Snow Fun Tuesday

Kyle Thompson takes to the air after hitting a jump he and his friends made on the hillside at King University.  With a slope of around 30 degrees the ride is fast and long at the University.

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Snow Snow Snow Real Snow

Adam Hill, driving, and Dalton Montgomery put a snow plow on their 4 wheeler to plow their driveway along Lee Highway in Abingdon, Virginia.





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Living Faith Television

Lisa Smith and her husband started the Living Faith Television .  They tape 10 shows a week and transmit all over the wordl online and throught Cable and Sattelite.  Smith has a cooking show called Everyday Manna.

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Virginia High over Abingdon in Boys Basketball

Virginia High #10 Castavas Davis shoots against Abingdon #34 Matthew Knight.

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Healing Hands uses Sweets to raise money

Josie Creech, Black Bird Bakery, starts to decorate cupcakes for Healing Hands for their Valentine's Day fundraiser.

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Valentine Business

Small minature roses are added to an arrangement at Misty's Floral in Bristol, Tennessee on Wednesday in preparation for Valentine's Day on Saturday.





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Pet Food Drive at Blountville Elementary School

11yr. old Alyssa Nephew is shown with two of the bags of Dog Food she has collected at Blountville Elementary School.  The 5th. grader started a drive to collect cat and dog food and toys for the SBK Animal Shelter in Blountville after visiting with her family and seeing the need for food donations.

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Rural Retreat Wrestling

Rural Retreat head wrestling coach, left, jumps up during a match to yell out instructions to help his wrestler win.







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Boy Scouts retire worn and tattered American Flags

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Eastside vs Rye Cove Basketball Friday

Eastside #14 Wes Yeary shoots in a crowd of Rye Cove #3 Jeremy Isbel and #32 Jeremy Carter.





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Students with special needs swim at YMCA

Christian Fleenor,14, hits a beachball as Beverly Parkulo, his aid, looks on at the YMCA on Thursday as part of a monthly swim for special needs students from around the area schools.

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Clintwood vs Castlewood Girls Basketball

Castlewood #10 Emily Higgins drives down court with Clintwood #2 Ivvy Gulley.

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Virginia High vs. Tennessee High Basketball

Virginia High #2 Brett Rodgers goes up for a basekt with Tennessee High #10 James Shuff and #14 Adonis Wheeler covering.

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Running in the Sun

John Marion took his lunch hour on Tuesday to walk Dodge, Banjo, Waylon and Peppy his 4 dogs along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd in Bristol, Tennessee.  The sunny but cold weather was a great time to get some exercise with dogs.

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Conference 2015 Swim Meet at Virginia High School

Wilson Naff, Marion High School, pulls ahead of George Wythe, Davis Little, during the Men's 200 Yard Individual Medley at the Conference 2015 Swim Meet at Virginia High School on Tuesday.





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Abingdon High School 3 Sport Man

Lukas Hart plays Football, Baseball and Basketball at Abingdon High School.

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Basketball Bonds Sullivan East Grads

Christian Watson shoots while being defended by Austin Fleenor during a pickup game at Mary Hughes School.  The two and several others from Sullivan East High School try to keep up their basketball skills with games once a week several years after they graduated from the school.

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Watson's Marine fire

A Sunday fire at Watson's Marine has caused the building and the contents to be declared a total loss as of Monday in Bluff City, Tennessee.  Shown is the fishing rods and supplies.





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Mike Huckabee in Bristol for Book Tour

Mike Huckabee gives 90 year old, Ann Corrin a birthday hug after hearing she had a birthday on the 15th.  Huckabee is on a book tour which started in Knoxville then Johnson City and Bristol on his way into Virginia.



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Birthplace of Country Music Museum update after 6 months open

Glenda Gragg, left, and Bill Gragg listen to music at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Wednesday.





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