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RADFORD, Va., Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the creation of the Tech Talent Investment Program (TTIP), a statewide workforce initiative that will poise Radford University as a lead institution in producing graduates prepared to fill the emerging tech talent pipeline. Through the TTIP, Radford University is expected to receive […]

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Monday 11/11/19 First Day Winter Sports Practice Fall & Spring Sports Begin Dead Period Friday 11/15/19 Varsity Football:  First Round Class 4 Region D Playoffs  TBD @ Pulaski Co.  7 pm

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Pulaski County Board of Supervisors Chairman Andy McCready went back to work for the county the day after Tuesday’s election, reaching out to the newly-elected members of the Board of Supervisors, including John Travis who defeated McCready in Massie Distict. “I did reach out this (Wednesday) morning to John Travis and congratulate him on his […]

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Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 11: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 22 Wake Forest at Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons (7-1, 3-1, No. 19 CFP) have a huge game looming next week at No. 4 Clemson with the Atlantic Division lead likely at stake — but not if […]

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Virginia picked up right where it left off in April — showcasing its Pack-Line defense in impressive fashion. Mamadi Diakite scored 12 points, Jay Huff added 11 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 11 Virginia shut down Syracuse 48-34 on Wednesday night. Syracuse’s shooting numbers told the story: 13 of 55 […]

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ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Voters in a southwest Virginia county have defeated a proposal that would have relocated their historic courthouse’s functions to a vacant Kmart building in a strip mall. The Bristol Herald Courier reports every precinct in Washington County voted against the proposal in a referendum earlier this week. The move was proposed […]

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    Top seed in Class 4, Region D and home field in the region playoffs is at stake when Salem visits Dobson Stadium Friday evening. It’s been this way many times over years when Pulaski County and the Spartans have locked horns on the gridiron, but this is the biggest matchup since 2008, the […]

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At 2:44 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 6), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 just outside the East River Tunnel in Bland County. A tractor-trailer traveling south on I-77 jackknifed just as it exited the tunnel. The driver was not injured in the crash, but the trailer was damaged in the crash […]

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When the Atlantic Coast Conference football schedule was finalized, Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson did a double-take — none of his team’s first three games would be on a Saturday. “To me it was just circumstantial that we got picked for three games,” said Clawson, whose Demon Deacons wound up playing all three contests on […]

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Tuesday’s election results in Pulaski County produced a history making outcome in two races, with voters electing the first woman to the Board of Supervisors and the first African American candidate to a Constitutional office in the county. Republican Laura Walters won her Ingles District battle with Independent incumbent Ranny O’Dell by a 1,082 – […]

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats promised swift action on a host of liberal policy proposals now that they’ve won full control of state government for the first time in more than two decades. Democratic leaders said Virginians should expect a higher minimum wage, new gun restrictions and greater abortion rights after their party flipped […]

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CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — P.J. Horne had a tie-breaking dunk with 63 seconds left and freshman Landers Nolley II scored 30 points and Virginia Tech outlasted Clemson 67-60 on Tuesday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference and season opener for both teams. Clemson rallied from 55-50 down to it at 57-all with 1:11 left. That’s […]

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