Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this year, extending its record of consecutive seasons with at least one week on top of the rankings to 13. Notre Dame moved up two spots to No. 2 on Sunday after upsetting Clemson in a dramatic double-overtime game […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — For those doubting Liberty’s initial foray into the Associated Press national rankings, the Flames took a rather large step Saturday toward validating themselves. Alex Barbir hit a career-long, 51-yard field goal with one second remaining to lift No. 25 Liberty to a 38-35 victory over Virginia […]
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR will take the checkered flag on its season, one of the longest in professional sports, celebrating its ability to work through the pandemic and close its year. The season was suspended March 13 after just four of 36 races had been completed. The shutdown lasted […]
A West Virginia man is in custody on charges related to an ongoing death investigation in Bland County, Va. Gilbert Lee Riggs, 58, of Bluefield, W.Va., is being held in West Virginia, pending extradition to Virginia, on one felony count of 2nd degree murder and one felony count of hit-and-run. Riggs […]
This year observance of Veterans Day marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. In November 1945 our community was in celebration. Celebrating Veterans Day and a homecoming of Pulaski’s military servicemen and women of all creed and colors returning to the place they had longed to […]
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office is investigating an unattended death in Bland County. At 8:42 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 5), Virginia State Police was notified of the discovery of human remains near the intersection of Arrowhead Drive and Route 666/Indian Village Trail off of Interstate […]
Pulaski Town Council heard more Wednesday evening from the family of Gary Martin, a long-time former town employee who recently received an eviction notice from the town. Martin, who was a town employee for some 40 years, approached council in early October for its help after receiving notice from the […]
Pulaski County’s Most Prestigious Scholarship to Focus on PCHS Student’s Contributions to the Community in Response to the Pandemic and Award $10,000.00 to a Graduating Senior The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has refocused this year’s Lead Through Service Scholarship to award two Pulaski County High School graduating seniors who […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the Louisville at Virginia football game will be tentatively rescheduled for Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 p.m. on ACCN. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, November 7. The rescheduling follows the positive tests and subsequent […]
The Pulaski County High School National Honor Society is sponsoring a canned soup and cracker drive during the month of November. Donations will be collected through November 17 to support the Pulaski Daily Bread in preparation for the upcoming holidays. To encourage participation, departments within the school are competing against […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden won Virginia with 54 percent of the vote over President Donald Trump (44.5%) and Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen (1.5%). On the map below, Biden’s counties and cities are shown in blue and Trump’s are shown in red: Biden captured 2,286,406 votes to Trump’s 1,896,101 and […]
Commonwealth’s Attorney Justin Griffith won his election on Tuesday with 13,074 votes. Griffith, who was appointed Commonwealth’s Attorney after former prosecutor Mike Fleenor was named a judge in the 27th Circuit, took office on July 1. Previously he had served as Fleenor’s chief deputy. Griffith now will serve the final […]