There will be another round of hearings on property reassessments in coming weeks following action Monday evening by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. Also, the date of the county’s official observance of Halloween has been set and the board has given a preliminary OK to a project to create […]
Patrick Ford, Program Director for Pulaski on Main loves Pulaski. He just can’t understand why the natives don’t. Speaking before the county Board of Supervisors on Monday evening, Ford updated the board on several events POM has held of late, including a recent Inspiring Pulaski County Women Breakfast, a window […]
Plea Agreement Calls for Sentence Between 20-50 Years in Federal Prison ABINGDON, Va.– A Bland County, Virginia man pleaded guilty yesterday to 17 counts of producing child pornography at his home and illegally possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony offense. According to court documents, William Dean […]
It was a testy start to the second and final debate in Virginia’s high-stakes governor’s race between former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday night. With polls showing a close contest just five weeks before Election Day, the debate centered on familiar national issues: the pandemic, […]
Shortly after 3 this afternoon, first responders were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Riner Road and Childress Road. Upon arrival, emergency crews located a passenger car which had been struck by a tractor trailer. The initial impact sent the tractor trailer off the roadway and […]
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a fatal crash in West Virginia involving a newlywed couple. Ricky Lynn Olivo Jr., 40, of Woodstock appeared Monday in Mercer County for a plea hearing in the 2020 crash that killed Corey McKinney and injured […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Some Democrats on a bipartisan redistricting commission in Virginia said Monday that new legislative districts will be fair only if they reflect the partisan success Democrats have had in the state for the past decade. The remarks came after Democratic and Republican map drawers for […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin were set to meet Tuesday evening for the second and final debate in Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial election. Five weeks from Election Day and with early voting already underway, recent polls suggest a tight race between McAuliffe, who is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]