CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — With the clock winding down in a tie game, Florida State’s Terance Mann pushed upcourt and launched a twisting off-balance shot that ended with him flat on his back, his feet up in the air and the ball rattling around the rim. Never a doubt, right? […]
Ard, Bonnett, Panch, Paschal, Stewart, Vogt nominated for first time DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 13, 2019) — NASCAR today announced the 20 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, as well as the five nominees for the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. The list includes six […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kerry Blackshear had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Miami 71-56 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Wednesday. Ty Outlaw added 14 points — all in the first half — points for the fifth-seeded Hokies […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State emergency management officials will conduct Virginia’s annual statewide tornado drill next week. The drill will start at approximately 9:45 a.m. Tuesday with a test tornado warning sent by the National Weather Service to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration weather radios. Local radio stations, TV stations […]
The telephone system at the Town of Pulaski Municipal Building is not receiving incoming telephone calls. This problem includes the police department non-emergency telephone number. To contact the police department for NON-Emergencies, please call the Communications Center at 980-7800. However, for emergency situations, dial 911.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman parlayed a feeling to purchase 30 lottery tickets with the same numbers to win $150,000. Deborah Brown says she purchased 20 Pick 4 tickets with the numbers 1-0-3-1 after seeing those numbers “a couple of times during the day.” She then bought 10 […]
Pulaski County needs to find a new boys basketball coach. It will also need to hire somebody who can no doubt be instrumental in structuring a coaching staff as well, including the junior varsity. High School athletic programs are not confined to start and end dates anymore. […]
BOSTON (AP) — Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the most elite schools in the country, federal prosecutors said. Authorities […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — This week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament is all about the league’s heavyweights. Second-ranked Virginia and third-ranked North Carolina arrive after sharing the regular-season championship and in pursuit of possible No. 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. And then there’s fifth-ranked Duke, hoping to get freshman star […]
The County of Pulaski is currently undergoing a mitigation program of trees in the woods of Randolph Park. The purpose of the program is to eliminate hazardous trees that pose a safety concern as well as make the wooded areas more user friendly for park patrons. During the month of […]
Pulaski County High School Athletic Director Scott Vest addressed the boys basketball coaching situation at the school this afternoon. “Andrew Hart issued the following statement late this afternoon just prior to meeting with his basketball team,” Vest reported. “We sincerely thank Coach Hart for the past five years and his […]
The Patriot has learned today that Pulaski County High School head basketball coach Andrew Hart has resigned. Assistant coach Brandon Smith has also resigned. The Cougars finished 9-22 this past season. Hart played basketball for and graduated from PCHS before attending and playing basketball at Emory & […]