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Terry J. Bishop in a recent photo.
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It’s been two weeks since Terry J. Bishop walked into the night.
Big Stone Gap Police continue to follow up on leads. Bishop’s sister Lois Thomas said a couple of leads that detectives checked two days ago didn’t lead to anything.
With Bishop’s disappearance now entering its third week, his famil...
Big Stone Gap Policeman Joseph E. Phillips works the wreck of a tractor-trailer on Country Boy Hill Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY GLENN GANNAWAY. Click Here to order photo reprints
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A tractor-trailer overturned on Country Boy Hill Tuesday afternoon, diverting traffic from the busy road for the second time in less than two months.
Seth Allen Jones of Big Stone Gap, the driver, was not injured and removed himself from the cab of the tractor-trailer, which was hauling wood chips. Big Stone Gap Police 1st Sgt. Joseph E. Phillips said the truck is owned by Denny and Sons of Big Stone Gap while the trailer is owned by Rasnake Enterprises of Bee, a Dickenson County community.
Jones was going up Country Boy Hill near Cloverleaf Square when he had to swerve to his right to avoi...
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Union’s Alisha Hafemeister (13) slides into second in attempt to beat Burton’s Jazmane Robbins to the bag. PHOTO BY KEVIN MAYS. Click Here to order photo reprints
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NORTON — Jaz Bay had one hit in Monday’s Lonesome Pine District softball tournament semifinal game with the Union Lady Bears.
That’s all the J.I. Burton sophomore needed to make an impact in the ga...
Union’s Hunter Clasby gets up in the air during the triple jump competition at Saturday’s Region D championships at Alumni Stadium in Coeburn. KEVIN MAYS PHOTO. Click Here to order photo reprints
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COEBURN — The plan came together Saturday for the Central Lady Warriors.
The Lady Warriors, led by sophomore-sensation Logan Reynolds, put together a strong point lead in the field events and held ...
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An Appalachia teen was arrested in Grainger County, Tenn. last Saturday, bringing an end to the search for a missing 15-year-old girl.
A spokeswoman for the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office said We...
The Union High marching band steps off, leading participants in Sunday’s MEOC Walkathon. PHOTO BY GLENN GANNAWAY. Click Here to order photo reprints
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Rain showers held off long enough Sunday for participants in the 37th annual Mountain Empire Older Citizens Walkathon to complete the course and raise more than $149,461 for the Emergency Fuel Fund...
Robert England recognized National Bike Month by riding from his Wise home to Mountain Empire Community College. (Photo courtesy of MECC.)
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When the state of Virginia sent out an email notifying employees that May is Bike Month and challenging them to bicycle to work, Robert England was ready.
England, criminal justice professor at Mou...
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Big Stone Gap police officers Darcie Flanary and Jason Peters remind motorists of the importance of buckling up. PHOTO BY GLENN GANNAWAY. Click Here to order photo reprints
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As motorists take to the road this Memorial Day holiday, Big Stone Gap police are urging everyone to buckle up, noting that more than half of the people killed in vehicle accidents nationwide in 20...
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