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Woman received a very surprising Christmas gift
On Christmas Eve about 1895, a lady, who had never been to Bristol before, arrived at the local train station. Comment?
The best way to deal with a serious snowstorm? Sledding down a sheer slope
BRISTOL, Va. - It is axiomatic that serious snowfall requires a serious response, from stocking up on groceries and gas to sticking to the clearest streets. Comment?
At least 56,000 in East Tenn. and Southwest Va. without power
... more than 14,000 homes, according to Appalachian Power. "It's just a mess out there," said Patricia Macavin, a Bristol, Va., dispatcher. On her way to work, Macavin saw about 10 cars abandoned on the side of Lee Highway. Several were still there by ... Comment?
As snow began to fall, Bristol, Tenn., families evicted and trailers deemed a Unfit for Occupancya
... interrupted Terri Hooker, who shared the trailer with him. Vigil is unemployed, and Hooker works for minimum wage at Bristol Nursing Home. They have two big dogs and two old cats, and live on about $300 every two weeks. They gathered with a dozen of ... Comment?
The Bristol Blotter for Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009
Bristol Virginia Police Department Dec. 17 * Police went to check on a "vagrant harassing customers" near the Sprint Store on Linden Drive. Comment?
... help but smile. For someone who may seem to have little, the 86-year-old resident of Cambridge House nursing home in Bristol, Tenn., sure carries on like a person who has an awful lot. "Oh, hello!" Walls said Thursday afternoon upon meeting a ... Comment?
Bristol, Tenn., police arrest man after 4-hour standoff
... with a gun. The first officers to arrive were able to extract the woman from harm's way, said Lt. Greg Leake of the Bristol Tennessee Police Department. David Shaffer, 45, was charged with aggravated assault, police said. The department's hostage ... Comment?
Book looks at a Life Cycles of Butterfliesa
... s take: Great for drawing butterflies to your yard. LEE AND J.J. MACFADDEN are twins and voracious readers living in Bristol, Tenn. E-mail them at . : Comment?
Police arrest man after four-hour standoff
... from harm's way, according to a police statement released today. The hostage negotiation and SWAT teams of the Bristol Tennessee Police Department spent four hours attempting to make contact with the alleged offender, identified as David Shaffer. ... Comment?
Commissioner to leave office, seek seat for register of deeds
A Sullivan County Commissioner from Bristol on Friday confirmed plans to leave behind an office he's held for less than a year so he can run for a county-wide office. Comment?
Abandoned animals taken from Sullivan County property
... Drag Racing Association - left behind nearly a month ago. Reached at a phone number listed on a Web site for his Bristol business, Silcox Extreme Entertainment, Silcox said Friday night that the county's action took him by surprise. He added that he ... Comment?
... motorcycle on Woodland Circle. * Kids on skateboards were spotted "jumping into the traffic" on Lee Highway. Bristol Tennessee Police Department Dec. 16 * Officers went to Broad Street when a guy there reported the resident, who owed him money, came ... Comment?
Abandoned animals found at drag racer's home
Six dogs, three miniature ponies, three llamas and a peacock were left abandoned at the Bristol home of motorcycle drag racer Jake Silcox. Comment?
Bristol police present motorist with a oeSaved by the Belta award
... wearing his seat belt. Although his car was all but demolished, he walked away with minor injuries. On Thursday, the Bristol Tennessee police department presented Lewis with the Saved by the Belt award, a national program that recognizes people ... Comment?
County steps in to rescue menagerie of abandoned animals
... and he said, 'I'm undecided right now,' but his lights and water are off." In an interview Thursday with the Bristol Herald Courier, Arnold declined to speculate why Silcox mighthave left his home and animals behind. Silcox, a professional ... Comment?
Haven grant awarded; trust building must begin
With a half-million dollars in grant funds announced last week, the Haven of Rest rescue mission will soon be able to build not one, but two resident treatment facilities in Bristol, Tenn. Comment?
GlaxoSmithKline Plans to Rehire 40 To 50 Employees in Tennessee Plant
From Bristol Herald Courier Dec. 17--BRISTOL, Tenn. -- GlaxoSmithKline will rehire 40 to 50 employees at its Industrial Drive medicine-making plant and put off plans to completely close it at the end of this month, company officials said Wednesday. Comment?
Economist says region remains in recession
... pattern of slight quarter-to-quarter increases also exist in the Twin City. According to the report, businesses in Bristol, Va., and Bristol, Tenn., had combined retail sales of $269 million during this year's third quarter, $246 million for the ... Comment?
... 85, passed away December 15, 2009, at Wesley Long Community Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was born in Bristol, Tennessee on March 24, 1924. He lived most of his life in Bristol. The past two years he and his wife had been living in ... Comment?
Bristol Tennessee City Council supports proposal to buy former H.P. King building
... that she's willing to sell the building to us for that $255,000 price," Broughton said of Burnette. Broughton said Bristol was willing to add another $1,000 to the deal to help cover Burnette's expenses from last month's unsuccessful auction. "We ... 2 comments