Ladybug Cafe is Teachers Dream come true

Lindsey Wyatt, Natalie Blevins and Shirley Atkins are waiting to serve you lunch and cupcakes at Ladybug Cafe and Cakery in Bristol, Virginia.  Owner Natalie Blevins left her teaching career to start up the business.

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Holocaust Speaker Susan Warsinger talks about growing up Jewish in Germany

Susan Warsinger, right, talks with Sullivan Central AP European History students Macey Upchurch, left, Connor Falin and Mason Bryant.  The students are all in the 10th. grade and came to listen to Warsinger talk about living in Germany during the beginning of the Holocaust era and how she was treated while growing up during that time.

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Virginia 1D-2D Boys and Girls Regional Playoffs

Gate City #0 Mac McClung and Graham #12 Darrin Martin during game on Saturday.

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Virginia High #22 Alexandria Sydnor drives to the basket with Wise Central #10 Gracie Mullins guarding.

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Eastside #14 Luke Lawson goes up for 2 over Honaker #5 Grayson Honaker and #10 Hartley Hilton.

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Eastside #13 Emily Moores celebrates their win over Rye Cove on Saturday.

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King University STEM program

Makayla Denton, 11 yrs. old 5th. grade Watauga Elementary School, pours dish soap into a bottle filled with hydrogen peroxide that will then be followed up by yeast and water to create a chemical reaction of foam called Elephant Toothpaste for the King University STEM program on Saturday.



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Eastside vs Chilhowie Girls Basketball

Eastside #10 Hannah Wyrick shoots against Chilhowie #32 Jenna Gollehon.

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Virginia High vs Ridgeview Girls Basketball

Virginia High #22 Alexandria Sydnor shoots over Ridgeview #2 Hunter Grant.

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Gate City Mac McClung passes Iverson points record

Gate City #0 Mac McClung waves to his parents after passing Allen Iverson's record for points scored in a single season on Wednesday in a game against Lebanon.

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February Weather feels like June

Boaters and fishermen were taking advantage of the warm weather on Tuesday on South Holston Lake in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Abingdon Lady Falcons still in running after defeat of Magna Vista

Abingdon #52 Mattie Gibson throws a loose ball to a teammate as Magna Vista #10 Mackenzie Hairston guards  on Tuesday.

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Eastside vs JI Burton Girls region basketball

Eastside #10 Hannah Wyrick shoots against JI Burton #1o Maggie Williams during game on Friday.  Wyrick also beat the Wise County scoring record of 2275 in the third quarter.

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School Security back in spotlight

Master Officer Eddie O'Dell walks down the hall at Virginia Middle School with some students during a class change on Thursday in Bristol, Virginia.  Bristol Virginia schools have police officers in all the schools.

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Company begins core samples for new school in Bristol, Va.

Core drilling has begun on land adjacent to Van Pelt Elementary. The city School Board recently selected it as the best location for a proposed new elementary school.

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Tennessee High School vs Cherokee Girls and Crockett Boys Basketball

THS #15 Erin Walker shoots against Cherokee #10 Kennedy Cowan.



THS #35 Nolan Wishon shoots over Crockett #45 Austin Lewis.

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Sullivan County takes over Shelter

Drogo dozes in his doggie bed in the front office of the Sullivan County Animal Shelter on Monday.  The Country took over operations of the shelter recently and is in the process of making changes and upgrades.  Drogo recently made a visit to a middle school as part of a meet the animal shelter pet event. Shelter Manager Brandi Perkey talks about the new operations in background.

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Abingdon Girls vs John Battle Basketball

Abingdon #22 Peyton Carter tries to steal the ball away from Battle #14 Callie Haderer on Monday.

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Florists busy for Valentine's Day rush

Janie Brooks works on a rose arrangement at her store in Bristol, Virginia.  The shop is running full out to fill hundreds of orders for Valentine's Day.

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New Restaurant to open soon in Abingdon

Stephen Gilbert, right, talks about the progress with his new restaurant named Morgan's after his wife Morgan, left, in Abingdon, Virginia.  The restaurant will be located across from the County Courthouse on Main Street and is scheduled to open in March 2018.



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Marion Man and Brazil Women met and marry

Lili Cornett, left, talks about the first meetings she had with her now husband Avery Cornett in Marion, Virginia.

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Grundy Wrestling Super West Regional winners

Grundy Derrick Endicott works on George Wythe Areion Kapuy during West Super Regional Meet on Saturday in the 170 Class.  Endicott won the match.

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Boy Scouts compete in Klondike Derby

Members of Scout Troop 215  from Blountville, Tennessee pull their Saw designed sled across State Street on Saturday duirng the Klondike Derby in Bristol.  This event concludes Scout Week in Bristol with Troops testing their skills against others from the area.   This is the 49th. annual event.



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