Snowy Work

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Workers from Taylor Made Construction in Mendota work on a 700' curb along Moore Street in Bristol, Va. on a snowy, cool day on Tuesday.

Ukrainian Egg coloring time

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Cheri Heath Fullen melts the wax off the design of her Ukrainian Egg coloring . After all the wax was melted off the design the colors come out. The white lines are the bare egg. The red and green are dye and the overall Black was the final dye color.

Big and Little play together

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Muffin, left, and Tito look like brother and sister but the Great Dane and Mini Bull Terrior just wanted to play at Sugar Hollow Park on Friday in the Sunny Cool weather. They also could be "ME" and "Mini Me" as well.

Pets 4 Patriots

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Candice White works with some of the cats at the SBK animal shelter in Blountville, TN. on Wednesday.

Smyth County Courthouse gets updated

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The new entrance will be on the side of the current building as pictured Wednesday, March 13. This entrance will be used only for emergency only.

FOE Club, South Beach coming down!

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Crews were at work Thursday tearing down the former South Beach night club on Volunteer Parkway in Bristol, Tenn. South Beach was closed some two years ago and many in the Bristol community viewed the crumbling, vacant building as a local eyesore. In recent years, the club drew controversy for being repeatedly cited for serving alcohol to under-age customers. Bristol city officials said no decisions have been made on the site’s future use.

Career Carnival in Abingdon

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Abingdon Chief of Police Tony Sullivan lets students from EB Stanley work on self defense at the Career Carnival on Wednesday.

Spring is now upon us

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The first day of Spring is on Wednesday, March 20, however, this horse is feasting on the green grass that has started to grow along Vance Tank Road along with the daffodils that color the pasture.

TVA President speaks to Rotary in Bristol

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William Johnson, President and CEO Tennessee Valley Authority, spoke to the Rotary Club of Bristol, VA-TN on Tuesday.

Food City 500 Images

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Local Jr. ROTC members hold and wave an american flag prior to the start of Food City 500 race on Sunday.

Food City driver intros goes Bristol Shake

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Driver JJ Yeley does the BRISTOL Shake with props for the fans during intros prior to the start of Food City 500 race on Sunday.

Kasey Kahne gets win in Food City 500

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#5 Kasey Kahne celebrates on the front stretch after winning the Food City 500 race on Sunday.

St. Patrick's Day at BMS

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Bob and Tammy Sircy dressed for the races on Sunday and St. Patricks day at BMS.

Drive 4 COPD125 action @ BMS

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#99 Austin Dyne, #10 Preston Peltier get into each other with #13 Austin Hill behind during the Drive 4 COPD 125

Good food everywhere at BMS

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Firepit BBQ shows off their pulled pork sandwiches.

Grit Chips 300 is Busch

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Kyle Busch celebrates in Victory lane after winning the Jeff Foxworthy Grit Chips 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway

It is Race time in Bristol

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Kasey Kahne signs some cars for a fan during the Friday practice session on Friday.

Bump and Run new at BMS

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new mascots Bump and Run in the Kids area outside the Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City Family offers fan the free stuff

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The gates were opened for the crowd at the Food City Family Race Night at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday.

Foxworthy is in the House

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Jeff Foxworthy signs some autograps at the Food City Family Race Night at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday.