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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 23, 2022

Kingsport City Attorney Mike Billingsley is retiring at the end of the month, the Kingsport Times News reports. His last day will be May 31 after a 28-year career with the city. Billingsley grew up in Tullahoma and earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. After graduating, he returned to Middle Tennessee and was in private practice there for 14 years. He took the Kingsport position in March 1994. In addition to serving as city attorney, Billingsley also has acted as the attorney for the Kingsport City Schools. As his last day near, he tells the paper that working for the city has been rewarding. He plans to stay in Kingsport. “This is my home now.”