA MSA
229,859
04 hrs 06 min
225
Danville, VA MSA
109,341
04 hrs 12 min
215
Columbia, SC MSA
664,229
04 hrs 13 min
241
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
286,184
04 hrs 22 min
195
Durham, NC MSA
445,160
04 hrs 26 min
264
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
416,383
04 hrs 29 min
217
Harrisonburg, VA MSA
109,557
04 hrs 34 min
270
Rome, GA MSA
92,606
04 hrs 35 min
271
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN MSA
1,353,096
04 hrs 37 min
280
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
171,038
04 hrs 38 min
245
Gainesville, GA MSA
152,235
04 hrs 43 min
228
Charlottesville, VA MSA
178,924
04 hrs 44 min
278
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
859,126
04 hrs 51 min
291
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
163,381
05 hrs 01 min
298
Gadsden, AL MSA
103,105
05 hrs 01 min
300
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
4,529,256
05 hrs 12 min
314
Sumter, SC MSA
105,198
05 hrs 12 min
292
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
507,176
05 hrs 18 min
307
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
234,893
05 hrs 25 min
330
Florence, SC MSA
195,168
05 hrs 27 min
318
Louisville, KY-IN MSA
1,182,832
05 hrs 32 min
290
Fayetteville, NC MSA
339,360
05 hrs 35 min
303
Bowling Green, KY MSA
106,571
05 hrs 36 min
341
Huntsville, AL MSA
353,742
05 hrs 40 min
312
Winchester, VA-WV MSA
108,234
05 hrs 40 min
336
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA
111,616
05 hrs 45 min
337
Richmond, VA MSA
1,126,262
05 hrs 48 min
344
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA
2,040,746
05 hrs 49 min
302
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA
1,068,177
05 hrs 50 min
357
Goldsboro, NC MSA
112,954
05 hrs 50 min
339
Rocky Mount, NC MSA
144,293
05 hrs 52 min
342
Elizabethtown, KY MSA
109,096
05 hrs 52 min
268
Morgantown, WV MSA
112,355
05 hrs 58 min
333
Decatur, AL MSA
146,380
06 hrs 03 min
336
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
562,666
06 hrs 05 min
351
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
230,771
06 hrs 21 min
379
Greenville, NC MSA
156,656
06 hrs 22 min
368
Dayton, OH MSA
846,710
06 hrs 30 min
348
Macon, GA MSA
225,045
06 hrs 31 min
370
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
150,472
06 hrs 32 min
398
Jackson, TN MSA
109,290
06 hrs 36 min
409
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
5,026,217
06 hrs 37 min
397
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
193,614
06 hrs 41 min
417
Columbus, IN MSA
71,636
06 hrs 41 min
360
Warner Robins, GA MSA
116,768
06 hrs 50 min
387
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
407,106
06 hrs 51 min
413
Owensboro, KY MSA
110,314
06 hrs 51 min
411
Columbus, OH MSA
1,659,893
06 hrs 53 min
382
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
118,123
06 hrs 56 min
418
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
206,039
06 hrs 57 min
386
Springfield, OH MSA
143,416
06 hrs 59 min
375
Savannah, GA MSA
299,790
06 yrs 47 min
394
Jacksonville, NC MSA
149,003
07 hrs 00 min
405
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
283,133
07 hrs 02 min
417
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
101,290
07 hrs 02 min
403
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
2,418,198
07 hrs 08 min
404
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
129,663
07 hrs 08 min
425
Wilmington, NC MSA
287,013
07 hrs 09 min
419
Florence, AL MSA
141,966
07 hrs 09 min
419
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
2,601,990
07 hrs 12 min
435
Montgomery, AL MSA
351,229
07 hrs 12 min
444
Evansville, IN-KY MSA
344,022
07 hrs 12 min
428
Indianapolis, IN MSA
1,574,680
07 hrs 23 min
402
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA
72,510
07 hrs 23 min
428
Bloomington, IN MSA
176,925
07 hrs 28 min
392
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
514,552
07 hrs 31 min
452
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
1,612,929
07 hrs 34 min
453
Lima, OH MSA
108,120
07 hrs 45 min
420
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
1,230,554
07 hrs 52 min
492
York-Hanover, PA MSA
389,209
07 hrs 52 min
472
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA
2,147,832
07 hrs 53 min
472
Mansfield, OH MSA
128,004
07 hrs 53 min
455
Johnstown, PA MSA
150,452
07 hrs 54 min
443
Brunswick, GA MSA
95,246
07 hrs 54 min
465
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA
596,340
07 hrs 58 min
481
Altoona, PA MSA
127,840
07 hrs 59 min
456
Anderson, IN MSA
132,068
08 hrs 03 min
417
Lebanon, PA MSA
121,199
08 hrs 03 min
481
Muncie, IN MSA
118,197
08 hrs 06 min
434
Lancaster, PA MSA
478,561
08 hrs 09 min
488
Albany, GA MSA
159,920
08 hrs 20 min
469
Kokomo, IN MSA
101,372
08 hrs 22 min
452
Reading, PA MSA
382,108
08 hrs 28 min
511
Terre Haute, IN MSA
169,759
08 hrs 32 min
474
Danville, IL MSA
83,142
08 hrs 42 min
491
Sandusky, OH MSA
79,207
08 hrs 42 min
520
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
758,082
08 hrs 43 min
529
Dover, DE MSA
131,069
08 hrs 44 min
503
State College, PA MSA
138,524
08 hrs 46 min
494
Jacksonville, FL MSA
1,177,602
08 hrs 48 min
526
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
5,751,803
08 hrs 50 min
535
Valdosta, GA MSA
121,144
08 hrs 55 min
515
Toledo, OH MSA
659,515
08 hrs 57 min
498
Erie, PA MSA
280,370
08 hrs 58 min
525
Salisbury, MD MSA
111,873
09 hrs 03 min
521
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA
147,768
09 hrs 04 min
549
Jonesboro, AR MSA
109,475
09 hrs 05 min
562
Dothan, AL MSA
131,604
09 hrs 09 min
515
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
213,646
09 hrs 11 min
525
Fort Wayne, IN MSA
396,647
09 hrs 13 min
486
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
2,729,045
09 hrs 16 min
586
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
359,463
09 hrs 20 min
571
Monroe, MI MSA
149,253
09 hrs 21 min
521
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
553,155
09 hrs 22 min
569
Williamsport, PA MSA
119,000
09 hrs 23 min
532
Jackson, MS MSA
505,508
09 hrs 27 min
596
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
126,832
09 hrs 28 min
594
Atlantic City, NJ MSA
259,423
09 hrs 40 min
579
Ocean City, NJ MSA
102,013
09 hrs 43 min
581
Ann Arbor, MI MSA
334,351
09 hrs 45 min
545
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA
4,484,140
09 hrs 52 min
557
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA
622,847
09 hrs 54 min
629
Mobile, AL MSA
400,163
09 hrs 54 min
610
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
154,453
09 hrs 56 min
573
Decatur, IL MSA
112,013
10 hrs 01 min
573
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
424,484
10 hrs 02 min
606
Tallahassee, FL MSA
327,869
10 hrs 02 min
558
Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
110,384
10 hrs 07 min
579
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA
18,603,110
10 hrs 08 min
617
Gainesville, FL MSA
236,974
10 hrs 08 min
594
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA
318,404
10 hrs 12 min
538
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY MSA
1,163,148
10 hrs 16 min
617
Jackson, MI MSA
160,972
10 hrs 16 min
581
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
459,435
10 hrs 18 min
612
Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA
104,657
10 hrs 20 min
602
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA
9,286,207
10 hrs 25 min
586
Peoria, IL MSA
365,826
10 hrs 27 min
613
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
186,465
10 hrs 28 min
552
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
162,285
10 hrs 28 min
553
Springfield, IL MSA
203,201
10 hrs 30 min
652
Pine Bluff, AR MSA
106,162
10 hrs 32 min
669
Flint, MI MSA
441,423
10 hrs 33 min
590
Battle Creek, MI MSA
138,375
10 hrs 36 min
577
Pascagoula, MS MSA
153,056
10 hrs 37 min
647
Ocala, FL MSA
272,553
10 hrs 43 min
624
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
453,620
10 hrs 44 min
610
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA
249,889
10 hrs 48 min
664
Hot Springs, AR MSA
90,059
10 hrs 49 min
680
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA
175,708
10 hrs 54 min
647
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
318,706
10 hrs 57 min
596
Orlando, FL MSA
1,752,192
10 hrs 58 min
667
Bay City, MI MSA
109,672
11 hrs 13 min
644
299,429
Factoid: There are 110,748,991 metro area residents within a day’s drive of Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA!
Location! Location! Location!
The following U.S. Metro Areas are within a day’s drive…..
2002 Pop.
Mapquest Drive Time
Miles
Johnson City, TN MSA
183,505
00 hrs 30 min
26
Morristown, TN MSA
125,533
01 hrs 06 min
61
Asheville, NC MSA
378,562
01 hrs 39 min
86
Knoxville, TN MSA
629,975
01 hrs 42 min
102
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA
153,149
02 hrs 37 min
144
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA
349,241
02 hrs 43 min
125
Spartanburg, SC MSA
259,322
02 hrs 50 min
153
Greenville, SC MSA
574,939
02 hrs 53 min
147
Roanoke, VA MSA
289,498
02 hrs 57 min
170
Cleveland, TN MSA
105,819
03 hrs 05 min
184
Winston-Salem, NC MSA
433,980
03 hrs 07 min
182
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
482,667
03 hrs 30 min
212
Anderson, SC MSA
170,578
03 hrs 31 min
180
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA
657,932
03 hrs 37 min
213
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA
1,410,292
03 hrs 39 min
182
Charleston, WV MSA
306,187
03 hrs 44 min
221
Dalton, GA MSA
125,581
03 hrs 49 min
229
Burlington, NC MSA
135,893
03 hrs 58 min
233
Lynchburg, VA MSA
229,859
04 hrs 06 min
225
Danville, VA MSA
109,341
04 hrs 12 min
215
Columbia, SC MSA
664,229
04 hrs 13 min
241
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA
286,184
04 hrs 22 min
195
Durham, NC MSA
445,160
04 hrs 26 min
264
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA
416,383
04 hrs 29 min
217
Harrisonburg, VA MSA
109,557
04 hrs 34 min
270
Rome, GA MSA
92,606
04 hrs 35 min
271
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN MSA
1,353,096
04 hrs 37 min
280
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA
171,038
04 hrs 38 min
245
Gainesville, GA MSA
152,235
04 hrs 43 min
228
Charlottesville, VA MSA
178,924
04 hrs 44 min
278
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA
859,126
04 hrs 51 min
291
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA
163,381
05 hrs 01 min
298
Gadsden, AL MSA
103,105
05 hrs 01 min
300
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA
4,529,256
05 hrs 12 min
314
Sumter, SC MSA
105,198
05 hrs 12 min
292
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA
507,176
05 hrs 18 min
307
Clarksville, TN-KY MSA
234,893
05 hrs 25 min
330
Florence, SC MSA
195,168
05 hrs 27 min
318
Louisville, KY-IN MSA
1,182,832
05 hrs 32 min
290
Fayetteville, NC MSA
339,360
05 hrs 35 min
303
Bowling Green, KY MSA
106,571
05 hrs 36 min
341
Huntsville, AL MSA
353,742
05 hrs 40 min
312
Winchester, VA-WV MSA
108,234
05 hrs 40 min
336
Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA
111,616
05 hrs 45 min
337
Richmond, VA MSA
1,126,262
05 hrs 48 min
344
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA
2,040,746
05 hrs 49 min
302
Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA
1,068,177
05 hrs 50 min
357
Goldsboro, NC MSA
112,954
05 hrs 50 min
339
Rocky Mount, NC MSA
144,293
05 hrs 52 min
342
Elizabethtown, KY MSA
109,096
05 hrs 52 min
268
Morgantown, WV MSA
112,355
05 hrs 58 min
333
Decatur, AL MSA
146,380
06 hrs 03 min
336
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA
562,666
06 hrs 05 min
351
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA
230,771
06 hrs 21 min
379
Greenville, NC MSA
156,656
06 hrs 22 min
368
Dayton, OH MSA
846,710
06 hrs 30 min
348
Macon, GA MSA
225,045
06 hrs 31 min
370
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
150,472
06 hrs 32 min
398
Jackson, TN MSA
109,290
06 hrs 36 min
409
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA
5,026,217
06 hrs 37 min
397
Tuscaloosa, AL MSA
193,614
06 hrs 41 min
417
Columbus, IN MSA
71,636
06 hrs 41 min
360
Warner Robins, GA MSA
116,768
06 hrs 50 min
387
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA
407,106
06 hrs 51 min
413
Owensboro, KY MSA
110,314
06 hrs 51 min
411
Columbus, OH MSA
1,659,893
06 hrs 53 min
382
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA
118,123
06 hrs 56 min
418
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA
206,039
06 hrs 57 min
386
Springfield, OH MSA
143,416
06 hrs 59 min
375
Savannah, GA MSA
299,790
06 yrs 47 min
394
Jacksonville, NC MSA
149,003
07 hrs 00 min
405
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
283,133
07 hrs 02 min
417
Cumberland, MD-WV MSA
101,290
07 hrs 02 min
403
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
2,418,198
07 hrs 08 min
404
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
129,663
07 hrs 08 min
425
Wilmington, NC MSA
287,013
07 hrs 09 min
419
Florence, AL MSA
141,966
07 hrs 09 min
419
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA
2,601,990
07 hrs 12 min
435
Montgomery, AL MSA
351,229
07 hrs 12 min
444
Evansville, IN-KY MSA
344,022
07 hrs 12 min
428
Indianapolis, IN MSA
1,574,680
07 hrs 23 min
402
Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA MSA
72,510
07 hrs 23 min
428
Bloomington, IN MSA
176,925
07 hrs 28 min
392
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
514,552
07 hrs 31 min
452
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
1,612,929
07 hrs 34 min
453
Lima, OH MSA
108,120
07 hrs 45 min
420
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA
1,230,554
07 hrs 52 min
492
York-Hanover, PA MSA
389,209
07 hrs 52 min
472
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA
2,147,832
07 hrs 53 min
472
Mansfield, OH MSA
128,004
07 hrs 53 min
455
Johnstown, PA MSA
150,452
07 hrs 54 min
443
Brunswick, GA MSA
95,246
07 hrs 54 min
465
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA
596,340
07 hrs 58 min
481
Altoona, PA MSA
127,840
07 hrs 59 min
456
Anderson, IN MSA
132,068
08 hrs 03 min
417
Lebanon, PA MSA
121,199
08 hrs 03 min
481
Muncie, IN MSA
118,197
08 hrs 06 min
434
Lancaster, PA MSA
478,561
08 hrs 09 min
488
Albany, GA MSA
159,920
08 hrs 20 min
469
Kokomo, IN MSA
101,372
08 hrs 22 min
452
Reading, PA MSA
382,108
08 hrs 28 min
511
Terre Haute, IN MSA
169,759
08 hrs 32 min
474
Danville, IL MSA
83,142
08 hrs 42 min
491
Sandusky, OH MSA
79,207
08 hrs 42 min
520
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA
758,082
08 hrs 43 min
529
Dover, DE MSA
131,069
08 hrs 44 min
503
State College, PA MSA
138,524
08 hrs 46 min
494
Jacksonville, FL MSA
1,177,602
08 hrs 48 min
526
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
5,751,803
08 hrs 50 min
535
Valdosta, GA MSA
121,144
08 hrs 55 min
515
Toledo, OH MSA
659,515
08 hrs 57 min
498
Erie, PA MSA
280,370
08 hrs 58 min
525
Salisbury, MD MSA
111,873
09 hrs 03 min
521
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA
147,768
09 hrs 04 min
549
Jonesboro, AR MSA
109,475
09 hrs 05 min
562
Dothan, AL MSA
131,604
09 hrs 09 min
515
Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
213,646
09 hrs 11 min
525
Fort Wayne, IN MSA
396,647
09 hrs 13 min
486
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA
2,729,045
09 hrs 16 min
586
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA
359,463
09 hrs 20 min
571
Monroe, MI MSA
149,253
09 hrs 21 min
521
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA
553,155
09 hrs 22 min
569
Williamsport, PA MSA
119,000
09 hrs 23 min
532
Jackson, MS MSA
505,508
09 hrs 27 min
596
Hattiesburg, MS MSA
126,832
09 hrs 28 min
594
Atlantic City, NJ MSA
259,423
09 hrs 40 min
579
Ocean City, NJ MSA
102,013
09 hrs 43 min
581
Ann Arbor, MI MSA
334,351
09 hrs 45 min
545
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA
4,484,140
09 hrs 52 min
557
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA
622,847
09 hrs 54 min
629
Mobile, AL MSA
400,163
09 hrs 54 min
610
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA
154,453
09 hrs 56 min
573
Decatur, IL MSA
112,013
10 hrs 01 min
573
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA
424,484
10 hrs 02 min
606
Tallahassee, FL MSA
327,869
10 hrs 02 min
558
Michigan City-La Porte, IN MSA
110,384
10 hrs 07 min
579
New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA
18,603,110
10 hrs 08 min
617
Gainesville, FL MSA
236,974
10 hrs 08 min
594
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA
318,404
10 hrs 12 min
538
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY MSA
1,163,148
10 hrs 16 min
617
Jackson, MI MSA
160,972
10 hrs 16 min
581
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA
459,435
10 hrs 18 min
612
Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA
104,657
10 hrs 20 min
602
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA
9,286,207
10 hrs 25 min
586
Peoria, IL MSA
365,826
10 hrs 27 min
613
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA
186,465
10 hrs 28 min
552
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA
162,285
10 hrs 28 min
553
Springfield, IL MSA
203,201
10 hrs 30 min
652
Pine Bluff, AR MSA
106,162
10 hrs 32 min
669
Flint, MI MSA
441,423
10 hrs 33 min
590
Battle Creek, MI MSA
138,375
10 hrs 36 min
577
Pascagoula, MS MSA
153,056
10 hrs 37 min
647
Ocala, FL MSA
272,553
10 hrs 43 min
624
Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
453,620
10 hrs 44 min
610
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA
249,889
10 hrs 48 min
664
Hot Springs, AR MSA
90,059
10 hrs 49 min
680
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA
175,708
10 hrs 54 min
647
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA
318,706
10 hrs 57 min
596
Orlando, FL MSA
1,752,192
10 hrs 58 min
667
Bay City, MI MSA
109,672
11 hrs 13 min
644
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