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Fourteen months after opening, the Rivers Casino Portsmouth has generated more than $86 million in state and local tax revenues and about $340 million in total revenues, a new report shows.
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Sophomore Isaac Godsey plays hero role for the Pioneers as a relief pitcher
Farris is a vital part of the long-running success story at Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat
Grundy senior Jonah Looney is the 30th nominee for the Gene "Pappy" Thompson Award for Excellence. His information is now included with the original nomination article that ran in the May 4th edition of the Bristol Herald Courier...In other local news, the District 1-AAA tournament has been …
The final Pac-12 Conference softball tournament began on Wednesday and the event also coincides with the end of the collegiate career of Arizona State University senior pitcher Mac Osborne.“I have mixed feelings and emotions,” Osborne said on Tuesday. “Part of me is sad to see my college car…
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Veteran country singer Gene Watson returns to the Jettie Baker Center in Clintwood, Virginia, on Friday, May 10.
BRISTOL, Va. – The city is currently seeking sealed bids from contractors to construct the next phase of widening of Lee Highway near Interstate 81’s Exit 5.
BRISTOL, Va. – The Bristol Hard Rock Casino hosted a two-day hiring event at the Delta Hotels in Bristol, Virginia.
An Abingdon, Virginia sailor who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor will be buried this month in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Hail and damaging winds threaten much of the East Coast. Tornadoes won't be ruled out in the Mid-Atlantic and Deep South. Our Lee Weather Team has your safety at top of mind with these videos.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Boy Scouts of America have announced it will be changing its name to Scouting America.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Bank of Tennessee has named veteran banker Brian Ballard as its Chief Banking Officer.
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UVa basketball finally adds some transfers while Virginia Tech shows it can still recruit in the DMV.
Be on the lookout for some thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts after midnight on Wednesday night
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The End Times might be near – Carly Compton allowed an earned run against an Upper Lakes Conference opponent.
BRISTOL, Va. – Ella Dales has garnered attention all season as the goal-scoring machine for Graham High School’s girls soccer team, but the star player for the G-Girls admits that it’s about time the goalkeeper who has been stopping a bunch of shots – that’d be senior Nathaly Du – deserves h…
There was plenty on the line when Abingdon and Gate City met on the pitch at Emory & Henry College on Tuesday night. They played like it too. "It was tough, very physical," Abingdon senior Dennin Jenkins said. "They are a great team, it was blast to play in, it really was. The refs let u…
EMORY, Va. - Emma Hamilton wasn't trying to score a goal. It just worked out that way.
Eastside forces tie atop Cumberland standings as Compton delivers clutch hit
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The 28th annual Kyle Petty Charity Ride is expected to roll into this region on Thursday afternoon, setting up for its final leg on Friday.
There are busy schedules and then there is the time Bradley Ricker has put in the past few years as a head football coach, athletic director, and father of two kids.
“I was able to stay in it a long time, because I never got too high or too low,” Parker said. “I was able to stay the same through the good and the bad. I am sure I am going to miss it when the first of November comes around.”
Lebanon High School sophomore Michael Reece has established himself as one of the top football players in Southwest Virginia thanks to his cannon of a right arm. He also happens to be one of the area’s premier basketball standouts as he possesses the ability to take over a game and can play …
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