Walter Wayne Farmer, age 71 of Dublin passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center – Montgomery. Born August 24, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio he was the son of the late Walter Grand Farmer & Ruby Jewell Taylor Farmer. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Farmer, two brothers, […]
Major William Knewl Tilmon, U.S. Army (Ret.) age 89 of Max Meadows, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born August 18, 1932 in Steele, Missouri, he was the son of the late Knewl William Tilmon and Mary Pearl Teeter Tilmon. He was also preceded in […]
Randall Lee Roope, age 73 of Dublin passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. Born December 21, 1947 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Roy Estel Roope & Celia Harmon Roope. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Roy Hurley Roope, Steve Mac Roope, sister, Helen Roope […]
Robert William “Billy” Dalton 59, of Pulaski died Saturday night, September 25, 2021 in the LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. He was born in Richmond, VA on May 4, 1962 and was the son of the late Raymond Edward Dalton and Lillian Alberta Mooney Dalton. Mr. Dalton was a retired employee of I-81 Truck Stop. Surviving are: […]
Karen Diane Bivans of Jensen Beach, Florida went home to be with her Lord on 30 August 2021. She was born 15 November 1946 in Pulaski Virginia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Lattie Phillips of Draper Virginia, her brother, Larry Phillips of Danville Virginia, and husband Robert Bivans of Jensen Beach […]
Clemson tumbled to No. 25 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, snapping its streak of 97 straight weeks in the top 10. The Tigers (2-2) lost for the second time this season Saturday — falling in double overtime to North Carolina State — and dropped 16 spots from No. 9 in the […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Braxton Burmeister threw for 212 yards and a touchdown to lead Virginia Tech to a 21-10 victory over Richmond on Saturday. Tayvion Robinson added a 60-yard punt return for a score for the Hokies (3-1), who struggled against a Richmond team that played nearly the entire game without starting quarterback Joe […]
Deborah Marie Waldeck, age 64 of Hiwassee (Snowville Community) passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born July 11, 1957 in Warwick, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Richard Arnold Beck and Jacqueline Edith Beck. She was so loved on and around our mountains and she had made […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) —Andre Szmyt kicked the game-winning 35-yard field goal with no time on the clock as Syracuse used a late turnover to defeat Liberty 24-21 on Friday night. The Syracuse defense came up with the only turnover of the game — and first of the season for the Flames offense — just when […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Hartman threw three touchdown passes and Wake Forest scored on its first seven possessions in a 37-17 victory against Virginia on Friday night. The Demon Deacons (4-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their fifth in a row against the Cavaliers as Hartman connected on scoring throws of 39 yards to […]
Abingdon 34, Tennessee, Tenn. 14 Amelia County 63, Bluestone 0 Amherst County 35, Jefferson Forest 13 Appomattox 63, Dan River 12 Atlantic Shores Christian 47, Catholic High School of Va Beach 8 Bassett 48, William Byrd 9 Battlefield 16, Osbourn 0 Bayside 16, Landstown 0 Benedictine def. Woodrow Wilson, D.C., forfeit Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 68, The […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richard Stuart, a longtime Republican state senator in Virginia, got three days’ notice this summer to help pull together a weekday campaign event for Glenn Youngkin, the GOP candidate for governor. To his surprise and delight, some 200 people showed up from across his district, which stretches from the Washington exurbs […]
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Blacksburg Police Department are currently conducting joint investigations involving Michael J. Trujillo, age 32 of Radford. Mr. Trujillo has been charged with aggravated sexual battery and unlawful creation of images of another. An earlier report from law enforcement stated the alleged offenses involve both adults and juveniles. However, law […]
(ROANOKE, Va.) — An employee who worked at three Famous Anthony’s restaurant locations in Roanoke has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. As a result, the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) announced today that anyone who visited any of these three Famous Anthony’s locations — 4913 Grandin Road, 6499 Williamson Road or 2221 Crystal Spring […]
NRV Lube Plus will be closed next week, Sept. 27 – October 1. When it reopens Oct. 4 it will be under new ownership. Della Duncan Rich and Robert Rich are the new owners. “Please be much in prayer for us as we take on the ownership. Stop by and see us and all our […]
Linda Inez Combs Dalton, 72 of Fairlawn, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 22, 2021. She was born to the late Carlos and Mary Combs of Woodlawn, Va. She was preceded in death by her son, Chris Dalton and a sister, Brenda Combs. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, […]