Jr. Drags going full speed at Bristol Dragway

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Cars wait in the staging lanes during the NHRA Junior Dragster League Eastern conference Finals at Bristol Dragway on Thursday. The event has brought hundreds of drivers and families to the area for the week long event that has finals on Saturday. Drivers come from surrounding states and even from Ireland and England to compete.

Young Racers from around the world in Bristol

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Paige Wheeler,12, is from England and is racing this week in the NHRA Junior Dragster League Eastern Conference finals at Bristol Dragway. She discusses her coming to the USA to compete and how her first runs have been so far this week.

Water Woes in Bluff City

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This waterline under the Bluff City Hwy bridge has twisted and broken.

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Bristol Theatre offers not just plays but music, dances and much much more

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Theatre Bristol Board of Directors President Spence Flagg juggles as cast characters from Charlie Brown, Nuncrackers, Nightmare on State Street, and Singing Telegram gorilla during a press conference on Wednesday.

See the Twins field in Elizabehton

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Fans have the opportunity to reserve these seats behind home plate at Elizabethton's Joe O'Brien Field where the Eliz Twins play baseball.

Bluff City workers start early during recent heat wave.

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Workers with Dixie Constuction work on this Maintenance building for Pizza Plus in Bluff City on Tuesday. The construction begins each morning around 7 am when the weather is cooler.

Sox come up empty against Mets on Tuesday

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Sox #32 Kyle Robinson hits a pitch during game against the Kingsport Mets on Tuesday.

Sox over the Twins in E-town.

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Bristol #44 Kevan Smith prepares to hit as Manager Pete Rose, Jr. looks back toward the bench. Bristol won 18-4.

Dino painting is good fun

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5 yr. old Jackson Cook from Abingdon works on painting his ceramic dinosaur at Kil'n Time in Bristol TN. He has been several times to the store and is building up a collection. He was with his grandmother Toby Cook and his cousins from Richmond.

Strawberries are Great!!!

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Leighton Maxfield,2, works on eating the strawberries she got during the Strawberry Festival at the Glenmary Gardens in Bristol, Va. on Sat.

New Johnston Memorial up and running

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Roger Fitchko reads the newspaper and watches the TV in his new room at the New Johnston Memorial Hospital. His room has a view of the mountains and the front parking lot. Today, Sat., was the opening day for the hospital and Ritchko was transported from the old building downtown Abingdon.

Community celebrates the life of Smith

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The casket of Mrs. Annie Bell Smith passes the church sign in support following the Going Home Services at the New Hope Baptist Church in Bristol Va. on Saturday.; Smith was murdered in her apt. last week. Over 100 people crowded her church to support her and celebrate her life.

Summer Theatre Camp Show

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The children from the Theatre Bristol Summer Camp perform TheatreRock America during the ending show at the Paramount Center for the Arts on Friday. The red and blue plates were used during the final number for the 1st-12th grade campers while they sang America the Beautiful.

Close one and open the new Johnston Mem. Hospital in Abingdon

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Judy Stovall attended the nursing school at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in the mid 1960's signs the mat of the photo that will be displayed at the new hospital in Abingdon.

Sox take third game away from Bluefield

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Bristol’s Drew Thompson attempts to make the tag on Bluefield’s Kevin Pillar at second base. Pillar was safe.

Brittni playing on the Allstars

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John Battle #10 Brittni Altmann is now one of the Seniors for the Volleyball team and is helping lead the team in wins this season.

Family still playing together on the road

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Faith Ritchie and Blackburn will be among the Southwest Virginia contingent on the field for this morning’s Virginia High School Coaches Association All-Star Game at Christopher Newport University.

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Let the Potter fun begin

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Abingdon Cinemall owner Steven Weston sets the Harry Potter movie posters inside the theater on Wednesday. There will be a Midnight showing July 14 for the movie.

Sox get back in game two.

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Brisox #27 Euclides Leyer throws to first but the runner was safe.

Friends remember Miss Annie

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Tabitha Defriece sits on Miss Annie's favorite bench outside her apt. building and talks about her friends Annie Smith who was killed in her apt. in Springdale Village in Bristol, Va. Tabitha helped with organizing a candle light memorial on Monday evening at the complex. She is holding her son Jaylen Defriece, 1 yr. old.