Honaker vs Patrick Henry Soccer and Baseball

Honaker Goalie Trevor Dye blocks the ball and the foot of Patrick Henry #14 Jeremy Johnson on Wednesday.

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Patrick Henry #9 Jackson Cruise is tagged out at third by Honaker #9 Shawn Tiller on Wednesday.

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Bristol Memorial Day Service

A flag draped casket is shown at Cumberland Square Park in front of the Veterans Memorial for the Memorial Day Service on Wednesday in Bristol, Virginia.

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Virginia High vs Ridgeview Baseball

Virginia High #3 Aaron Rose tags out Ridgeview #4 Carson Sykes at second during game on Monday.

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Memorial Day in Abingdon, Virginia

Captain Bill Sexton, USMC Retired reads about the American Flag and the reasons behind the traditions that are following by the Military during Military Funerals.

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Volunteers place flags at Mountain Home National Cemetery

A Veteran pauses to look out over the grave markers at Mountain Home National Cemetery after the flag placement ceremony on Saturday.  Several hundred Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Volunteers placed American Flags for each of the over 15,000 veterans buried.



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The Bristol Hotel will open in early Fall

President and Managing member of McCall Capital, Marcus McCall points out the features to one of the room nearing completion in The Bristol Hotel in Bristol, Virginia.  All the windows in the hotel open for fresh air.







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Red Nose Day at Second Harvest Food Bank

Josie Russell, Community Relations Manager, left, and Rhonda Chafin, Executive Director of Second Harvest of Northeast Tennessee smile as they put on Red Noses for the kick off of the Summer Feeding Program and Red Nose Day.

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Bristol Hiring Expo at Bristol Motor Speedway

The Bristol Hiring Expo was held at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday with over 40 employers and 1500 jobs to fill.



Alexis Cantrell from Lebanon is a college student at Milligan College and was looking for a job at the Bristol Hiring Expo on Thursday.

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Region 2D Track and Field

Ridgeview High School Nikole Counts, center,  runs the 100 meter at the Region 2D Track and Field on Wednesday.



Union High School James Mitchell, left, runs the second leg of the 4x100 meter run on Wednesday during the Region 2D track meet after getting the baton from Ty Cockrel.

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Short Track U.S. Nationals at BMS

Car #46 Cole Williams leads the pack of #12 Joe Graf Jr. and #5 Mike Skinner in the early laps of the Pro Late Model Short Track US Nationals WCIParts.com 100 on Friday.

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Churches and the Opioid Crisis and how to help

Mark Hicks, Director of Recovery at State Street United Methodist Church in Bristol, Virginia speaks about the role of the Church in helping out people with addiction problems and recovery during the Holy Friendship Summit in Blountville, Tennessee on Friday.

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Grundy vs Twin Valley Softball

Grundy #25 Sky Stiltner watches the fly ball as she closes in to catch for an out against Twin Valley on Thursday.

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SWVA Economic Forum at UVA Wise

Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade speaks during the 2018 SWVA Economic Forum at the University of Virginia College at Wise on Thursday.

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VDOT holds meeting to update road projects

Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine talks to those attending the VDOT meeting on Monday in Abingdon, Virginia.



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Virginia High scores 12 runs in first inning against Lebanon.

Virginia High #15 Justin Lewis tries to question the out at second as Lebanon #6 Anthony Houchins still holds the ball.

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Chilhowie Girls and Boys Win on Monday

Patrick Henry #10 Isaac Eldreth slides in right field to catch a fly ball during game against Chilhowie on Monday.  He caught the ball.

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Chilhowie #00 Jenna Gallehon rounds third base and yells all the way home after hitting a grandslam home run against Northwood on Monday.

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Scott's Strawberry Farms

The strawberries are coming in every morning from Scott's Farms in Unicoi, Tennessee.  The berries are sold between Knoxville and Bristol daily after they are picked in the early morning.

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Patrick Henry vs Holston Baseball Friday

Patrick Henry team celebrates as #4 Josh Presley crosses home plate after a three run homerun in the first inning against Holston.

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Tennessee High vs Science Hill 1AAA baseball

Tennessee High #24 Gavin Cross slides into third safe during game against Science Hill on Thursday.

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Pappy Thompson Finalist - Lexie Rhoton

Lexie Rhoton goes to Rye Cove High School in Scott County Virginia.  Rhoton ran track and cross country and basketball her senior year.  Her junior year she also played Volleyball.

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