Wise vs Milligan Volleyball

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UVA at Wise #9 Mikaela Anders hits by Milligan College #11 Emilee Hale during their game on Tuesday.

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Windy Flag

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This american flag is being blown by the wind with just one point of connection. This was spotted along Lee Highway in Bristol, Va. Wind is picking up in front of a cold front that is coming through the area this week.

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Changing Lights at BMS

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Members of the Jericho Shriners work on replacing bulbs on one of the several hundred light displays that compose Speedway in Lights at the Bristol Motor Speedway. "Bulbing" began early Sept. and all 2 million colored lights will be replaced by several groups over the coming weeks. Show opens up Nov. 13.

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FEED ME!! Kid eats fries first.

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2 yr. old Boyce Blevins from Bristol, VA. watches a begging duck along Lee Highway on Friday. Blevins would show the ducks gathered a fry and eat it himself then throw one to them.

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East vs Central football in Tennessee

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Sullivan East #10 Chase Dephew gets knocked out by Sullivan Central #85 Holden Moles. East finally won the delayed game on Friday.

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Bristol Prayer Breakfast Sold Out

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Dr. Bruce Wilkinson talks to attendees at the 11th Annual Community Prayer Breakfast Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Bristol, Va. 500+ people attended the breakfast for food and fellowship.

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Flu Shots now going quick.

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Food City Pharmacist Derek Webb perpares a flu vaccine shot. Food City was offering the vaccine to its employees on Thursday.

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Still looks like the old days in Sullivan County

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This rural setting including a spring house and old barn with silo was spotted along Siver Grove Road in Sullivan County, TN.

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Very Small Dog walking at Sugar Hollow

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"LIL BIT" is a 16 wk. old "YorkiePoo" and was enjoying a walk with owner Samantha Puryea at Sugar Hollow Park on Monday. The dog would take several steps to just one stride of Puryea.

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Wound Care Bristol Tennessee

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Paula Cowan has a followup exam by Dr. Nelson Gwaltney of the Bristol Regional Medical Center Wound Center . Cowan credits the center with her being able to keep her left foot she injured.

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Rhythm and Roots Sat. in Bristol

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Sierra Hull practices with her band, Hwy 111, during the brief rain break on Saturday at the Rhythm and Roots festival in Bristol.

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Gate City vs Lebanon Football

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Lebanon High School #28 Tyler Hess reaches for Gate City Quarterback #15 Dusty Clark. Gate City won the game.

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Church Vandals Bristol Virginia

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Belle Meadows Baptist Church had someone write on the front wall with Sealer being used for the parking lot repairs.

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Sharky 500 Bristol Motor Speedway

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The Sharky 500 will be held at Beaver Creek near the Bristol Dragway Oct. 17th. The winning shark gets the Ford Mustang Pace Car shown here with the Ripley's Aquarium Shark mascot.

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Washington County, Va. Fair

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Arcadia, the Alpaca, looks around Tuesday morning at the Washington County Fair. She is part of the petting zoo at the fair and is from Dreamland Apacas in Meadowview.

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Study time at King College in Bristol, Tennessee

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Janet Dudley works on study cards between classes at King College in Bristol, Tn. on Friday. The Senior Spanish major is from Sanford, NC. and was studing Anatomy and Physiology.

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Tennessee vs Virginia High Schools Football

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Tennessee High School's #10 John Ellis Davis gets loose of Virginia High School's #4 Charlie O'Bradley and runs into the end zone during the first quarter of the game Friday night. He also had 4 interceptions in the first half.

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Flying in U.S. Navy T34B Mentor

I would like to thank Cpt. Bob Harrison for taking me up in his U.S. Navy T34B Mentor Trainer on Wednesday at Mountain Empire Airport. It was a preview for the Fall Fly-In on September 19th. If you can, go and see the planes on display and you can even ride in the plane shown or others on site. Apache Helicopter will also give rides. It was nice to see someone following a dream and making a living (Aerial Photography) at same time. I wish he and his wife Nancy good luck and safe travels.

Fall Fly-In Air Show in Rural Retreat, Virginia

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The view out of the U.S. Navy T34B Mentor of Pilot Bob Harrison of the area around Rural Retreat Wednesday. The Mountain Empire Airport is having an air show on Sept. 19th and rides will be available.

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Halloween decorations are up.

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The decorations for Halloween have gone up along Goose Creek Road in Washington County Va. Each year the jack o lanterns go up around labor day on the fence posts for the upcoming holiday.

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