With the addition of its 10th community college partner, Radford’s Tartan Transfer initiative creates an unprecedented regional highway from associate to bachelor’s degree completion RADFORD – For generations of Virginia students, transferring from a community college to a four-year university has felt like navigating a maze of lost credits, mismatched […]
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: South Point 400 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Sunday, October 4 The Time: 5:30 p.m. ET The Purse: $11,233,037 TV: USA, 5 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 400.5 miles (267 Laps); Stage […]
It was a cold December night in Boston. The harbor was dark, but the city was alive with anger. Three British ships sat at Griffin’s Wharf; their holds filled with tea. On shore, thousands of colonists waited. Something big was about to happen. The men who would board those ships […]
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce unveiled a package of policies that help combat fraudulent activities and protect public health programs that serve vital health care resources to patients. One of these policies, H.R. 10621 – the Medicaid Fraud Fighting and Taxpayer […]
Gilbert Lawrence Owens, age 75 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026 at his home. Born December 9, 1950 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Early G. Owens & Fay E. Cole Owens. He is survived by his son Ethan C. Owens. Private services will be held […]
In the early morning of September 28, 2026, the sweet and gentle soul of Jimmy Clifton Jones of Dublin was released from the bonds of his earthly home to be welcomed into his heavenly home and the loving arms of Jesus. Jimmy was born to James Clifton Jones and Sylvia […]
Weekly foliage reports available at www.DOF.Virginia.gov CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is helping travelers enjoy all that Virginia has to offer, including peak foliage, this fall. Beginning at the highest elevations of Southwest Virginia and the Allegheny Mountains, Virginia’s annual color change proceeds downslope and eastward […]
The Pulaski County Golf team finished their 2026 season on Monday in the Regional Championships. The team finished 5th out of a 15-team field shooting a team score of 319. Hidden Valley won the event with a team score of 297, and Cave Spring came in second at 306. Hidden […]
Linda Williamson (Flynn) passed peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at Carillion New River Valley Medical Center in Christiansburg, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Sheward Williamson. She is survived by her sisters, Joyce and Sandra Flynn; her brother, John Flynn, Jr., as well […]
Eric Thatcher was today’s lucky winner of a $2,500.00 gift card from Sheetz in Dublin, during today’s grand opening ceremony at the company’s new truck stop facility off I-81 and Route 100. Thatcher, who had stopped by after a dental appointment said he just wanted to ask if Sheetz had […]
Stephen Anthony Vance, Sr., age 66 of Lillydale in Dublin, Virginia passed away Monday, September 28, 2026 at his home. Born February 8, 1960 in Kingsport, TN he was the son of Stephen V. Vance & Neta Horne Vance. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann […]
Christiansburg, VA, Sept. 28, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in the New River Valley Service Center is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from a drought event that occurred May 19, 2026, through September 11, 2026. ECP provides […]