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“It has kind of given me a different way of looking at things”

Preston Gannaway, who won a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography on Monday, studied her craft at Virginia Intermont College and started her career at a Southwest Virginia newspaper. via News Channel 11

BY The news teams of the Bristol Herald Courier, News Channel 11 and Tricities.com Send e-mail Printer Friendly Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner will visit Bristol , Virginia Wednesday afternoon. via News Channel 11

“In any age of mankind there will only be a few leaders who rise to the top, and regardless of whether you agree with their philosophy, no nation can afford to lose those leaders.”

Thomas Peake can still remember the moment 40 years ago he first learned of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. via News Channel 11

“The board met in March to discuss the measures that need to be taken to ensure the program continues in a positive manner. The first step was to secure a reputable third-party organization to manage the financial portion of the program”

BRISTOL, Va. The recent discovery of embezzlement from the Santa Pal program has convinced its board of directors to hand control of the Christmas charity's finances to the United Way of Bristol. via News Channel 11

“Some ladies will come in with a pile of things that are out of style, completely outdated, or broken things, [they] think will get $100, maybe $200”

BRISTOL, Va. Sheena Anagnostopoulos wants to spend part of July vacationing in the Dominican Republic. via Morning News

“My whole family is excited about this and looking forward to it”

ASHEVILLE - Former Erwin football coach Chris Brookshire has been hired at John Battle, a 1-A high school in Bristol, Va. via Asheville Citizen-Times

“They're not hard to do. It's just a little bit on the front and a little bit on the back.”

BRISTOL, Va. Earlier this week, Beverly Thayer and a co-worker at the Internal Revenue Service's Bristol Virginia office helped 110 people file their taxes in one day. via News Channel 11

“The Chamber of Commerce does a book they call a visitors guide, but it's something they give people when they come to town”

BRISTOL, Va. Entrepreneur Joe Bell is having a war of words with the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, claiming it "discriminates" against its members. via News Channel 11

“We're trying to make it simple and family oriented”

Plans are in the works for Fourth of July festivities in the Twin City and to make the Saturday nearest the holiday reminiscent of the 2006 sesquicentennial celebration. via News Channel 11

“A citizen started following the man, and troopers picked up pursuit at Old Airport Road and King Mill Pike”

A Bristol Virginia man who chose to drive off without paying for gas on Thursday led police on a 6-mile chase before peacefully surrendering, said Virginia State Police Sgt. via Http

“It also tells you that your troubles are not fatal.”

Bristol is a good place to live. Bristol is also a good place to play music. Miles Spicer and Jackie Merritt of M.S.G. The Acoustic Blues Trio learned that firsthand while appearing at last year's Rhythm and ... via News Channel 11

“My platform is whatever benefits the students”

Tyrone Foster, a city police detective and youth sports coach, said Monday he plans to initiate a write-in campaign for a city School Board seat. via News Channel 11

Printer Friendly Tuesday March 11, 2008, starting at 9:00 a.m., News Channel 11, The Bristol Herald Courier, and Tricities.com will team up to collect donations for storm survivors. via News Channel 11

“This is a complex job in a highly congested area, and it will have to be done with traffic flowing”

BRISTOL, Va. Plans to replace a Lee Highway bridge near Interstate 81's Exit 7 could mean some slowdowns for motorists in the busy retail area. via News Channel 11

“When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade.”

The families of some prominent early Bristol pioneers have increased with the passing generations until there are now many living descendants. via News Channel 11

“We saw something similar in Kingsport where store relocations and new store openings saw their sales drop by 0.8 percent.”

BRISTOL, Va. Retail sales growth slowed in the Twin City during the fourth quarter of 2007, but cash registers in Washington County, Va., rang up huge increases, according to the Tri-Cities Retail Sales Report. via News Channel 11

“Every agency in Wise County responded. We had two crews from Lee County, one from Scott County, one from Dickenson County and fire departments in Bristol Virginia and Tennessee showed up. We had crews from Chilhowie and Marion, too.”

BIG STONE GAP, Va. Residents and rescue workers were stunned when daylight revealed the extensive damage a tornado with estimated wind speeds of 86 to 110 miles per hour heaped upon this Wise County town. via News Channel 11

“With Maurice's and Dress Barn, those pads have been delivered to the retailers and those two stores will open in the next few weeks”

BRISTOL, Va. The Geek Squad is coming to town. A 25,000-square-foot Best Buy store is slated to open Friday in The Highlands, a retail center on Lee Highway near Interstate 81's Exit 7. In addition to sales and ... via News Channel 11

“The 74 customer centers across the state do not have public phones because the people there are helping live customers”

Could you try to find out why the DMV... never answers the phone? I have been trying to call since 9 a.m. and it's now 2 p.m. The phone is constantly busy. via News Channel 11

“Obviously, we missed it this morning, and we apologize for any inconvenience this weather situation has caused”

BRISTOL, Va. A fast-moving winter storm dropped from 1-10 inches of snow across parts of the Mountain Empire on Wednesday, closing schools and creating some slippery driving conditions. via News Channel 11