Battle at the Muster Grounds in Abingdon, Virginia

Union Soldiers react as one of their own is shot down by a confederate bullet during the Civil War Weekend event at the Muster Grounds in Abingdon, Virginia on Saturday.  The Battle will be fought again on Sunday.



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ROB-CON comes to Bristol's Viking Hall

Ghostbusters Josh Blevins, Andrew Mayes, Jonathan Scott, Paul Hodge and Nathan Scott, Front, are part of the Smoky Mountain Ghostbusters from Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Tax Free Shopping in Tennessee

MaKayla Hall, 13, left, looks at the Backpack her sister, Emma Hall, 9, is trying out at Surf and Dirt in Bristol, Tennessee on Friday during Tax Free Weekend.

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Bristol Pirates vs Greeneville Astros Baseball

Pirates #12 Hunter Stratton talks to one of the Field of Dreams Teams player before he opened against the Greeneville Astros on Thursday.

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Pirates vs Blue Jays Thursday Night Baseball

The entire infield comes in as #51 Hector Quinones comes into pitch with Manger #30 Miguel Perez.

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Blue Jays over Pirates in Bristol, Virginia

Blue Jays #7 Jesus Navarro goes high for the ball as Pirates #18 Melvin Jimenez goes low and safe into second base on Tuesday.



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Award Winning Photography 2017

1st. Place Best Feature Photograph Tennessee Press Association 2017

Michael Rainey got his face full of snow after tubing down the hill along Broad Street in Bristol, Tennessee on Friday.  The morning snow added to the snow from the Wednesday snow storm that came through the area.

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1st. Place Midwest Region – July 2016 – Feature/Single National Press Photographers Association

2nd. Place Feature - Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Media Editors 2017

3rd. Place Best Feature Photograph - Tennessee Press Association 2017

Eugene Williams was the winner of the watermelon eating contest during the Celebrate Bristol Fouth of July celebration on Monday.

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2nd Place Best News Photograph - Tennessee Press Association 2017

3rd. Place Spot News Photo - Tennessee AP Broadcasters and Media Editors Awards 2017

Logs are scattered along I81 North on Thursday after a log truck lost its load.  The interstate was closed for some time as the logs were moved off the road and the truck was righted and moved.

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Family came to America and made the Dream come True

Fred Shabeldeen and his wife, Ratha, hold the family photo with first son Sammy, from when they moved to US from Lebanon in 1948. Opened several restaurants and new is retired in Bristol, Tennessee.

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Played in High School now on the Pirates

Evan Piechota, left, and Chris McDonald grew up together, pitched against each other and now are on the Bristol Pirates together.

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Car Seat inspection at YWCA

Jessica Aletras, right, helps Amber Green, left, with her childseat in her Nissan Car on Thursday at the YWCA during a Child Seat Safety Seat check sponsored by Bristol Promise, Buckle up for Life and the YWCA.

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Bristol Pirates vs Princeton Rays Baseball

Bristol Pirates #14 Jason  Delay slides into second safe as Princeton Rays ##3 Justin Bridgman jumps for a wild throw.

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National Performance Band practices at Virginia High School

John Newcomb practices on the Vibraphone during rehersal day for the Legends Drum & Bugle Corps  using Virginia High School as a practice location on Monday as they prepare for a performance in the Knoxville, Tennessee area later this week.  Newcomb is 19 and from Dayton, Ohio.

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Sullivan County Fentanyl Death

Assistant District Attorney General for the Second Judicial District in Sullivan County Gene Perrin, left, listens to Dr. C.A. “Pete” Renfro talk about the death of his son Fred A. Renfro from usage of Fentanyl that was bought from overseas.

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Zach Hall - Baseball Player of the Year

Zach Hall is the Baseball Player of the Year from Tennessee High School.

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Madison Booth Softball Player of the Year

Patrick Henry pitcher Madison Booth is the Herald Courier Softball Player of the Year.

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New Exhibit opening up this weekend Thing Come Apart....

Rene Rodgers, Ph.D., Curator of Exhibits and Publications , uncrates a Suffolk Push Mower that is part of the new exhibit called "Things Come Apart" that opens this weedend at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum.  The  exhibit is from Photographer Todd McLellan and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhitition Services and is made up of photographs of normal everyday items that have been taken apart and photographed.  The display runs till October 8, 2017.

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Birthplace of Country Music Museum Summer Camp

Mackenzie Henley, 12, left, plays along with instructor Tyler Hughes during the Pick A Long Summer camp at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum on Wednesday.  The week long camp helps kids interested in Guitar, Banjo and Fiddle learn more about playing and how to play as a group as shown during a session playing and singing Will The Circle be Unbroken.

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Baseball Coach of the Year

John Battle Baseball Coach Keith Davis.

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Softball Coach of the Year

Ronnie Davis is the Girls Softball Coach for Richlands Lady Blues Tornado.

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Bristol Virginia updates Virginia Main Street signs

Wesley Woodby with the help of Gary Willams and Caleb Coleman installs the new Main Street program sign outside the Birthplace of Country Music Museum in Bristol, Virgina.  The new signs are replacing the old signs across the State of Virginia following the 30th. Anniversary in 2016 when a new logo and design was adopted.  The new signs started being installed across the state this summer.



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