CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Ninth-seeded Florida State collected 15 hits, including two-run homers by Alex Toral and Reese Albert, to roll past fifth-seeded Virginia,13-3, in the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship opener for both teams Wednesday afternoon at Truist Field. The game was halted at the end of eight innings due to the Championship’s […]
Five students from Pulaski County were recently recognized as 2022 Outstanding Students in a Curriculum/Subject Area by New River Community College. Students from Pulaski County who were honored included Alexander David Baird, information technology network and technical support; Amanda Gail Bishop, forensic science; Victoria Lynn Duncan, medical administrative support; Michael Hunter Farr, machine technology; and […]
Cochcroft Made Over $200,000 Selling Fraudulent “Dietary Supplements” ABINGDON, Va. – The owner of a supplement company, who manufactured and shipped unapproved drugs and illegal steroids for use by members of the body building community, pled guilty this week to a pair of federal drug charges. John Franklin Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, waived […]
Pulaski County is pleased to announce that Ashlyn Shrewsbury, CEcD, has been hired to lead the Planning & Zoning Department and head-up the County’s community development efforts, starting June 1, 2022. The Planning & Zoning Department will be adding a community development and project management component to its focus to support Pulaski County’s Comprehensive Plan […]
From left: Mary Graham, Audrey Bucy, Elaina McCoy, NRCC President Pat Huber, Paige Lilly, Greta Dargel, and Melanie Gallimore (NRCC photo) New River Community College recently recognized the recipients of the first class of NRCC Nursing Scholars, a new scholarship program that fosters opportunity and success for outstanding high school junior and senior students […]
Pulaski resident Anne-Kirk Terry is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I learned about Peace Corps service in […]
Tech’s Szefc named Coach of Year GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson sophomore third baseman Max Wagner has been voted the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches, and Wake Forest sophomore righthander Rhett Lowder is the ACC Pitcher of the Year. NC State designated hitter Tommy White earned ACC […]
Richmond – John and Mary Jean Brown of Blacksburg have received the Virginia Community College System’s Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. They were nominated for the award by New River Community College (NRCC). More than two dozen individuals, families, and businesses from around Virginia were awarded the 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. […]
Public Invited And Encouraged To Attend The Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this tribute to honor and remember the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to […]
Hokiesports.com photo Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – No. 3 Virginia Tech softball had to win three games in 24 hours to advance to super regionals, and the team with no quit accomplished the feat, getting its final victory over Kentucky Sunday evening by a score of 5-4 at Tech Softball Park. It marked the second season in […]