ABINGDON, Va. — It’s easy to tell that spring is in the air by the sights and smells on the farm of Deni and Tom Peterson.
In your lifetime, you’ve seen a lot of new inventions.
From four wins last spring to 16 victories and a spot in the regional semifinals in 2023 for the Lee High Generals.
“Robbie is about 125 pounds soaking wet,” said Warriors coach Kelly Foster. “But the kid is the biggest competitor I’ve ever coached."
Virginia men’s lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany uses the mantra, “pressure is a privilege.” In the most privilege-packed game of the season, the Cavaliers dropped a heartbreaker.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — City leaders are interested how the revenue from Sullivan County’s new hotel/motel tax will be invested.
ABINGDON, Va. – The Abingdon Falcons baseball team took a big hit in the off-season when 2022 Class 3 player of the year Ethan Gibson suffered a season-ending arm injury.
Battle freshman Taylor Childress said she was nervous at first but settled down as the game went on.
“We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” — 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
BRISTOL, Va. — Cheers, shouts and applause came from every corner of the Bearcat Den on Friday as Virginia High School’s 153-member graduating class celebrated during its commencement ceremony.
In a grove of trees on the old Allen Farm, between Riddles Run Road and Gunpowder Creek, about a mile from the Ohio River in Boone County, Kentucky is a tiny cemetery. Though I’ve never been there, I’ve seen its satellite image on Google.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The foundation of longtime former Bristol area auto dealer C.M. “Bill” Gatton announced a $100 million gift Thursday to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.
Both males — one juvenile and one adult — had gunshot wounds, "one of them believed to be self-inflicted."
ABINGDON, Va. — Fairview Farm and Homestead received a tax-exempt status from the Washington County Board of Supervisors.
A second man has pleaded guilty for encircling counterprotesters with torches on the evening before the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
WISE, Va. — Southwest Virginia appears poised for securing an inland port, an author of a state study said Thursday.
BRISTOL, Tenn. — YWCA Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia this week announced the recipients of its 2023 Tribute to Women Awards.
Nathan Phillips (Lebanon), Colton Green (George Wythe), Ashton Bolling (Wise Central), Emma Hemphill (Union), Parker Henson (Marion) among postseason stars.
BRISTOL, Va. — It has been a trying first season for Adam Moore, but Virginia High’s interim baseball coach and his Bearcats are right on schedule as the month of May nears its end.
The filing is the latest chapter in a more than two-decade-long legal saga that began in 2000 when Lisa Miller and Janet Jenkins were joined in a Vermont civil union, the first statewide legal recognition of same-sex couples.
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today. In the time since, little progress has been made on police reform.
In its forecast for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts that there will be anywhere from 12 to 17 named storms between June 1 and November 30.
Be prepared for dangerous conditions if you plan to visit North Carolina’s Outer Banks this Memorial Day weekend.
Youngkin says his Virginia agenda, the November General Assembly elections and negotiations on a state budget are his focus now.
BRISTOL, Va. — Members of the public wishing to address the Bristol Virginia City Council will now have to, in some cases, wait until near the end of meetings for that opportunity.
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and AAA Mid-Atlantic are joining Virginia’s first responders, local law enforcement, Virginia State Police and VDOT to focus on saving lives starting with the long Memorial Day holiday weekend.
ABINGDON, Va. — The Splashpad at The Meadows Sports Complex will open Memorial Day weekend with a dedication on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Sophomore pitcher Sophia Wright once again had the right stuff for the softball team at Patrick Henry High School.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — If you read Oscar Tshiebwe’s comments to the Lexington Herald-Leader‘s Ben Roberts at the NBA combine recently, it seems apparent that the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball star’s preferred career plan is to turn pro now.
Riley Hart and her Honaker High School softball teammates showed some heart on Friday.
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