Pulaski County’s girls basketball team could not get stops down the stretch and were outscored at home Saturday afternoon, 81-72 by Abingdon. The loss dropped the Cougars to 2-3 on the season. The game was up for grabs heading into the fourth quarter, but the Falcons […]
BUCKINGHAM, Va. (AP) — A standing-room only crowd of more than 400 packed the meeting room, filled the lobby and spilled into the parking lot recently in rural Buckingham County, Virginia. They had one thing on their minds: guns. The vast majority favored a proposal to protect their right to […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Hunter Cattoor looks nothing like Santa Claus, but he certainly delivered a big gift to the Virginia Tech basketball team four days before Christmas. On a day in which Virginia Tech played poorly for the most part, Cattoor came off the bench to score a career-high […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Frankie Hickson picked up 120 yards rushing on 22 carries, Stephen Calvert went 16 of 35 passing for 270 yards and two touchdowns, and Liberty beat Georgia Southern 23-16 in the Cure Bowl on Saturday. Hickson became the first Liberty running back since Rashad Jennings (2006-08) […]
Robert Glenn “Junior” Johnson, the moonshine runner turned NASCAR driver described as “The Last American Hero” by author Tom Wolfe in a 1965 article for Esquire, died Friday. He was 88. NASCAR announced the death of Johnson, the winner of 50 races as a driver and 132 as an owner. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Resolutions passed by local governments declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” have “no legal effect,” Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said Friday. Since Democrats won majorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates in November, more than 100 cities, towns and counties have passed such resolutions, […]
VHSL Competition Cheer All-State teams were named this morning, according to Pulaski County High School Coach Roxanne H. Souma. According to Souma, PCHS has four athletes that were named to the Class 4 First Team All-State: Emma Helms Kimberly Lyons Destiny Alderman Hayley Hodge These four recognitions come on top […]
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Pulaski Church of God sanctuary has 539 theater-type seats which are graduated so everyone has a clear view of the pulpit. The 20,600 square foot building includes the sanctuary, office spaces and secure children’s area. (Danielle Reid/PC Patriot) The Prophet proclaimed in Habakkuk 2:2: “Write the vision. Make it clear […]
There are 95 counties and 38 independent cities in Virginia. As of Wednesday, the local governing bodies in 84 of those counties and nine of the cities had passed either sanctuary or supportive Second Amendment resolutions. Pulaski County is now one of those counties following Monday night’s unanimous passage of […]
The Draper Historic District has been added to the state’s list of historic sites. At their meeting Dec. 12, the Board of Historic Resources and the State Review Board met to consider new nominations of historic sites for listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) and the National Register of […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett still ranks as the NCAA’s career leader in 3-point shooting percentage at 49.7%, so he might be more able to tell his players what not to do to get themselves out of a shooting slump. The players take his words to heart. […]
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Reggie Perry had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead Mississippi State past Radford 77-68 on Wednesday. The Bulldogs (8-2) also received a double-double from Abdul Ado, who had season highs with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Robert Woodard also had 17 points and nine rebounds […]