Bristol News

A Bristol women's community service group founded years before the 1927 music sessions that makes the town the Birthplace of Country Music gave back to the birthplace organization Thursday.

Bristol, Tennessee's Holston View School was in need of a new outdoor classroom and now they have more than just a classroom outdoors.

December 7, 1991 was the darkest day in the history of ABC11. The crash of our station's helicopter stole the lives of three colleagues.

Business is booming at 'Garden Spot Produce' in Bristol, Tennessee Sunday. They sell a variety of things here, owner Charles Williams gives a few examples.

The national unemployment rate sits at 7.5 percent for April, down 0.4 percent since the start of the year.

Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe told News 5 education is high on his priority list, saying he wants to work to ensure higher education works for veterans, to keep it affordable for the middle-class and to align higher education with skills Virginia industries need.

Bristol, Tennessee City Manager Jeff Broughton announced he's resigning. According to a news release sent to us from the city Wednesday morning, he'll stay with the city through June 20th.

As summer inches its way into the Tri-Cities, Bristol is getting a head start on the seasonal fun from both sides of the state line.

All eyes have been on North Korea as threats of missile attacks on both the U.S. and South Korea have been made over the last few weeks.

A town hall style meeting Wednesday night crossed the state line. Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith and Tennessee Congressman Phil Roe met with voters in Bristol.

In his last act as an employee of Columbia, the retiring wastewater director was critical of requested changes to the department's budget and warned that the recommendations of a new pay study would increase the department's overtime.

Rep. Morgan Griffith and Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. will host a joint town hall meeting Wednesday in Bristol, Tennessee.

Sullivan County, Tennessee authorities are investigating a deadly crash Monday night in Bristol.

Organizers will be having a pasta dinner the night before, May 24, at the Bill Gatton Honda Used Car Building on the Volunteer Parkway in Bristol from 6-8pm. That event is to allow organizers the opportunity to go over expectations for volunteers for the following morning.

Pointer Brand, a 100-year-old American farm wear staple, has recently become popular amongst international trendsetting men.

When was the last time you bought a project vehicle? Was it a year ago? Last week? Maybe five years ago? Well Chris Clark of Bristol, Tennessee has built a few vehicles in his day, but in 1995, when he was just 17 years old, he picked up this Chevy S-10 and decided to build it.

Sheriff Wayne Anderson told News 5 he is formally requesting a 17 percent pay raise for his employees just days after a judge grants them a two percent pay raise, ending the sheriff's lawsuit against the county.

A Bristol, Tenn. man was arrested on theft charges late last week after he allegedly stole a Sullivan County teacher's debit card while she was on a field trip with her class at a local park.

Students have an opportunity to explore over 20 career fields in honor of Career Month.

The Tennessee Legislature approved a measure last week restricting city-initiated annexations for the next 13 months to allow a committee time to review and evaluate current annexation laws and practices and return with recommendations next January.