Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. TURBULENT SENATE RACE NOW IN HANDS OF ALABAMA VOTERS The controversies surrounding Republican Roy Moore give Democrat Doug Jones an opening in the GOP-dominated state. 2. TRUMP SLAMS ‘CHAIN MIGRATION’ A would-be suicide bomber’s rush-hour blast in […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL Appomattox 48, Buckingham County 42 Atlee 65, J.R. Tucker 41 Barbourville, Ky. 74, Thomas Walker 41 Blacksburg 52, Radford 39 Chancellor 51, Louisa 41 Colonial Heights 41, York 25 Covington 43, Alleghany 31 Essex 45, Middlesex 36 Fort Defiance 37, Buffalo Gap 34 Foxcroft 57, Fredericksburg Academy 29 Graham 48, James Monroe, W.Va. […]
FAIRFAX – Governor McAuliffe today announced a series of budget actions and signed a new executive directive to address Virginia’s growing teacher shortage. Budget actions include both new investments and budget language targeting teacher recruitment and retention, and the directive asks the Virginia Board of Education to issue emergency regulations giving colleges and universities the option […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. WHO LAYS LOW IN ALA. ELECTION RUNUP Scarred by sexual misconduct accusations, GOP candidate Roy Moore has been a rare sight on the campaign trail ahead of a critical U.S. Senate race. 2. ‘THERE’S TOO MUCH AT […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Fittingly, Jack Morris reached the Hall of Fame in extra innings. Morris was elected to the Hall by its Modern Era committee on Sunday along with former Detroit Tigers teammate Alan Trammell, completing a joint journey from Motown to Cooperstown. The big-game pitcher and star shortstop were picked by […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Those who attend Virginia Tech begin taking their semester-ending final exams on Friday. The men’s basketball team will be tackling its toughest exam of the season Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky. Behind Chris Clarke’s season-best 18 points, the Hokies cruised to a 93-40 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore on Sunday, setting up a […]
Class 6A Westfield 28, Oscar Smith 21 Class 5A Highland Springs 40, Tuscarora 27 Class 4A Salem 43, Louisa 22 Class 3A Hopewell 20, Heritage-Lynchburg 14 Class 2A Appomattox 38, R.E. Lee-Staunton 34 Class 1A Riverheads 42, Chilhowie 0
The Patriot has learned this afternoon that a representative of a company called Universal Ad Com or Universal Associates is contacting businesses in Pulaski County seeking to sell sponsorships on a map of some kind. The representative says they are calling for The Patriot. Please be aware The Patriot has no prior knowledge of such […]
On Thursday December 7, 2017 at approximately 2:30 pm the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash involving three vehicles. The crash occurred in the southbound lane of Route 11 near the Wright Avenue Intersection. Upon arrival three vehicles were located, a 2014 Nissan Car, a 1996 Ford Car and a 1999 […]
Martin Weissburg, currently President of Volvo Construction Equipment, will become President of Mack Trucks effective June 1, 2018, in which capacity he will continue to be a member of the Executive Board for the Volvo Group. Martin Weissburg was born in 1962, and has served as President of Volvo Construction Equipment since 2014. He joined […]