URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 1138 AM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY… * Locations…Along and either side of the Blue Ridge in Virginia and North Carolina. * Hazards…Very strong to […]
Appalachian Power Storm Preparation Update Thursday, March 1, 2018 – 11:45 a.m. Situation Appalachian Power is monitoring a weather event with prolonged high winds that could lead to power outages tonight through Friday in parts of the company’s Virginia and Wheeling, W.Va. service areas. Weather While the storm could cause […]
Check out this feature from the Virginia Tourism Corp. that draws attention to Southwest Virginia towns. “With dozens of critically acclaimed restaurants, nonstop entertainment, and easy transportation, the lure of Virginia’s bigger cities is obvious, but less likely are the quaint and cozy small towns. Southwest Virginia has many options […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors cleared the way Monday night for development of Countryside Landing on 352 acres of farmland where the new middle school will be built. Owned by David Hagan’s Pulaski Farm Property, LLC, Countryside Landing is a Planned Unit Development that will consist of a mixture […]
Tuesday 02/27/18 Spring Sports Pictures Day 1: Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Track & Field Wednesday 02/28/18 Spring Sports Pictures Day 2: Baseball, Softball, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis Boys Soccer Scrimmage: Pulaski Co. @ Galax JV @ 4:30 pm, Varsity @ 5:30 pm Girls Soccer Scrimmage: Galax @ Pulaski Co. 4:30 […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam will give the commencement address at Virginia Tech’s Class of 2018 graduation exercises in May. Northam’s invitation continues a tradition of asking new Virginia governors to deliver Virginia Tech’s commencement address. Northam, a Democrat, was elected in November and took office in January. […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s emotions changed in a heartbeat — not once, but twice. The freshman guard at Virginia Tech took what he thought would be the game-winning shot. Then he saw it sail over the rim entirely. Then he saw teammate Chris Clarke collect the rebound and […]
Here’s a look at the newest AP Top 25: RANK SCHOOL POINTS RECORD PREVIOUS 1 Virginia (48) 1,608 26-2 1 2 Michigan State (17) 1,571 28-3 2 3 Xavier 1,422 25-4 4 4 Villanova 1,416 25-4 3 5 Duke 1,362 24-5 5 6 Kansas 1,272 23-6 8 7 Gonzaga 1,231 […]
On Sunday, Feb. 25, at approximately 4 AM, the Pulaski Police Department responded to Meadowview Apartments in reference to a toddler in cardiac arrest. Officers and EMS attempted to revive the child without success. The child was sent to the medical examiner. The investigation is still in preliminary stages and […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — No. 1 Virginia allowed just seven points in the first half and secured the regular-season Atlantic Coast Conference title outright with a 66-37 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Freshman guard De’Andre Hunter came off the bench to lead the Cavaliers with 14 points in a game that […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Senior guard Quentin Snider scored 22 points on a career-high seven 3-pointers as Louisville pulled away from Virginia Tech for a 75-68 win Saturday. Trailing 57-53 with 7:07 to play, the Cardinals (19-10, 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) hit five shots from beyond the 3-point arc over […]
Pulaski Town Council grappled again Tuesday with three old issues – take home vehicles, tobacco use in town vehicles and VuhVanagon. During Tuesday’s work session, council all but resolved the tobacco issue. However, the other two remain unsolved. Most of Tuesday’s discussion centered around take home vehicles. In recent months, […]