(AP) – Virginia Tech and Duke enter their ACC matchup this weekend looking to end disappointing losing streaks. And while the Hokies will be celebrating Senior Day Saturday, there are questions about coach Justin Fuente’s future. The Hokies (4-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost four of their last five […]
Pulaski County closed out its regular season last Friday night, falling to Christiansburg, 41-28. The loss ended the Cougars’ hopes to reach the regional playoffs as PCHS finished the season in ninth place in Region 4D with only the top eight teams advancing. It was close though. Had Pulaski County […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s basketball program has signed four student-athletes in the 2022 recruiting class, Dean and Markel Families Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tony Bennett announced Wednesday (Nov. 10). Leon Bond III (Wauwatosa, Wis./Wauwatosa East), Ryan Dunn (Freeport, N.Y./Perkiomen School), Isaac McKneely (Poca, W.Va./Poca) and Isaac Traudt (Grand […]
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Governor-Elect Glenn Youngkin of the Commonwealth of Virginia today announced key members of his Transition Steering committee that will help lay the foundation for the Youngkin administration to begin delivering on its promises on Day One. “In order to change the trajectory of our great Commonwealth, […]
Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney Justin L. Griffith issued the following statement this morning: To the Public, On July 21, 2021, Michael Dominic Morris pled guilty and was found guilty of one count of Aggravated Involuntary Manslaughter and one count of Driving Under the Influence. As I have repeatedly said, our […]
Friends of Peak Creek is calling for volunteers to a mulching party on Saturday, November 20 beginning at 1 PM for the Peak Creek Walkway shrub bed. Last May, FOPC purchased and planted 100 native shrubs as our contribution to the Downtown Restoration effort. It’s time to put the bed […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justyn Mutts scored 15 points, David N’Guessan added 15 off the bench and Virginia Tech beat Maine 82-47 on Tuesday in the season opener for both squads. N’Guessan didn’t miss a shot in seven attempts on his way to a career high. The Hokies rushed to […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — John Carter Jr. scored 19 points, Sean Yoder added 15 and Navy got its first win over a ranked team since the David Robinson era, stunning No. 25 Virginia 66-58 in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday night. The Midshipmen beat a team ranked […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Days after Democrats conceded control of the Virginia House of Delegates to Republicans, they walked back that concession as two key races in which the GOP holds razor-thin leads appeared headed for recounts. As of Tuesday, vote counts show Republicans with 50 seats and holding slight […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) has extended the deadline for interested students to apply for a nomination to the U.S. Service Academies. Applications are now due to the Abingdon district office by close of business on Monday, November 15th. Learn more about the nomination process at https://morgangriffith.house.gov/constituentservices/serviceacademynominations.htm.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Record-setting quarterbacks, hard-hitting defenders, big-play receivers and a legendary head coach highlight the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Honors class announced Tuesday. The 14-member group includes Boston College’s Mark Herzlich, Clemson’s David Treadwell, Duke’s Anthony Dilweg, Florida State’s Peter Warrick, Georgia Tech’s Morgan Burnett, Louisville’s Harry Douglas, […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fresh off a strong showing in last week’s elections, some of the nation’s leading Republicans expressed newfound confidence this weekend that they were well positioned to retake control of Congress next year and ultimately win back the White House. Speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual […]