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BACK ON STAGE: Miss Bristol, Miss Teen Bristol pageants set for Feb. 28

BACK ON STAGE: Miss Bristol, Miss Teen Bristol pageants set for Feb. 28

  • BRISTOL HERALD COURIER

West Ridge High School will host the Miss Bristol and Miss Teen Bristol pageants on Feb. 28.

CHARGES: North Carolina man indicted following officer-involved shooting in Bristol

CHARGES: North Carolina man indicted following officer-involved shooting in Bristol

  • Robert Sorrell

A North Carolina man was indicted for aggravated assault and other charges following a Jan. 10 officer-involved shooting in Bristol, Tennessee.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA: One dead following officer-involved shooting

WASHINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA: One dead following officer-involved shooting

  • BRISTOL HERALD COURIER

Christopher Allen Smith, 52, was pronounced dead at the scene following an altercation with deputies, according to a written statement.

TUESDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Brayden White (Twin Valley), Sophie Johnson (Sullivan East), Braden Howard (Tennessee High), Ethan McClanahan (Grundy), Macy Osborne (Marion) among stars

TUESDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Brayden White (Twin Valley), Sophie Johnson (Sullivan East), Braden Howard (Tennessee High), Ethan McClanahan (Grundy), Macy Osborne (Marion) among stars

  • Bristol Herald Courier

Brayden White was tops for Twin Valley with 20 points, five assists, four steals and two rebounds. Brannon Mullins (14 points, four assists, four steals) and Blake Cooper (13 points, 12 rebounds) also played well in the triumph.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HOOPS: Sarah Page, Virginia High play with a vengeance in SWD playoff win over Lebanon

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HOOPS: Sarah Page, Virginia High play with a vengeance in SWD playoff win over Lebanon

  • Tim Hayes

Virginia High (12-9) clinched the SWD’s top seed for next week’s VHSL Region 2D tournament. The Bearcats also secured the right to host Thursday’s semifinals and Friday’s finals in the Southwest District tourney.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Quinn Waters, Evan Denton key Abingdon's Mountain 7 District tourney win over John Battle

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Quinn Waters, Evan Denton key Abingdon's Mountain 7 District tourney win over John Battle

  • Tim Hayes

Abingdon senior Quinn Waters put in serious work as he scored 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Abingdon’s 72-58 victory over the John Battle Trojans in the first round of the Mountain 7 District boys basketball tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOOPS: Fast start propels Wise Central past Ridgeview in Mountain 7 tourney

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOOPS: Fast start propels Wise Central past Ridgeview in Mountain 7 tourney

  • KEVIN MAYS BRISTOL HERALD COURIER

Second-seeded Central played some of its basketball of the season, using a quick start and staying strong throughout the game to take an 85-53 win over Ridgeview, the seventh seed, in the opening round of the Mountain 7 District tournament. 

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HOOPS: Twin Springs takes aggressive approach in Eastside win

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS HOOPS: Twin Springs takes aggressive approach in Eastside win

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Quinn Waters, Evan Denton key Abingdon's Mountain 7 District tourney win over John Battle

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Quinn Waters, Evan Denton key Abingdon's Mountain 7 District tourney win over John Battle

TUESDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Brayden White (Twin Valley), Sophie Johnson (Sullivan East), Braden Howard (Tennessee High), Ethan McClanahan (Grundy), Macy Osborne (Marion) among stars

TUESDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Brayden White (Twin Valley), Sophie Johnson (Sullivan East), Braden Howard (Tennessee High), Ethan McClanahan (Grundy), Macy Osborne (Marion) among stars

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Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for February 18

Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for February 18

Read through the obituaries published today in Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities.

Man impersonates police, invades Roanoke home, beats up 3, authorities say

Man impersonates police, invades Roanoke home, beats up 3, authorities say

Three occupants of the Lafayette Boulevard home were bound and beaten.

Beyond Bylines Episode 2: Dr. Scott Miller talks about the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center

Beyond Bylines Episode 2: Dr. Scott Miller talks about the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center

Episode 2: Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center's Dr. Scott Miller talks about their facility located in Abingdon, Virginia that was helped with the region's massive dental needs.

Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for February 17

Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for February 17

Read through the obituaries published today in Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities.

It took 56 years to finally put Virginia's former state song into retirement

It took 56 years to finally put Virginia's former state song into retirement

This week, Virginia’s General Assembly finally, and unanimously, shelved the state song emeritus, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia,” stripping away any remaining courtesy directed to a source of controversy for the state for 56 years.

Dominion plans $1 billion super-high voltage line through Piedmont Virginia

Dominion plans $1 billion super-high voltage line through Piedmont Virginia

A joint venture of Dominion Energy and three other energy giants is planning the state’s biggest-capacity power line, a $1 billion project, to bring more electricity to power-hungry central and Northern Virginia.

Perdue Farms tractor-trailer goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; driver dies

Perdue Farms tractor-trailer goes off Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel; driver dies

A tractor-trailer drove off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Sunday, killing the driver. 

Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for February 16

Bristol neighbors: Obituaries for February 16

Read through the obituaries published today in Bristol Herald Courier - Tricities.

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HELPING THOSE IN NEED: Appalachian Highlands dental center's expansion to open this spring

HELPING THOSE IN NEED: Appalachian Highlands dental center's expansion to open this spring

  • David McGee

The Appalachian Highlands Dental Center provides care for Southwest Virginia patients without insurance or Medicaid coverage. 

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Outrage Erupts After Trump Appoints 26-Year-Old Ex-Receptionist to Lead White House Ballroom Project

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Many Democrats are still down on the Democratic Party, new poll shows

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Hammond misses late shot as Virginia Tech loses at Miami

Hammond misses late shot as Virginia Tech loses at Miami

Tre Donaldson made a free throw to give Miami the lead with 12.5 seconds left.

John Battle @ Abingdon Boys Basketball - Mountain 7 District Quarterfinals

John Battle @ Abingdon Boys Basketball - Mountain 7 District Quarterfinals

Abingdon boys defeated John Battle on Tuesday evening in the Mountain 7 District quarterfinals. The Falcons will travel to play at Union on Thursday evening. 

TUESDAY'S COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Abigail Street (Patrick Henry) shines for Emory & Henry softball squad;  E&H baseball team beats King; UT Lady Vols, Va. Tech men's hoops teams fall

TUESDAY'S COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Abigail Street (Patrick Henry) shines for Emory & Henry softball squad; E&H baseball team beats King; UT Lady Vols, Va. Tech men's hoops teams fall

Former Patrick Henry High School star Abigail Street played a starring role as the Emory & Henry University Wasps swept a non-conference doubleheader from Ferrum by scores of 5-4 and 12-6 on Tuesday.

Transfer-class headliners Hillman, Lewis were longtime targets of Virginia football and Tony Elliott

Transfer-class headliners Hillman, Lewis were longtime targets of Virginia football and Tony Elliott

Virginia football's transfer-class headliners in Brandyn Hillman of Michigan and Peyton Lewis of Tennessee were initially targets of Tony Elliott when they were high school prospects in the Commonwealth.

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'Kissing Is the Easy Part' is the latest Tubi rom-com | Streamed & Screened podcast

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Amy Tan, Ekow Eshun and Michael Connelly among L.A. Times Book Prize honorees and finalists

Amy Tan, Ekow Eshun and Michael Connelly among L.A. Times Book Prize honorees and finalists

LOS ANGELES — Finalists and honorees for the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Wednesday. Writer-curator Ekow Eshun is among the biography finalists for "The Strangers: Five Extraordinary Black Men and the Worlds That Made Them," which parses Black masculinity as embodied by various civil rights activists, philosophers and other visionaries. Contenders in the fiction categories ...

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This publisher enlists 'bookfluencers' to choose its titles. Is it working?

This publisher enlists 'bookfluencers' to choose its titles. Is it working?

When young adult author Courtney Summers got the rights back to her backlisted titles in 2024, she initially wasn't sure what to do with them. Summers' novels, the bulk of which enjoyed peak popularity in the 2010s, had by then faded into the periphery — despite a film adaptation of her 2012 zombie thriller "This Is Not a Test," which is slated to be released in theaters Feb. 20. But the ...

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