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 […]
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting no on the articles of impeachment against President Trump: “House Democrats voted today to impeach the President. They impeached President Trump over disputes between the executive branch and the legislative branch that occur in many administrations. […]
With his health declining, Herman Boone was still mapping out football strategy as if he were about to walk the sidelines one more time. “His daughter said the other night he asked for a clipboard. He started drawing plays,” said Aly Khan Johnson, an assistant on Boone’s staff in 1972. […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court Presiding Judge Rosemary M. Collyer condemned the misconduct regarding surveillance applications into the Trump campaign uncovered by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz: “The Justice Department’s inspector general found numerous abuses of the FISA […]
Thursday 12/26/19 Varsity Girls Basketball: PC v TBD @ Boo Williams Tournament (Hampton) Friday 12/27/19 Varsity Boys Basketball: PC v George Wythe @ Fort Chiswell Christmas Tournament 8:30 pm JV Boys Basketball: PC v George Wythe @ Fort Chiswell Christmas Tournament 1:45 pm Varsity Girls Basketball: PC v TBD @ Boo Williams […]
By Dan Callahan The Patriot You’ve heard it before. People usually just call it coach speak. The team is down, way down, seemingly out of the game. But the coach says keep playing hard, keep making one play at a time, one stop at a time, stay in […]
One of the few positive things about getting old is sometimes it means you’ve been around long enough to see changes people in power have made that didn’t work, and see how long it takes them to figure it out. Usually political correctness is a problem with making […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians may soon be paying higher gas and tobacco taxes but won’t have to get their cars inspected each year. Gov. Ralph Northam unveiled a $135 billion, two-year state budget plan Tuesday that included those ideas as well as hefty new spending to boost early education, […]
Richard D. Thomas will be interim principal at Pulaski County High School during the second semester of the 2019-20 school year. Thomas, formerly Wythe County Public Schools Director of Personnel, replaces Mike Grim who had led the high school since the spring of 2014. The news came Monday evening following […]
Monday, December 16, 2019 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives today passed two bills to expand broadband coverage: “Broadband plays a vital role in the economy and culture of the 21st century, yet too many areas of the country, particularly rural communities, are […]
RADFORD, Va., Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Radford University announced the establishment of the Highlander Distinction Program, a four-year, renewable scholarship for incoming students studying on the main campus. Through the program, the University will invest approximately $13 million in new financial aid to be awarded over the next […]