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In this file photo dated Saturday, May 26, 2007, actor David Prowse, who was the man in the black Darth Vader suit in the first Star Wars film, signs autographs at Star Wars Celebration IV, marking the 30th anniversary of the release of the first film in the Star Wars saga, in Los Angeles, USA. The British actor, Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85 on Saturday, according to an announcement by his agent Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, FILE)

Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85

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In this photo taken Sept. 20, 2019, Cameron Moore, general manager of Bridge City Collective in Portland, Ore., holds a vape cartridge that's on sale at the dispensary. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

Marijuana dispensary opening in Bristol to become Virginia’s first

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Chase Elliott celebrates does a victory lap after winning a NASCAR All-Star auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

NASCAR reopens gates at Bristol with more tracks to follow

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

Contractors remove the statue &quot;A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020&quot; by artist Marc Quinn, which had been installed on the site of the fallen statue of the slave trader Edward Colston, in Bristol, England, Thursday, July 16, 2020. The sculpture of protester Jen Reid was installed without the knowledge or consent of Bristol City Council and was removed by the council 24 hours later. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

Black UK protester statue removed from pedestal in Bristol

By JO KEARNEY - Associated Press

Fans wait for the start of a NASCAR All-Star Open auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

NASCAR hosts largest sporting event crowd since pandemic

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Jen Reid poses for photographs in front of the new black resin and steel statue portraying her, entitled &quot;A Surge of Power (Jen Reid) 2020&quot; by artist Marc Quinn after the statue was put up this morning on the empty plinth of the toppled statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston, which was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol, England, Wednesday, July 15, 2020. On June 7 anti-racism demonstrators pulled the 18-foot (5.5 meter) bronze likeness of Colston down, dragged it to the nearby harbor and dumped it in the River Avon — sparking both delight and dismay in Britain and beyond. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Statue of Black protester replaces toppled UK slave trader

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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2019 file photo, the No. 3 car of the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr., driven by Richard Childress, takes a lap before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. NASCAR's return to racing next shifts to Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, with a new rules package altered after Ryan Newman's frightful crash in the season-opening Daytona 500. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

NASCAR has new rules, new feuds and more fans at Talladega

By JENNA FRYER - Associated Press

The damaged headstone and footstone on the grave of an enslaved African man, in St Mary's churchyard, in Bristol, England, Thursday June 18, 2020, which have been vandalised in an apparent &quot;retaliation attack&quot; following the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during anti-racist protests held in the wake of the killing of George Floyd in the US. The Grade II-listed, brightly painted memorial to Scipio Africanus have been smashed and a message was scrawled in chalk on flagstones nearby. (Ben Birchall/PA via AP)

Slave’s grave vandalized in UK city in apparent retaliation

By SYLVIA HUI - Associated Press

In this Sept. 2, 2018, file photo, Denny Hamlin (11) leads the pack to start the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. NASCAR will get its season back on track starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina without spectators, and the premier Cup Series plans to race four times in 10 days at a pair of iconic tracks. The revised schedule released Thursday, April 30, 2020, goes only through May and has a pair of Wednesday races — fulfilling fans longtime plea for midweek events. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File) **FILE**

NASCAR wants 30,000 fans at All-Star race in Tennessee

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People look at the pedestal of the toppled statue of Edward Colston in Bristol, England, Monday, June 8, 2020, following the downing of the statue on Sunday at a Black Lives Matter demo. The toppling of the statue was greeted with joyous scenes, recognition of the fact that he was a notorious slave trader — a badge of shame in what is one of Britain’s most liberal cities. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

In Bristol, toppling of slave trader’s statue a major moment

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Brad Keselowski (2) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Another win falls into Keselowski’s lap in final moments

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

In this Sept. 7, 2015 photo released by ESPN, Scott Van Pelt appears on the set of 'SportsCenter' in Bristol, Conn. To a certain segment of the population, Van Pelt is a more popular late-night television star than Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert. While he doesn't perform monologue jokes, the midnight show he hosts incorporates elements from the late-night comedy shows, including a greater emphasis on interviews and bite-sized pieces of material that can live online independent of the television show. (Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images via AP) ** FILE **

Scott Van Pelt talks ‘SportsCenter’ senior night campaign and his D.C. roots

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

New casino proposed for southwest Virginia

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Homeless outreach center burglarized, director says

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Bristol schools up security in face of online threat

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Harbor search for missing man reaches Day 3 in Maine

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FILE - In this March 28, 2017, file photo, a dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyo.Two coal mines in Wyoming and one in West Virginia owned by a company in bankruptcy could reopen if a judge approves a purchase offer. Court documents show Bristol, Tennessee-based Contura Energy has offered $20.6 million for the mines owned by Milton, West Viginia-based Blackjewel LLC. The mines have been closed since Blackjewel filed for bankruptcy July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Blackjewel’s coal assets sold at auction; hearing Monday

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

In this July 17, 2019 photo, Jerry and Ingrid Gagnon, owners of Castlewood Grove Farm, set up at the State Street Farmer's Market in Bristol, Tenn. This couple sells chocolate zucchini bread, pickles, jam, eggs and pickled beets _ all products from their 21-acre Castlewood Grove Farm on Copper Ridge Road.(David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP)

Downtown Bristol’s fresh goods market in full summer bloom

By JOE TENNIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 28, 2017, file photo, a dump truck hauls coal at Contura Energy's Eagle Butte Mine near Gillette, Wyo.Two coal mines in Wyoming and one in West Virginia owned by a company in bankruptcy could reopen if a judge approves a purchase offer. Court documents show Bristol, Tennessee-based Contura Energy has offered $20.6 million for the mines owned by Milton, West Viginia-based Blackjewel LLC. The mines have been closed since Blackjewel filed for bankruptcy July 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Bidding process set for bankrupt US coal operator Blackjewel

By JOHN RABY - Associated Press

Tennessee editorial roundup

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