The latest from the National Weather Service: Hurricane Florence will slowly track inland this evening and into South Carolina tonight into Saturday, before turning northwest across the southern Appalachians Sunday, and heading into the central Appalachians Monday. With soils saturated or becoming saturated, the threat of flash flooding is likely […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Forecasters say Florence is now a tropical storm but will continue to threaten North and South Carolina with powerful winds and catastrophic freshwater flooding. Its top sustained winds have dropped to 70 mph (110 kph), and […]
Abingdon 21, Christiansburg 0 Auburn 27, Eastern Montgomery 0 Bell Multicultural, D.C. 14, Falls Church 12 Blacksburg 49, Richlands 17 Broad Run 21, John Champe 13 Broadway 44, William Monroe 6 Brookville 35, Harrisonburg 7 Cave Spring 48, Alleghany 19 Centreville 45, Forest Park 14 Chilhowie 39, George Wythe-Wytheville 0 […]
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 – 10 a.m. Situation With a solid response plan already in place, Appalachian Power continues to closely monitor Hurricane Florence as the storm makes landfall and begins to track inland. Forecast models indicate the company’s service area is likely to see heavy rain and damaging wind […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local):2 p.m.Power outages already are creeping up along the North Carolina coast as tropical storm-force winds started sweeping over land.Electric utilities and cooperatives reported about 12,000 outages statewide as of early Thursday afternoon, with nearly all of them […]
SALEM — Although Virginia’s coast will be likely spared from a direct hit from Hurricane Florence, heavy rains capable of causing major flooding in southwestern Virginia still are expected as the storm heads north over the next two to five days. The Virginia Department of Transportation encourages residents not to become complacent […]
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 – 10:00 a.m. Situation Appalachian Power is planning its response to Hurricane Florence, currently a strong Category 2 storm expected to make landfall in the Carolinas tomorrow. Forecast models show increasing confidence that Florence will bring strong winds and heavy rain into Appalachian Power’s service area […]
Monday 09/17/18 Middle School Football: Pulaski Co. @ William Fleming 5:30 pmTuesday 09/18/18 Volleyball: Pulaski Co. @ Blacksburg JV @ 5:30, Varsity to FollowGolf: River Ridge Tournament @ Hunting Hills 1 pmWednesday 09/19/18 Cross Country: @ Galax 3:45 pmPCHS Investments In Learning Assembly 8:40 amThursday 09/20/18 JV Football: Cave Spring […]
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Time is running short to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm that has a region of more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights as it zeroes in on the Southeastern coast.Forecasters said early Thursday that […]
Pulaski County won its third straight football game and upped it record on the season to 3-1 with a lopsided win over Carroll County who saw its record drop to 1-3 on the season Wednesday evening in Dobson Stadium. The game was played early because of concerns due to […]
Atlee 39, Douglas Freeman 20 Benedictine 44, Fork Union Prep 16 Bluestone 28, Prince Edward County 14 Cave Spring 48, Alleghany 19 Central Lunenburg 14, Buckingham County 7, OT Edison 35, McLean 21 Fluvanna 57, Madison County 35 Fort Defiance 21, Wilson Memorial 14 Glen Allen 39, Lee-Davis 20 Glenvar […]
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 – 11:30 a.m. Situation Appalachian Power is planning its response to Hurricane Florence, currently a Category 4 storm expected to make landfall in the Carolinas this Friday. Forecast models continue to indicate Florence could bring strong winds and heavy rain into Appalachian Power’s service area through […]