Salem continues to lead the way in Region 4D football rankings, issued this week by the Virginia High School League. Through games of last week, the 3-0 Spartans have a rating of 25.33. Pulaski County remains in second after a 4-0 start with a rating of 23.00. Trailing right behind […]
Here are the new team names and logos for this summer’s Appalachian League entries. This morning, Danville became the latest team to announce its new nickname. Danville will now be the Otterbots. Only Princeton has yet to announce its new name. The Appalachian League team logos are joined in this […]
PEARISBURG, Virginia – On Monday, March 15th at noon, the deadline passed to file for the Republican Party nomination for Delegate in House District 12. Jason Ballard was the only candidate to file and no additional applications were submitted. Jason has released the following statement in response to becoming the […]
(AP) – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam got a shot of the coronavirus vaccine Monday, joining the growing number of Virginians who are being inoculated against the potentially deadly disease. Northam shed a navy blue sport jacket and a light blue dress shirt before a member of the Virginia National Guard […]
Gonzaga has completed a start-to-finish run atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Coach Mark Few’s Bulldogs (26-0) received all 60 first-place votes to stay atop Monday’s final poll, becoming the first team since Kentucky in 2014-15 to be No. 1 in every poll and the 14th overall. Gonzaga, named […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has eliminated its rule requiring athletes to sit out a season if they transfer within the league. The move is the latest across college sports to loosen restrictions on transferring athletes so they can switch schools and play right away. The NCAA […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Riverlawn Elementary School. The last day that this student was present was Tuesday, March 9, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A long-delayed trial is set to begin for a Virginia man accused of sexually abusing and making child pornography of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son. The Roanoke Times reports that McKenzie Kyle Hellman, 27, of Christiansburg, is scheduled to go on trial Monday in Montgomery Country Circuit […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire after 20 NFL seasons, including his last 15 with New Orleans. “Til the very end I exhausted myself to give everything to the Saints organization, my team and the […]
(AP) – The biggest mystery leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had little to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which programs would be healthy enough to play. Kansas and Virginia, two programs hit […]
Keyonte Kennedy eyes a big hole created by his offensive line on his way to 114 yards rushing Friday night despite still having his right hand in a bulky cast. (Brian Bishop/The Patriot) By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Cougars used a strong rushing attack and dominating defense […]
Bobcats defense dominated all night – on the tackle (#4 Tanner, #10 B Mabry, #65 Ritchey, #51 Perdue, #50 R Mabry) (Elizabeth Kanipe/The Patriot) By ELIZABETH KANIPE The Patriot The Radford Bobcats hit the road for the second week in a row Friday night, this time to take on the […]