Yankees rained out; play double-header at Johnson City tonight
The Pulaski Yankees’ season-opener at Johnson City was rained out Tuesday night. The two teams will play a double-header tonight, with game one starting at 5 p.m.
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Over 16 tons of cocaine intercepted at Philadelphia port
(AP) – U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history. The U.S. attorney’s office in Philadelphia announced the massive bust on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying law enforcement agents […]
Ruritan Road Club Donates $1,500 to K9 Program
The Ruritan Road Club hosted Pulaski County K9 Deputy Chris Giampocaro and his four-legged partner Zeus for lunch and a demonstration on Tuesday, June 18. (Zeus moves so fast it was impossible to get a picture of anything other than a blur!) The K9 unit has a goal of raising […]
Visiting couple rescues woman in Sunday blaze in Pulaski
A structure fire Sunday in the Town of Pulaski displaced two families and took the life of one of the families’ pets. However, the blaze could have had much worse results. On Sunday, June 16 at 3:14 p.m., Pulaski Fire Dept. received report of a structure fire at 429 2nd Street […]
Pulaski Yankees announce 2019 Opening Night roster
2019 season gets underway Tuesday in Johnson City The Pulaski Yankees today announced their 2019 Opening Night roster in advance of the team’s season opener in Johnson City Tuesday evening. The roster includes 30 players – 27 active, one Minor League rehab assignment, and two players on the 60-day IL. […]
McCall enters State Senate race in 38th District
George McCall, A banking executive from Tazewell County, filed over 600 signatures – well above the required 250 – in a bid for State Senate for the 38th District, Tuesday. McCall, a strong supporter of President Trump, will run as a conservative independent. “It’s time to clean house in Richmond,” […]
Radford City Treasurer’s Office is the recipient of two Statewide awards
Janet Jones, Treasurer of the City of Radford takes great pride in announcing the receipt of two distinguished awards from the Treasurers Association of Virginia (TAV). At the Statewide meeting of the elected Treasurers of Virginia held on June 14th, 2019; Radford Master Governmental Treasurer, Janet Jones was awarded “The […]
Adaire Theatre kicking off 2019 season with ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
With all the rain we’ve had in our area lately, the cast of Adaire Theatre’s “Singin’ in the Rain,” might be able to do just that. But for now, they’ll take dry skies so it will be easier for you to get out to the show, and they’d prefer to […]
Appalachian League Standings
Tuesday’s Games Pulaski at Johnson City, 6:30 p.m. Burlington at Bristol, 6:30 p.m. Bluefield at Elizabethton, 6:30 p.m. Kingsport at Greeneville, 6:30 p.m. Princeton at Danville, 6:30 p.m.<
Virginia crime report shows 14% decrease in homicides
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new report says the number of homicides dropped 14% in Virginia in 2018. The “Crime in Virginia” report released Friday by state police says violent crime overall decreased 2% last year. That category includes murder, forcible sex offenses, robbery and aggravated assault. The number of […]
Virginia Tech player’s lawyer gets drug conviction cleared
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech basketball player did not show up to his court date for a marijuana possession charge, leading a judge to find him guilty before reversing the conviction hours later. News outlets report 23-year-old Tyrone Khalil Outlaw didn’t appear on his misdemeanor drug offense […]
Firefighters battle house fire in Pulaski
Pulaski Firefighters were on the scene of a house fire this afternoon on 2nd Street S.W. in Pulaski, near Lagrange and Lake streets. (Photo by Sarah Hodge)