Season beginning in Bristol.

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Chloe Brooks, 21 mos. starts to dance to the Christmas music being played by the Tennessee High School Mighty Viking Band during the Bristol Community christmas tree lighting on Monday evening.

Clintwood wins over George Wythe

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Clintwood #31 Nathaniel Mullins breaks up a pass to GW #21 Shaquille Calfee.

Small Business Saturday in Bristol

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Santa greets 5 yr. old Marley Sturgill inside the Christmas store at Cranberry Lane in Bristol, Va. on Saturday. With Sturgill is Rhonda Eller her grandmother.

Shop till you drop came early for the kids

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Janice Conyers refolds some of her recent purchases as her son Jonathan,9, sleeps on her shoulder at the Bristol Mall on Black Friday just after 7 am. She and her husband William brought their kids shopping for the first time as Daughter Lydia was asleep against William. The family started at midnight at exit 7 and hit the mall at 4 am.

Thanksgiving special with family home after Tornado's

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Specialist David Myers, left, talks about how he heard about the storm damage in Glade Spring last April on Facebook while he was thousands of miles away in training with the Army. His mother, Aretta Myers, right, spent the night under the stairs in the basement of her house and could not reach her son for some time.

Thanksgiving playtime in Bristol

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Zeus, Boston Terrier, plays with katie Long at the Dog Park in Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol Va. on Thursday. The two are in town from Myrtle Beach to visit friend Ray Ratheal. The dog had on a sweater to keep him warm.

Thankful to have Thanksgiving

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Rich Kiser is spending Thanksgiving at the Johnson City Medical Center after a bullet either entered or exited his chest this past week.. Kiser is from Castlewood, Va.

Sandwiches for the masses

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Kaylee Edwards,5yr. old., works on smoothing out some peanutbutter on her PBJ Sandwich she is making with her kindergarten class at Fhea Valley Elem. School on Tuesday. The classes were making 200 + lunches for Faith in Action

Bagging for a cause

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Virginia High School princpal Ronnie Collins loads up a grocery cart at the Food City on Euclid Ave. on Tuesday during the United Way Celebrity Bagging.

United Way is proud to team with Food City to host the fifth annual Celebrity Bagging Event in support of their annual fundraising campaign. The event includes Food City locations in Johnson City, Kingsport, Bristol, Jonesborough, Gray and Blountville, TN and Bristol, Abingdon, Damascus and Lebanon, VA and will take place on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.



Local celebrities from throughout the region have volunteered their time and talents to bag groceries at the participating Food City locations. Shoppers who wish to do so can make a contribution to the United Way at the checkouts, via collection containers; or they can elect to have their contribution conveniently added to their grocery total. All donations will benefit area United Way Campaigns. The United Way allocates resources to member agencies that address the most pressing human service needs.

Santa Trian 2011

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Santa throws out some stuffed toys in St. Paul Virginia on Saturday during the 69th. Santa Train to raised hands of adults and children. Toys and food were thrown to the waiting hundreds.

Clintwood over Chilhowie

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Clintwood #11 Gavan Mead flies high over Chilhowie #34 Allen Peake to score during the first quarter in Clintwood, Va.

Tears, smiles, and love shown Thursday night.

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Kurt Pomrenke, board member of the Bristol Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities, announces the agency that received the first Jeff Bryd Grant during the 2011 Night of Smiles thursday.

Time for the lights again, load up the car!

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Symphony of Lights with more than 300,000 LED lights light up the Darrell Waltrip Grandstand during the preopening of the Speedway in Lights that will open Friday in Bristol. The 15th season of the Autotrader.com Speedway in lights will remain open throught Jan. 7. with all procedes going to Speedway children's Charties.

Load it up and send it out. Santa Train!

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Bill Helton, left, and his wife, Jan are helping to load totes for the first time at the Food City in Kingsport on Wednesday for the 69th. annual Santa Train this weekend

Eastside Still #1

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Eastside celebrates win over Patrick Henry and is on their way to Richmond for the Stat Finals.

Owner helped by United Way

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Kimberly Prabhakar has opened her own business in Bristol, Va called Divine Couture.

Castlewood still in playoffs

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Photo Earl Neikirk/Bristol Herald Courier..Castlewood #7 Reid Edmonds runs from Rye Cove #2 Silas Bush #75 Isaac Hammonds.

Holiday craft show

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Photo Earl Neikirk/Bristol Herald Courier..Michael Richard of Glenmary Gardens talks with Gayle Steinberg about his apples, Strawberries and the jams and barbarque sauses during the first day of the Southeast Culinary and Hospitality College 2nd. Annual Holiday Craft and Cooking Show on Friday.

Remnant Yuchi Nation in Bristol Tennessee

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Remnant Yuchi Nation Indian member Allen Belle holds up a black bear skin during the visit to Broadmore Senior Living in Bristol, TN. for Native American Indian Heritage Month.

Another pot bust in sullivan county

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Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson, right, talks about the drug bust that his dept. and the Johnson City Police Dept. worked on together. Johnson City Police Cheif John Lowry is on left.