Award Winning Photography 2012

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3rd. place Sports photograph, National Press Photographer Assoc. September Clips 2012

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Abingdon Tanner Cook slips and falls against a Boone runner during the Bristol Cross country meet at Steele Creek Park on Saturday. Approx. 60 schools were represented in the meet.

Bristol Cross meet.

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Lebanon’s Mary Easton placed second dur­ing the Bristol Cross meet at Steele Creek Park on Saturday. Approx. 60 schools were represented in the meet.

Diabetes brings families and friends together

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Pam Fricker, daughter of Harrell Hayton, of Bristol, Tenn, left, and Joanne Godgson talks about her father at the Settlers Life Ins. tent at The Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes is a signature one-day fundraising walk benefiting the American Diabetes Association

Gov. McDonnell comes to cut ribbon on power plant.

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Dominion Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Farrell II, left, shows Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell the flow of coal and other fuel sources that the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center uses to produce electricity following a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 27, 2012 in Virginia City, Va.

Weather still warm for fun

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Wesley Brillhart,19, works on a 50/50 Grind at the skateboard park in Bristol, Tn. on Tuesday. Brillhart is a soph. at King College and was enjoying the warm weather after being in classes all day.

Abingdon Taste of the Town Tour Tuesday

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Chef Earl Baker mixes his spinach salad that will be added to Beef Shank and roasted potatoes to be served at the Wild flour Bakery during the Taste of the Town Trolley Tour on Tuesday in Abingdon.

It is getting to be pumpkin time in Tennessee

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The pumpkins are slowly getting bigger and more orange in this pumpkin patch along Highway 126 in Sullivan County, TN. The large amount of rains this summer caused a smaller crop because of less time for bees to work the blossoms.

Susan Allen on the road for her husband.

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Susan Allen talked to supporters on Tuesday in Bristol, Va. at CityMac for her husband George Allen who is running for US Senate.

Central Cross Country runner profile

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Central Emily Williams runs cross country

Central over East Friday

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Central #15 Dalton Lady scores during the first quarter against Sullivan East. Central won 13-7

Turtle Walk

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This turtle was spotted crossing Nordyke Road in Washington County Virginia on Wednesday. The warm sun and warm roadway helped keep this little fella warm during the cool snap that will be the weather for the next couple days in the low 70's.

Virginia Intermont College Rockin the Vote

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Virginia Intermont College president Clorisa Phillips talks to Rachael Bell, left, and several others sutdents during the Rock the Vote event at the college on Thursday. Music and food brought out the students who were registered to vote in the upcoming election in November. Students in Virginia can now register to vote around their schools.

Speedway getting lights up for Christmas.

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Bristol Motor Speedway employees work on installing the christmas lights to form the Christmas Tree attached to the scoring tower inside the track. 120 strands of lights over 90' long make up the center display for the Speedway in Lights. Work will continue replacing bulbs and repairing wires as the track prepares for the upcoming event.

Feeding America Volunteer Day

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Hilary Griffith, left, wife of US Congressman Morgan Griffith, and Va. House Delegate Joseph Johnson label Almond Plus Soy Free milk during the Second Annual Elected Officials Volunteer Day at the Feeding America Southwest Virginia in Abingdon on Tuesday.

Abingdon gets Washington statue

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Robert Shure, president Skylight Studios, Inc, Woburn, Massachusetts, stands with the George Washington statue in the new Washington County offices in Abingdon, Va. The statue is made from 12 parts and together weight in at 1000 lbs.

Rainy Monday

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A raindrop clings to the petal of this flower along Broad Street in Bristol during the rainy Monday.

Rhythm and Roots Sunday the BEST!!

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Sam Bush Band performs during Sunday Rhythm and Roots

Rhythm and Roots Sunday the BEST!

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Dale Ann Bradley joined country legend Pam Tillis in their first-ever live performance of Bradley’s “Somewhere South of Crazy,” a song they co-wrote a couple of years ago.

Rhythm and Roots welcomes Apache Relay

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The band Apache Relay plays the Piedmont stage during Friday at Rhythm and Roots in Downtown Bristol.

Rhythm and Roots Friday in Bristol

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The band Red Molly performs on the Country Mural Stage on Friday at Bristol's Rhythm and Roots Reunion. This is the 3rd. year for the all girl band.