The Claytor Lake State Park Ambassadors group is looking for new members. The Ambassadors is a non-profit, volunteer group that does a variety of things to improve the park and assist in its operation. According to park manager Chris Doss, most of Virginia’s state parks have something like a “friends” […]
SALEM, VA—Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) is joining with the Virginia State Police (VSP) and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office to encourage youth and teens to make good choices and celebrate responsibly as part of the statewide Halloween Safety Campaign. The campaign’s focus is to prevent […]
GREENSBORO, NC (Oct. 24, 2019) – Mack Trucks today announced that the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new four-year agreement that would cover approximately 3,500 employees at six facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. In conjunction with the tentative agreement, […]
Monday 10/28/19 Volleyball: RRD Tournament v Blacksburg @ Patrick Henry High School 6 pm Wednesday 10/30/19 Theater: Region 4D Sub Regional One Act Competition @ PCHS Little Theater 4:30 pm Thursday 10/31/19 JV Football: Patrick Henry @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Friday 11/01/19 Varsity Football: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick Henry 7 pm Saturday […]
Sam Howell has moved well past freshman-level studies at North Carolina. He is playing his way to the top of the class of Atlantic Coast Conference’s quarterbacks. Howell leads the ACC with 20 touchdown passes after tying the North Carolina record with five in last week’s 43-41, six-overtime loss to […]
The New River Health District will offer free seasonal flu vaccine on Wednesday, November 6 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Pulaski YMCA, 615 Oakhurst Ave. in Pulaski. Vaccine will be available free to anyone 18 years and older on a first-come, first-served basis. (A total of 150 doses […]
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Minor League BaseballTM (MiLB™) announced today that the Pulaski Yankees are the recipients of the 46th annual John H. Johnson President’s Award. The team will receive Minor League Baseball’s top honor at the Baseball Winter Meetings Banquet on Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Hilton San Diego […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Hall of Fame inductees, record setters and NFL standouts highlight the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Legends class announced on Wednesday. The 14-member group of honorees includes Boston College’s Joe Nash, Clemson’s Brian Dawkins, Duke’s Chris Port, Florida State’s Ron Sellers, Georgia Tech’s Derrick Morgan, Louisville’s Deion Branch, Miami’s […]
Virginia State Police Trooper T. Branch is investigating a four-vehicle, fatal crash in Carroll County. The crash occurred Oct. 18, 2019 at 11:01 a.m. on Interstate 77 at the 3 mile marker. Southbound traffic on Interstate 77 had slowed to a stop when a tractor-trailer was unable to slow in […]
Claytor Lake State Park will hold its annual Halloween Celebration on October 26, 2019. 1:00 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. Here’s the Schedule: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.-The Spooky Box-Rangers will be throughout the campgrounds with a frightful Spooky Box. 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.-Mini-games and crafts available at Shelter 5. […]
Only two nights – Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, October 26 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm – to experience one of the areas most unique and affordable haunted attractions – Backwoods of Terror at Claytor Lake State Park! Take a stroll through our back woods of terror trail and then […]