Freedom Mountain Academy in Mountain City, TN.

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Kevin Cullinane teaches a morning class in History at the Freedom Mountain Academy in Mountain City, TN. The students use no electricity and heat and food is prepared with wood.

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JI Burton keeps on winning football playoffs

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JI Burton High School's #2 Martinez Miles runs upfield after getting the ball from #1 Tanner Crowder during their game against Clintwood High School. They won and will continue to next week.

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Lebanon High School keeps winning in Playoffs.

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Lebanon High School's #9 Nick Bush and #5 Bob Jones go up to block a pass to Gate City player. #5 Bob Jones came up wit h the interception. Lebanon won and will play again next weekend.

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Black Friday Shopping in Bristol Virginia

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Shoppers wait outside Best Buy on Friday morning before the store even opens. Several shoppers arrived Thursday and camped out. Target had over 500 people waiting to get into the store at 5 am. Old Navy opened at 3 am.


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Trees for sale already in Bristol, Tennessee

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A sold tag hags from a Christmas Tree on the lot of Chester Ball Tree's on the Volunteer Parkway Tuesday. Monday was their first day selling the 6-9' trees at Plaza Exxon.

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United Way Celebrity Baggers

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Bristol Virginia Sheriff Jack Weisenburger bags groceries at the Food City on Bonham Road in Bristol, Va. The United Way was sponsoring the event at the local Food City's as a fund raiser.

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SW Virginia Football Playoff begin

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Lebanon High School #5 Bob Jones runs towards the goal line against JJ Kelly on Saturday. Quarterback #10 Andrew Jessee signals a touchdown. He was short on this play . They scored on the next.

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Santa Train 2009

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Hundreds of people pack behind the Santa Train for a chance to get some toys or candy from Santa in St. Paul, Va. on Saturday.

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Oath of Citizenship taken in Abingdon, VA.

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Francisca Loiola Turner watches other receive their citizenship on Friday in Abingdon, Va. Turner is from Brazil and received a flag and other documents after taking the oath of citizenship.

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GED Sullivan County Tennessee

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David Boggs is part of the GED program at the Sullivan County classes at the Bristol Motor Speedway

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Anderson Street Food Pantry, Bristol, Tennessee

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Anderson Street Methodist Church had extra help on their monthly food pantry on thursday as the Second Harvest Food bank and Walmart supplied food for the 80 people who lined up in the misty rain to receive food.

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Tennessee High Basketball starts with win

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Tennessee High School #42 Lisle Whitman and Happy Valley #41 Kyle Burchfield.

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Ronald builds Character in Bristol, Virginia

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Ronald McDonald and the talking "big mouth" perform the "On the Inside" skit during the good character traits rule program at Washington Lee Elem. School on Tuesday. Ronald taught the k-5th grades about building good character by reinforcing good qualities. The program is sponsored by local McDonalds and is performed in Tennessee and Virginia plus other boarding states. The group travels 5 days a week performing at different school.

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Science and Technology for Girls Conference

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Dr. Francis Webster and his assistant "K" show how chemistry is fun during a workshop at the STEM conference in Abingdon Va. on Friday. Webster mixed up soap, peroxide and chicken blood to show the reaction.

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Johnson retrial motion is heard in Blountville, Tennessee

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Attorney Jim Bowman, left, and Nikolaus Johnson listen to Judge Jerry Beck concerning a retrial motion being considered for Johnson in his conviction for the murder of Officer Vance in Bristol, TN. He was found guilty and is serving time.

Speedway Children's Charity gives out money in Bristol

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Claudia Byrd, Exec. Dir. Speedway Children's Charities, starts the Night of Smiles at the Bristol Motor Speedway were checks were given out to local charities.

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Local Flooding from Hurricane

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These cows are staying dry as the creek they drink from in Bluff City overflows its banks and floods the pasture on Wednesday.

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Power out in Bristol, Tennessee

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Workers with Bristol Tennessee Essential Services work to reconnect fiberoptic cables that were torn down from a tree falling Wednesday afternoon.

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Veteran's Day in Bristol, Tennessee

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An American Flag was placed in the memorial bricks at Cumberland Square Park as seen on Nov. 11, 1009.

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Rye Cove vs Honaker Tourney

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Honaker High School's # 3 Rachel Artrip tries to block Rye Cove High School's #44 Leah Miller.

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