Wednesday, November 4, 2026 – The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Area Consortium, whose board is based in Radford, Virginia, a $2,000,000 grant for workforce development. The funding will support the training of 450 individuals and help 75 businesses access a developed workforce and/or […]

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Sunday, November 8 The Time: 3 p.m. ET The Purse: $13,855,063 TV: NBC, 2 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 400.5 miles (267 Laps); Stage […]

The Pulaski County High School Competition Cheer program is celebrating a special accomplishment as four Cougars have been recognized for their outstanding performances, earning spots on the All Region 3D teams. Senior Kaci Carden received First Team All Region honors, while Emily Tibbs, Tyler Warden, and Junior Naveah Newman were […]

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service   Tim Kuniskis kept his promise.   Last June at Michigan International Speedway, as the Stellantis brand executive announced RAM’s advent into the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Kuniskis also asserted that Dodge planned to return to NASCAR Cup Series racing.   That promise is […]

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – It was plenty dramatic yet ultimately status quo. Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson strapped into his No. 5 Chevrolet for Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway hoping to ensure a championship “clinch” at next week’s season finale, simply a formality. […]

By David Quesenberry Patriot Publishing   U.S. Senate Candidate                                                                              Percentage                 Votes Mark R. Warner                                                                     60.52%                        2,934 Bert Mizusawa                                                                       39.23%                        1,902 Write-In                                                                                    0.25%                             12   Member House of Representatives (9th District) Candidate                                                                              Percentage                 Votes Joy A. Powers (Democratic)                                                  57.05%                        2,768 Morgan Griffith (Republican) 42.83% […]

Photos by Brian Bishop HOKIESPORTS.COM BLACKSBURG – The Virgnia Tech men’s basketball team began the 2026-27 campaign with energy from the opening tip, defeating Coppin State 88-54. Ben Hammond led the way with eight of the first 15 points, immediately followed by an emphatic putback dunk from Amani Hansberry. Turnovers were […]

Corbis/Getty Images Peter Salem shooting British Royal Marine officer Major Pitcairn at Bunker Hill.   British soldiers advanced toward the American defenses at Breed’s Hill on June 17, 1775. The fighting was fierce, and the colonial defenders were running low on ammunition. Among the men standing their ground was a […]

The Associated Press has called the race for Ninth District Representative for incumbent Republican Morgan Griffith. Griffith has 115,681 votes to Democrat Joy Powers’ 47,947 with 53 percent of the vote counted.  

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. – William Byron claimed his first victory of the season in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson put himself into prime championship position with one race to go in the 2026 […]

GRAYSON – Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred Friday (Oct. 30, 2026) at 4:30 p.m. on Skyline Highway (Route 89) in Grayson County.   A 2010 Ford Escape was travelling southbound in the 3100 block of Skyline Highway when traffic began to slow down.  The […]