Sometimes a plan just doesn’t come together. There was concern early on with the new playoff and bowl setup what would it mean in terms of attendance, like what if your team in the national semi-final wins, and then the following Monday the national title game is […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 24 points with seven rebounds and six assists and Radford used a late run and free throws to defeat Longwood 71-64 in a Big South Conference opener on Saturday. The Highlanders (9-6) were down 12 midway through the second half when they took […]
PEARISBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia authorities say they are searching for two men who escaped from a work detail and stole a car. The Giles County Sheriff’s Office issued a news release saying the two inmates fled Saturday morning in Pearisburg. The inmates are identified as 45-year-old John Kenneth Haynes […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — For only the second time this season, Virginia Tech found itself in an unfamiliar situation — trailing an opponent at halftime. And for the second time this season, the veteran-laden Hokies refused to panic. Getting a game-high 25 points from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, No. 10 Virginia Tech […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Guy scored 21 points and No. 4 Virginia limited No. 9 Florida State to just 15 field goals in a 65-52 victory Saturday. Guy scored 18 of his points in the first half as the Cavaliers (13-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) took a 42-23 lead. […]
Pulaski County’s unemployment rate for November remained unchanged from October at 3 percent. The Virginia Employment Commission released its jobless report on Thursday. While Pulaski County’s rate is stellar at 3 percent, it was only third best in the New River Valley as Montgomery County (2.8 percent) and Giles County […]
Alabama and Clemson will play for the national championship Monday. That’s just what almost everybody with good sense said five months ago. For the fourth straight year these two teams will meet in the playoffs, and it’s the third time for the title. Bored yet? I understand if you are […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is promoting a series of gun-control measures he says promote public safety while still respecting individual gun rights. The Democratic governor announced seven proposals at a Capitol news conference Friday ahead of the start of the legislative session next week. The proposals […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans outlined a tax plan Friday that would lead to lower state tax bills for thousands of taxpayers but said the window to get a deal done is closing fast. It’s a deadline that’s setting up a potential game of chicken with Democratic Gov. Ralph […]
A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 9 Florida State at No. 4 Virginia. The season’s first top-10 matchup of ACC teams matches the Cavaliers (12-0), ranked No. 2 in Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency rankings, against a Florida State team that finally […]
Charlottesville, Va. – The family of College Football Hall of Fame coach George Welsh announced today that he died Wednesday, Jan. 2, in Charlottesville. He passed peacefully in the presence of his family. He was 85-years old. Welsh served as the head football coach at Virginia from 1982 to 2000. During that […]
A final decision on a Special Exception request from Pulaski Medical is likely over a month away following the matter being tabled again Wednesday night by Pulaski Town Council. Also at Wednesday’s first meeting of 2019, council voted 5-1 to provide Pulaski Area Transit with level funding of $70,000 for […]