A steeple that was perched atop the roof now sets in ruin about a quarter mile away. The churchs brick facade was peeled away. Stained glass windows are mangled and twisted. Just part of your life is gone. All kind of memories here. Theyre gone. Central baptist is an example of both the devastation in appomattox county and the communitys determination to persevere. Members of the Appomattox County High School Football Team showed up at the church early thursday morning to help clean up. All of the kids volunteered and said, coach, come pick us up. Come get us. Where can we meet and help . The team rallied around one of their own. Drew mann, a football player. My mom and dad got married in the church and i grew up here when i was younger. Its devastate to go see what happened to this place. So i need to help out. When they werent cleaning, Football Players held up signs asking for donations to help the community. One corner of the county where wednesdays tornado left a trail of damage.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Six local high schools took to Bristol Motor Speedway’s (BMS) hospitality kitchen on Thursday to compete in CareerQuest Tennessee’s Culinary Challenge. According to CareerQuest, the Culinary Challenge shows students the basics of cooking in a hospitality setting. The goal with these challenges, according to CareerQuest, is to immerse students into a […]