A tip of the cap to the Pulaski County girls basketball team for a superb season. Likely the youngest team in the region, expectations when the season started was certainly not to be in the field of eight in the state championship tournament, but for the first […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ty Outlaw caught a pass from driving teammate Wabissa Bede, set himself and fired away with a tiebreaking 3-pointer. The way No. 20 Virginia Tech executed Tuesday, even Zion Williamson might not have made a difference. Outlaw hit his big shot with 1:28 left and the […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith’s bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Emotions were high throughout the third and […]
The Pulaski County Democratic Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 45 Third St. NW, Pulaski. The meeting will be in the General District Court Room. At the February meeting, the committee voted that Democratic party candidates for local elections will be determined […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bid to tighten Virginia laws around using cellphones while driving will have to wait another year. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that lawmakers rejected legislation aimed at keeping drivers off their phones died during the final moments of the 2019 legislative session. Both the House and […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding the vote in the United States Senate on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “It is inconceivable that a baby born alive, even if it is after an attempted abortion, should not have the same rights as any other newborn. Unfortunately, […]
Tracy Belcher today announced she is seeking the Republican nomination to run for treasurer in Pulaski County in November. Tracy holds a B.S in Finance from Radford University and has worked in accounting and finance for 16 years, the last 5 years at the Pulaski County School Board as their […]
BLUEFIELD, Va. (AP) — Authorities say the search for a West Virginia man wanted in the shooting of a Virginia police officer has spread to southwest Virginia. Virginia State police said in a statement Monday that state and federal law enforcement are following up on information that 25-year-old Donquale Gray […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gonzaga’s first stay atop the AP Top 25 this season ended following a pair of losses to highly ranked non-conference opponents. Now back at No. 1, the Zags look like they could stay there through the rest of the season. Gonzaga moved up a spot Monday […]
Route 11 near Cougar Express has re-opened after being closed earlier apparently due to a tree falling on a moving car in the area. A Patriot reader reported that – as of 8:03 p.m. – “Route 11 southbound is closed at the Thornspring intersection. Looks possibly flooding related. We were […]
The Pulaski County HS Girls Basketball team will travel to Northern Virginia this Friday to play Loudoun Valley High School. The game will be played at Woodgrove HS. Friday 03/01/19 VHSL State Quarter Finals Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Loudoun Valley @ Woodgrove HS 6:00 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers wrapped up this year’s scandal-marked legislative session Sunday after passing a state budget that includes pay raises for teachers and state employees and significant new spending on public education. This year’s session has been unlike any other in recent memory, with the state’s top […]