BRISTOL, Va. – Prior to this season the varsity pitching career of John Battle High School’s Landon Odum had consisted of one underwhelming appearance covering all of 2 1/3 innings.
Bucky Ball was on display in 2019 at Viking Hall in Bristol.
It was a Sunday to remember at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Mac McClung once again proved he is a leaping luminary by winning the NBA’s slam dunk contest for a second straight year and in the month since he repeated as rim-rocking royalty, Southwest Virginia’s favorite son has continued to thrive in the grind of the G League.
Plans to establish a new state park in Washington County, Virginia, may be delayed due to the state’s interest in a home once belonging to President James Monroe.
ABINGDON, Va.—— A fourth-grade student at Rhea Valley Elementary, who is often dubbed “a young Sheldon” by his teachers, recently won first place in the George Washington Research Paper Competition, an annual contest open to all fourth-grade and home schooled students in Washington County, V…
Motorists may be on the lookout for deer or other critters along the highway, but in one area of Southwest Virginia drivers should be vigilant for elk.
The Sullivan County Board of Education is hoping the third time will be the charm as it tries once again to sell surplus properties near West Ridge High School.
Melissa Cook, a Norton City Schools counselor who has served in education for more than 30 years, received the William P. Kanto Memorial Award at the 40th annual Forum on Education held at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise last week.
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BRISTOL, Va. – The Bristol Casino, future home of Hard Rock, reported more than $13 million in adjusted gaming revenue during the month of February.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — WETS-FM is celebrating 50 years of broadcasting excellence, community service and listener loyalty during its annual spring fund drive that has been moved from this week to May 20-25.
WISE, Va. — Loan and grant funding to the Wise County Industrial Development Authority from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority totaling $1 million will assist with site development of the Wise County IDA’s Elam Farm property.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Denny Hamlin learned the fundamentals of race craft competing in Late Model races on rough short tracks around his childhood home of Chesterfield, Virginia.
Tech is the No. 3 seed in its eight-team bracket.
Virginia will play Colorado State in a First Four game on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio.
The fourth-seeded Hokies will host Marshall in the first round.
Christopher Steele raced home for the go-ahead run on Clay Ward’s sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning as the Eastside Spartans opened the season by edging Union for an 8-7 non-district victory on Saturday.
Christian Eckes outruns former boss Kyle Busch in Bristol Motor Speedway truck race.
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NASCAR Cup drivers struggled to find rhythm during Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway, but Ryan Blaney hit the right mix.The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion earned his first pole at BMS and first of the season for Sunday afternoon’s Food City 500.“I think…
Blake Hayes has waited his turn. He is taking full advantage of it. The Sullivan East senior first baseman doubled, singled and scored twice and two pitchers combined to allow just three hits as the Patriots manufactured a 3-2 non-conference home win over Patrick Henry on a sunny Saturday a…
The road to redemption got underway early for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Christian Eckes at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon.With a lap of 15.122 seconds at 126.888-mph in his NAPA Chevrolet, Eckes earned the pole for Saturday night’s Weather Guard Truck Race.Despite his a…
In Republican-led states across the U.S., conservative legislators are refusing to reevaluate abortion bans — even as doctors and patients insist the laws’ exceptions are dangerously unclear.
Dolly Parton ushered in the 39th season at Dollywood with songs and spirited fun.
I don’t want to be wishy-washy in my walk, wavering in faith, never really trusting God in life's tests and trials. We all fall, but we can get up again.
"Life After Power" is for anyone imagining how spring will look for the guy with fewer votes. If you love presidential history, you won't be able to part with it.
So many folks take the freedom of worship for granted or do not appreciate the opportunity. If you are one of those folks, I suggest you speak with Shad Norris.
“Every room needs a veteran leader. Jalen can be that for us.”
Check out the Bristol Motor Speedway weekend schedule, along with BMS track facts, track records, winners and even the 2024 Bristol Dragway schedule, which includes the Thunder Valley Nationals on June 7-9.
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New members of Board of Supervisors canceled an earlier agreement over data centers and want to negotiate a new one, but no progress has been made.
A spokesman said Gov. Glenn Youngkin is concerned that several Virginia school divisions are using a Chinese-owned tutoring platform associated with TikTok's parent company.
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Since the NCAA tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985, no team that finished at least solo third in the ACC regular-season standings has been excluded from the tournament.
Eastside graduate Cole Harness homered and doubled in separate games as UVa-Wise swept a South Atlantic Conference home twinbill from Coker...Alyssa Suits and Tinsley Thompson led King to a pair of Conference Carolinas victories over Belmont Abbey.
Brady Roberts and Mason Pugh doubled and a trio of Marion pitchers combined on a seven-hitter to lead the Scarlet Hurricanes to a 6-2 non-district baseball win over Smyth County rival Chilhowie on Friday night.
For the 43rd straight year, the Bristol Herald Courier will present the Gene "Pappy" Thompson Award for Excellence, and the letters declaring the nomination period open will be mailed early next week to principals at more than 60 high schools in Virginia and Tennessee...A pair of King student-athletes earned Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Month honors...Emory & Henry won twice and UVa-Wise won once in Thursday softball games.
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In case you hadn't noticed, the airline blogosphere pays a lot of attention to frequent flyer matters. And recent changes have been fodder for a lot of words and pixels. Much of the focus is on matters of interest mainly to "road warriors" who spend a lot of time flying around and might belong to a handful of different lines' programs. You know who you are, and there isn't anything I can tell you that you don't already know. Instead, I'm addressing those of you who might take four or fewer airline round trips a year and want to get as much as you can for your money. And you're a big group.
When Mai Whelan beat out 455 competitors to win $4.56 million dollars on “Squid Game: The Challenge” – the reality competition series based on the award-winning Netflix K-drama … minus the deaths! – she had all kinds of options to go away to luxurious destinations. But she surprised fans with her choice. “I asked my husband, Jay, to pick a cabin where I can go for walks and spend time with the dogs,” she said. “We found a place in Seaman, Ohio, with 80 acres of land for the dogs to run free and for me to stroll with my husband. It was a perfect, serene setting … and I didn't have to socialize with anyone. I slept a lot for a week, took strolls, wrote and ate.”
The Appian Way, begun in 312 BC, was the engineering wonder of its day. It connected Rome with Capua (near Naples), ignoring natural contours and running in a straight line for much of the way. Eventually it stretched 430 miles to Brindisi – gateway to the East – where Roman ships sailed for Greece and Egypt.
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