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Bristol, Virginia, homeless camp cleared

Bristol, Virginia, homeless camp cleared

A homeless encampment in Bristol, Virginia, was cleared with excavating equipment last week.

Equipment could be seen plowing vegetation, trash and clothing from a vacant lot behind the Euclid Avenue Food City, where a known camp for the city’s homeless was previously located.

According to a statement from Paul Davis Restoration’s regional office, Food City hired them to clean up the property along Bob Morrison Boulevard after police had removed the occupants.

“Food City had been allowing some of the ... Read more

Soup beans and emu burgers reflect tradition and change at t

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A variety of holiday events celebrate the season in Abingdon

ABINGDON, Va— The holiday season is official underway in Abingdon, Virginia.

The Abingdon Visitors Center, located in the newly renovated Fields-Penn 1860 House Museum, is partnering with several community organizations to roll out hol ... Read more

Beer board denies brewery permit

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Slater Center auditorium erupted in applause Wednesday night as the Bristol Tennessee Beer Board denied an application from a brewery that planned to build its facility in a controversial location.

All four members ... Read more

Arizona Man Sentenced in Southwest Virginia Meth Conspiracy

Abingdon , Va. – A defendant in a drug distribution organization that trafficked methamphetamine from Texas and Indiana into Southwest Virginia was recently sentenced in federal court on drug conspiracy charges, United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced.

Pedro Loza III, 28, of Bullhead City, Arizona, was sentenced this week to 72 months in federal prison. He was previously convicted of one count of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distributing 50 g ... Read more

Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act deserves support

In August, miners and their families celebrated the passage of a permanent excise tax that will fund the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund; however, our work is hardly over.

With the funding secure, we can now focus on some of the other i ... Read more

Bristol Virginia Approves Additional $850,000 Budget for Loc

Since the residents of Bristol Virginia began expressing concerns about the local landfill in 2020, $6 million has been put toward it. On Tuesday city leaders approved a budget of $850,000 for developing the landfill further.

"A $400,000 ... Read more

Customers come first at family-owned Rhoton & Smith

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