Some work, Some play, on Labor Day.

Kallonee Allen decided to work on Labor Day in her Lemonade Stand in Bristol, Tennessee.  Allen is raising money to buy some toys she has told her mom about.  Monday was a good day she thought due to the lake traffic on Labor Day.  Her first time open was during the races in August.

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Abingdon Olive Oil - Bristol

Culinary Artist Michele Galjour Sparks conducts a tasting tour of the Olive Oil Company in Bristol, Virginia for Jo Ripley, Trish Turner and Peggy Lell on Thursday.  The ladies are from Kingsport, Tennessee.  Combinations of Olive Oil are made and tasted during the tours.

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Morning Paddle

The cool morning was a perfect time to take to Boone Lake outside Bluff City for a kayak workout on Tuesday.

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New Heart Cath Lab in Abingdon

Dr. John Patterson, Mountain States Medical Group Cardiology, talks about the new 24 hr. interventional cardiac catheterization lab announced Thursday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia.

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Nomad is on the Job to help kids.

Nomad, the dog, is  the Children's Advocacy Center in Bristol's new Facility Dog to work with the children that come through the center in Bristol, Virginia.

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Emory and Henry Students on Service Plunge Day

Emory and Henry Student John Smith, Soph. from Bristol, Virginia, works on cleaning a bird bath on the grounds of the Children's Advocacy Center in Bristol during Emory and Henry College Service Plunge day.  Several Freshman students were cleaning inside and out of the center.

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Morrison School Groundbreaking

Dr. Sharon Morrison, right, Director of Morrison School talks to James and Frances McGlothlin near a drawing of the new Morrison School during the groundbreaking on Monday.  The McGlothlin Foundation gave 2.2 million to built the new school.

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Food City 300 and Irwin Tools Night Race = LONG weekend @ Bristol Motor Speedway

Ryan Blaney celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.














Joey Logano does a burnout in front of the fans after winning the Irwin Tools Night Race on Saturday.



Joey Logano is shown on the Sprint Vision sitting in victory lane as the fireworks go off and the scoring tower shows his #22 on the top


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Spring Race at Bristol Announced

Steve Smith, President and CEO KVAT Food Stores Food City, looks as the announcement is made to change the date for the  2015 Spring race to April 17-19.

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Thousands flock to Downtown Bristol for Food City Race Night 2014

Carson Deel, 7, from Grundy, Virginia smiles as he gets to talk to Austin Dillon and have his cheerios quarter panel off of a car autographed by Austin during the Food City Race Night on Thursday in Downtown Bristol.





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Medal of Honor awards at Food City Race Night.

L-R Jack Dempsey, WCYB TV, Kayla Neikirk, Miss Food City 300, Medal of Honor James Taylor, Food City Steve Smith, Medal of Honor Sammy Davis, Fox Sports Larry McReynolds and seated Medal of Honor Donald Rosser.  These men were honored during the Food City Race Night program on Thursday.

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Second Harvest Food Bank

Trini Garrison is from Fishers Indiana and drove 8 hours and went to work helping the Second Harvest Food Bank pack meal boxes during Food City Race Night on Thursday.  Several hundred helpers packed thousands of boxes during the 4 hour period.

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Bass Pro Shops opens in Bristol

Bass Pro Shops Founder and CEO Johnny Morris, right, tells the story behind the large salmon he gave Bristol Developer Steve Johnson during the Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Wednesday at the new store in Bristol, Tennessee.











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Tennessee High over Boone in Girls Soccer

Tennessee High #5 Anna Moore shoots on goal as Boone #13 Abby Harrison comes in to block.



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Ice Cream opens in Bristol, Virginia

The new store name is uncovered by Bristol Virginia Mayor Catherine Brillhart and Karen Hester who owns Cranberry Lane.  Hester is opening a new Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe next door at 623 State Street in Bristol, Virginia.



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It is racing time here in Tennessee @ Bristol Motor Speedway

Hunter Tipton, left, along with Travis Taylor, center, and Justin Eldridge started painting the Irwin Tools logs around the Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday.  The team works for Foster Signs.

Fans show up early at BMS for Weekend Races.

Bianca Nelson, 1 year old,  left, Rebecca Nelson, 2 years old, sitting, and Isabelle Nelson, 2 years old, take some time to enjoy the weather and some make believe lunch from the grill while hanging out in the Earhart Campground on Friday.  The family is from Kingsport and was visiting friends who were in town for the races.





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Bristol Chamber hosts State of the Cities

The 2nd. Annual Bristol Chamber of Commerce State of the Ciites was held on Thursday at the Bristol Train Station.  Bristol Mayors Catherine Brillhart, left, Virginia and Lea Powers, right, Tennessee spoke about their respective cities.

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Just a Swingin at Steele Creek park

Hannah O'Neal, 4, got to play on the swings with her Grandfather, Jerry O'Neal at Steele Creek Park on Wednesday in Bristol, Tennessee.

Northeast State starting Audio and lighting classes in Bristol.

Northeast State announced the new  Entertainment Technology Certificate that will be taught by Jeff Little beginning this fall in Bristol.  Students will be working with Audio and Lighting.

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