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Olivia Adkins as Matilda.
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Wise Summer Arts camp bringing “Matilda: The Musical” to the stage this weekend

COEBURN. Va. — It’s one of the most successful musicals of recent history and has won a number of prestigious awards over the last decade. Even more impressive is the fact that students from six different Wise County schools have come together to bring this production to the stage in a first ever summer performing arts camp.

Jun 28, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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Sullivan County Commission

Sullivan County budget: no plan in sight

The county’s fiscal year begins July 1. The Sullivan County Commission must submit a budget and tax rate to the state no later than August 31 or risk losing state funding — and potentially being shut down.

Updated Jun 27, 2019 at 9:21 AM
New Saint Dominic Catholic School Principal Darlene Lyons, who begins Aug. 1.
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Saint Dominic Catholic School

Lyons set to take helm of Saint Dominic Catholic School

KINGSPORT — Saint Dominic Catholic School is welcoming Darlene Lyons with a Meet the New Principal event from 7 p.m to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the gym. 

Jun 26, 2019 at 2:56 PM
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Back to School Expo

Farmers Market to host Back to School Expo July 30

The event will include free carousel rides as well as more than 75 booths with activities and recommendations. It will be at the Kingpsort Farmer’s Market.

Jun 25, 2019 at 8:15 PM
Jim Adams played football at Burton as a student and started coaching at the school 39 years ago.
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Local News

Virginia State Police takes over new investigation of Norton football coach

The Virginia State Police has been called in to investigate a third sexual harassment allegation against John I. Burton High School football coach Jim Adams.

Jun 25, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Angle Mefford, victim advocate with Family Crisis Support Services in Norton, holds one of the shirts the agency is selling as part of the Candlelight Believe Walk set to start July 8 at Norton City Park. FCSS officials say they have have been contacted by 14 women who claim they suffered sexual harassment while students at John I. Burton High School. The complaints stem from accusations of inappropriate comments from Burton football coach Jim Adams by two former students speaking at the city school board's June 10 meeting.
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Victim-witness walk planned in wake of Norton coach retention

A victim advocacy group is organizing a victim and witness walk two weeks after the Norton School Board voted to retain its high school football coach.

Jun 25, 2019 at 9:04 AM
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Civics 101

Civics 101: The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The law had an immediate impact. By the end of 1965, a quarter of a million new black voters had been registered, one-third by Federal examiners. By the end of 1966, only four out of the 13 southern states had fewer than 50 percent of African Americans registered to vote.

Updated Jun 24, 2019 at 2:10 PM
Northeast officials say the Technical Education Complex is on schedule and still is set to open for student use the spring semester of 2020, starting in January.
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Northeast's Technical Education Complex on track to open in January 2020

BLOUNTVILLE — Northeast State Community College’s Technical Education Complex has risen from a groundbreaking in October to a topping out ceremony in April, its form taking shape in the skyline with other campus buildings and the adjacent Tri-Cities Airport.

Updated Jun 24, 2019 at 12:56 PM
Bunco is a dice game played using various rules recommended for adults and kids middle-school age and up.
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Sunday Stories

Rolling for Readers offers food, fun and funding for books

Tuesday’s fourth annual Rolling for Readers Bunco & BBQ event benefits the Sullivan County Imagination Library. Tickets are available online or at the door.

Jun 23, 2019 at 4:30 PM
The Viking Explorers underwater robotics team from Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Ca., with pilot Triton Seibert, center, and software overseer Tim Recker, left in blue coat and glasses, at the 18th annual Marine Advanced Technology Education International ROV (remotetly operated vehicles) Competition at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
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Underwater robotics

Underwater robotics competition has 68 teams from across the world

Three-day event, at the Kingsport Aquatic Center, finishes up today with awards around noon.

Jun 22, 2019 at 6:02 PM
Members of the underwater robotics team from Hong Kong's Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary Schools test their robot Thursday afternoon at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.
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Underwater robotics

Underwater robotics competition gets underway in Kingsport

This marks the 18th year for the international competition but the first time it has been held in Kingsport, where it is based at the Aquatic Center.

Jun 21, 2019 at 1:30 PM
Kingsport Superintendent of Schools Jeff Moorhouse
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Kingsport Board of Education

Construction of Dobyns-Bennett addition has 'zero' cushion

Kingsport school system officials say the new Regional Science and Technology Center will open with Aug. 5 first day of school but inside may not be 100 percent occupied then.

Jun 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM
Kingsport Theatre Guild's Teen Camp will stage "Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR." this Friday evening.
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Theatre

Kingsport Theatre Guild’s Teen Camp to stage 'Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.'

Students from Kingsport Theatre Guild’s Teen Camp will teach history, grammar and math through clever and tuneful songs in their production of “Schoolhouse Rock Live! JR.” this Friday evening.

Jun 20, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Leeann Stanley and Josh Jones
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Scott County

Rye Cove student wins regional essay contest

Josh Jones, a recent graduate of Rye Cove High School, competed against students from North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee to win the contest in the North Carolina West district. He received $2,500 for his win, which will go toward his college expenses.

Jun 19, 2019 at 8:30 PM
Morgan Kiser of Eastside Elementary School in Elizabethton works with a robotic caterpillar controlled by computer code Monday at the second annual Girls Rule Technology Camp at Northeast State Community College.
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Northeast State Community College

Girls Rule technology camp teaches computer science

BLOUNTVILLE — From learning the basics of electrical circuits to operating a computer-controlled caterpillar, computer science was front and center for some area rising fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grade girls this week.

Jun 19, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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