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DATEBOOK: A look at postponements and cancellations in the Mountain Empire due to COVID-19

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DATEBOOK: A look at postponements and cancellations in the Mountain Empire due to COVID-19

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Keep an eye on all the schedule and event changes in the Mountain Empire related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Randall: Easter lessons from childhood

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Education Beat: A different time with children

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HISTORY WITH HAYES: There's a local connection to some classic sports movies

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Virginia Avenue Baptist Church Pre-Easter drive-in service

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FROM TEE TO GREEN: There is no other sporting event like the Masters

FROM TEE TO GREEN: There is no other sporting event like the Masters

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Fire destroys home in Abingdon

Fire destroys home in Abingdon

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Wise County court holds its 1st online hearing

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Bristol church holds drive-in Easter service

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Bristol church holds drive-in Easter service

Locals shift to remote work, but one size doesn't fit all

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Locals shift to remote work, but one size doesn't fit all

Local radio personality still dishing out hits and laughs

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Local radio personality still dishing out hits and laughs

Following the Evelyn Boswell investigation

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Following the Evelyn Boswell investigation

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Education Beat: A different time with children

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Education Beat: A different time with children

Virginia Avenue Baptist Church Pre-Easter drive-in service

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Virginia Avenue Baptist Church Pre-Easter drive-in service

Fire destroys home in Abingdon

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Fire destroys home in Abingdon

Heraldcourier.com: Obituaries published Apr. 11, 2020

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Heraldcourier.com: Obituaries published Apr. 11, 2020

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Here's a list of local food and drink businesses that are offering pickup and delivery

Below is a list of local area restaurants, cafes and other food and drink businesses that are offering either pickup, delivery or both during restrictions related to the coronavirus.

Sports

HISTORY WITH HAYES: There's a local connection to some classic sports movies

Sports

HISTORY WITH HAYES: There's a local connection to some classic sports movies

FROM TEE TO GREEN: There is no other sporting event like the Masters

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FROM TEE TO GREEN: There is no other sporting event like the Masters

Gate City High School baseball star Jon Compton has new routines due to pandemic

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Gate City High School baseball star Jon Compton has new routines due to pandemic

Local golf courses take precaution as local players want to tee it up

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Local golf courses take precaution as local players want to tee it up

Opinion

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Our View: Va. needs better data to fight COVID-19

Opinion

Your View: City made wrong moves on former Kmart building

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Your View: Crowded subways, smoking, vaping part of pandemic problem

Bernie Out

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Bernie Out

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Their View: Your $1,200 stimulus check is a lot less than what people in other countries are getting

Social Distance

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Social Distance

Our View: Coronavirus relief bill provides vital benefits for our small businesses

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Our View: Coronavirus relief bill provides vital benefits for our small businesses

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Your View: Closing Virginia Creeper Trail is poor decision-making

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OTR, Ep. 98: Bounty hunting and Perrigan's planning

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OTR, Ep. 98: Bounty hunting and Perrigan's planning

My Take with Tom Netherland feat. Virginia West

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My Take with Tom Netherland feat. Virginia West

Ep. 97: How the TVA is dealing with COVID-19

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Ep. 97: How the TVA is dealing with COVID-19

My Take with Tom Netherland: Justin Mychals

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My Take with Tom Netherland: Justin Mychals

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What will you do with your stimulus money?

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Buy something you've always wanted.

Take a vacation (when it's safe to do so).

Do some home improvement projects.

Donate some of it to charity.

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I have no clue.

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Ballad closing clinics, ramping off phone, online access

New report details Virginia COVID-19 cases

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New report details Virginia COVID-19 cases

How expanded coronavirus unemployment benefits work

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How expanded coronavirus unemployment benefits work

Contura Energy to idle coal operations for 30 days

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Contura Energy to idle coal operations for 30 days

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CALENDAR: Things to do in the Mountain Empire

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CALENDAR: Things to do in the Mountain Empire

Tennis Anyone?: In these rough times, some artists’ work goes online

Community

Tennis Anyone?: In these rough times, some artists’ work goes online

On the Record: Besides ‘Wild Thing,’ what songs did Troggs perform?

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On the Record: Besides ‘Wild Thing,’ what songs did Troggs perform?

Hollifield: Readers share kind words and comma stories

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Hollifield: Readers share kind words and comma stories

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Actors who earn most of their money from a side project

Move over puppies, fuzzy kittens melt hearts with aquarium visit

Move over puppies, fuzzy kittens melt hearts with aquarium visit

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Watch: This dog is excited to take another dog for a walk

What happens to your body if you drink diet soda every day

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20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy's as Midwest braces

20,000: US death toll overtakes Italy's as Midwest braces

The Latest: Japanese health care facilities stretched thin

The Latest: Japanese health care facilities stretched thin

Lives Lost: Milwaukee police leader ensured racial equality

Lives Lost: Milwaukee police leader ensured racial equality

Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary

Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary

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Northam signs five gun control measures; seeks to amend two others

Northam signs five gun control measures; seeks to amend two others

Nation's only doctor governor offers sober voice on virus

Nation's only doctor governor offers sober voice on virus

Virginia's data on how coronavirus affects minorities is incomplete; Northam says many medical providers aren't reporting

Virginia's data on how coronavirus affects minorities is incomplete; Northam says many medical providers aren't reporting

Northam: "We are seeing racial disparities" on COVID-19

Northam: "We are seeing racial disparities" on COVID-19

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How a pandemic prepares us for exploring and living on Mars

A zoo has been trying to get two pandas to mate for 10 years. When coronavirus shut the zoo down, the pandas finally did

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A zoo has been trying to get two pandas to mate for 10 years. When coronavirus shut the zoo down, the pandas finally did

She came to the rescue during the Great Depression. Now her work is still aiding jobless Americans

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She came to the rescue during the Great Depression. Now her work is still aiding jobless Americans

Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police

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Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police

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6 paperbacks to pass the time

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Celebrity Birthdays: April 11

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Waffle House sold out of its waffle mix in just 4 hours, and more of this week's weirdest news

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