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Communities set to honor heroes on Veterans Day
Communities across the Tri-Cities and Southwest Virginia are gearing up to honor our local heroes tomorrow for Veterans Day. At eleven A-M, annual Veterans Day ceremonies kick off at Kingsport’s Veterans Memorial Park and at Veterans Memorial Park in Abingdon, where the Historical Society of Washington County will present a special program on George Washington at Valley Forge. Tributes continue across the region—following weekend parades in Bristol and Johnson City, local schools and civic groups in Bristol, Johnson City, and Jonesborough are hosting student assemblies, community dinners, and flag ceremonies throughout the day.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Top-ranked Tornadoes roar past Chiefs
ALCOA — Defending state champion and top-ranked Alcoa got a pair of touchdowns from Mr. Football semifinalist Micah Jones and tacked on five more by five different players en route to a 49-3 win over Cherokee in the first round of the TSSAA Class 4A football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 6 at Bill Bailey Stadium. It was the 56th straight postseason victory for Alcoa (11-0), which improved to 146-15 in the playoffs. The Tornadoes haven’t lost a first-round playoff game since 1996. It was the third straight playoff appearance for Cherokee, which ends its season at 6-5. “I’m proud of our guys. We didn’t back down. We did it with the right mentality. I thought our offense and defense got after it as best they could,” said Cherokee coach Josh Hensley. “I was proud of their togetherness. Even when adversity hit, we stayed locked in and kept fighting.” Cherokee knew the assignment was daunting when it drew Region 1’s short straw and the accompanying trip to Alcoa for a second straight year. The Tornadoes defeated the Chiefs 56-0 in the storm-shortened first meeting between the schools last November. But Hensley knew his team wouldn’t shy away from the challenge. “I