Gate City wins against Fern Creek and moves on in Arby's Classic

Gate City #0 Mac McClung shoots  during the game against  Fern Creek #15 Clint Wickliffe #10Ahmad Price and #4 AJ Thomas on Friday at the Arby's Classic.

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New Hotel to open for Spring Race Week in Bristol.

Work is underway on the hotel at the intersection of Gate City Highway and Euclid Avenue in Bristol Virginia.  After being run under several brands the new owners are remodeling to become a Rodeway Inn with the planned opening before the Spring Races in 2018.  All the buildings are being repainted, front entrace being rebuilt and much of the electrical is being replaced after vandals took much of the copper over the years.

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Eastside vs Tabernacle Baptist Basketball at Arby's Classic

Eastside #14 Luke Lawson, 6'8" fights for the ball against Tabernacle Baptist #12 Ethan Munroe 5'7" during the opening game at the Arby's Classic Basketball on Tuesday in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Day after Christmas Shopping and Returning

Sarah Cantrell, left, looks towards Jordan Towler as he talks about what he is shopping for with his Bass Pro Shops Gift Cards on the day after Christmas in Bristol, Tennessee.  The couple is from Gray, Tennessee.  Towler loves Bass Pro Shops and all his family knows this.

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Award Winning Photography 2017

Honorable Mention Sports Feature - VNPA Pictures of the Year 2017

1st. Place Sports Photography 3rd. Quarter VNPA 2017

UNOH 200 Truck Race Winner Kyle Busch hangs out of his truck while performing a burnout after finishing the Rain Delayed race

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2nd. Place Feature Photography 3rd. Quarter VNPA 2017

4th. Grade students at Holston View Elementary School watch the solar eclipse outside Holston Elementary School on Monday in the shadow of the school's Solar Pavilion in background.

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Tennessee High takes on Charlotte Latin in Doc Maples Tournament

Charlotte Latin #30  Claudia Dickey battles Tennessee High #34 Adison Minor under the basket during game against Tennessee High on Wednesday.

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Abingdon vs Virginia High Basketball Tuesday

Abingdon #24 Thomas Francisco drives to the basket between Virginia High #0 Alex Inman and #22 John Clifton.



Abingdon #22 Peyton Carter tries to drive through a host of Virginian defenders during game on Tuesday.

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James Mitchell picks Virginia Tech

James Mitchell smiles as he put on the hat for Virginia Tech as his mother, Joy Mitchell, left, and father, Jimmy Mitchell, right, look on after he announced who he would play football for in college next year.  Mitchell was courted by 16 Division 1 schools for football.

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Toys From Cops in Sullivan County

Austin Hurd, left, and Billy Easley straighten bikes on Thursday at the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Toys From Cops location in Blountville, Tennessee.  December 16-17 over 1000 children from Sullivan County will be treated to toys for Christmas.

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VDOT shows more accidents around construction at Exit 14

This view towards Exit 14 in Abingdon, Virginia shows the signs and construction barrels that drivers have to face with the recent and current construction of the bridges and off ramps.

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New American Merchant water processes

Brian Kidd, VP Pro Chem, talks about the waste water treatment process his company will use at the new American Merchant Inc. plant in Bristol, Virginia.

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Chinese Company opening up in Bristol, Virginia

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks during the announcement of American Merchant, Inc. coming to Bristol, Virginia in 2018 with 405 jobs into the closed Ball Corp. building.  The company makes bath towel products for sale in the United States.  Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore, left, and American Merchant founder Loretta Lee, right, look on.

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Emory & Henry College Inclusion & Dialogue Center

The Emory & Henry College Inclusion & Dialogue Center Director Patricia Gonzalez, center, with Diana Lopez, left, and Emaly Allison stand on the Emory & Henr College campus at the new house for the center.

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Christmas in the Park

People gather outside one of several food tents during the Christmas in the Park sponsored by Grace Tabernacle and held at Cumberland Square park on Saturday.  Food, Candy, toys, and clothing were given out to those who attended the event free of charge.

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Snow comes to Bristol for the first this season

The first thing that Axel Smith, 5, wanted to do after getting home from school was to make snow angels in the yard along Piedmont Avenue on Friday in Bristol, Virginia.  There was not enough snow for a snowman.

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Adaptive Bowling in Bristol

Dewey Garland, Bluff City Middle SChool,  pushes his bowling ball down a ramp held by Tennessee High Crystal Harris on Friday at the Adaptive Bowling  at Belmont Lanes.  Tennessee Hgih Jacob Fouch is in center.

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Legislative Day of Service at Second Harvest Food Bank.

Beth Halteman Harwell, Speaker of the House in the Tennessee House of Representatives and candidate for Governor, spent Wednesday morning helping pack food bags for the children's backpack program at Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee during the Regional Chamber Breakfast and Legislative Day of Service.

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Propane Truck Wreck on I81

Bristol Tennessee and Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Departments work on getting the driver out of this tractor trailer that wrecked on Monday just before exit 74.  The driver was alert when taken to the hospital.

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Believe in Bristol Santa Photo event

Nancy Reynolds just moved to Bristol, Tennessee and she stopped by the Believe in Bristol Santa sleigh on Saturday and asked Santa for some help in her life decisions.   Santa was on hand at the Farmer's Market for free photos with Santa.

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Union comes up short 23-20 for substate Football

Union #82 James Mitchell gets tangled up with Appomattox #21 Robert Callaham, #4 Drew Mann and #14 De'von Graves during Saturday 2A State Semifinal.

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