Virginia High Graduation at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Virginia High School graduated seniors at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday, May 22.  Covid-19 caused the students to use social distancing while still experiencing the graduation excitement.

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Candlelight Vigil held for Baby Boswell

The community gathered Tuesday evening at St. Anne Catholic Church in Bristol, Virginia, to pray for 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell after remains were found last week on property in Blountville, Tennessee. Evelyn was the subject of a statewide Amber Alert in Tennessee.  Ribbons were given out for people to wear in support.

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Tennessee High vs Cherokee High in Holiday Classic

Tennessee High #22 Alexa Lewis  and Cherokee #33 Chatham Brown go for a loose ball.

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Wise Central over John Battle in hard fought Girls Basketball game Tuesday

Wise Central #22 Hannah Large, left, fights for a rebound against John Battle #12 Sarah Rice and #5 Bethany Smith.







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Washington Lee Elementary School wins National Award

Bristol Virginia Public School Superintendent Keith Perrigan high fives a student from Washington Lee Elementary School as they walk the “red carpet” on Friday, December 13, 2019 after being named National School of Distinction for the State of Virginia.

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Virginia High #3 Addie Ratcliffe hits the ball against Lebanon #5 Jaylee Stanley.

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Virginia High vs Lebanon Football Friday

Lebanon #7 Logan Smith looks for room as Virginia High #5 Ajaani Delaney comes in for the play.

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Pirates win game 1 of playoffs against Johnson City Cardinals on Friday.

Pirates catcher #28 Eli Wilson catches the throw to home but misses the tag as he looks to throw to first.



Pirates #2 Matthew Morrow tags the runner and touches the base but the runner Cardinal #22 Jhon Torres was called safe at first.

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Abingdon and Bristol Little League Teams in State Playoffs

Abingdon Catcher #10 Alex Hawkins missed the tag at home to put Spotsylvania ahead in the game on Friday.

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Bristol Tennessee LL #10 Austin Thomas slides into home safe and into the lead in the 5th. inning during the game on Saturday.

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Bristol Tennessee City Council appoint new members

New vice mayor Mahlon Luttrell, left, and re elected mayor Margaret Feierabend.

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Greeneville Reds over Bristol Pirates

Bristol Pirates starting #14 Josh Bissonette tags Greeneville Reds #7 Danielito Remi slides safe into second.

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Be Present May Winner Fairmount Elementary

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Bristol Rage Lacrosse plays final game of season against Greeneville.

Bristol Tennessee City Schools and Ballad Health 5K fun run

Thank you to our participants, volunteers, sponsors, and all others who supported the Power of Health Expo and Power of Play 5K! Take a look at some images from today's event. 

Ken Burns comes to Bristol to kick off Country Music Tour

The Birthplace of Country Music Museum hosted the kickoff tour of the Country Music a Film by Ken Burns on Sunday in Bristol, Virginia.  Ken Burns, producer, was on hand to talk about the upcoming 16 hour series that will be aired on PBS this fall.





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Homeless in Bristol Virginia/Tennessee

Eli Nathan is just 19 and is homeless in Bristol after leaving New Jersey.  Nathan was waiting outside the Sharing Christ Worship Center in Bristol Tennessee on Saturday December 15, 2018 for the weekly free dinner.



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