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Black History Month events are coming in February, but an important milestone was marked Jan. 16 with UVA Wise’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march. MARK ROBERTSON-BAKER II PHOTO
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The John I. Burton High School robotics team was recognized at Norton School Board's Jan. 16 meeting. Left to right are John Flanary, Sophie Jones, Jack Sturgill, Kane Meade, Alex Mullikin, Preston McNew, Ian McCarroll, Addison McCarroll and coach Michael Brooke. Not pictured are captain Olivia Stidham, co-captain Joshua Peters, Kayleigh Sturgill, Zack Phipps and Lucas Lewis. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO
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The John I. Burton High School scholastic bowl team was honored at Norton School Board's Jan. 16 meeting. Left to right are Alex Mullikin, Lucas Addison, Ava Green, Madison Cox, Carter Addison, Sebastian Massie and coach Ashley Addison. Not pictured are Emma Addington, Emily Campbell and Molly Dale. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO
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The former Wise County jail has now been reduced to rubble, about two weeks after demolition began. The facility closed more than a decade ago. KENNETH CROWSON PHOTO
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Central’s Braeden Church battles Union’s Kam Bostic for the ball. PHOTO BY RODDY ADDINGTON
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The only way to turn anything at the old Southern yard was on the wye, and F-unit No. 4217 has just been taken around that wye so it can lead a section of train 88 to Yuma, Virginia. The head brakeman is riding the step to the cab while the fireman is looking out. That 40-foot Southern box car is probably a partial load of LCL (less than carload) freight to be off-loaded at the combination yard office and freight station. Just ahead of the F-unit is a contraption that monitored for broken wheel flanges. It had small metal fingers that depressed as the flange passed. If there was a break in the progression, it set off an alarm inside the operator’s office.
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