Anthony Flaccavento, Democratic candidate for the 9th Congressional District, will attend the Pulaski Democratic Committee meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 45 Third St. NW, Pulaski, Virginia 24301. The meeting will be in the General District Court Room. Committee bylaws are also […]
Juan De Leon homered, but the Pulaski Yankees fell to the Burlington Royals, 6-4 in 10 innings after a lengthy rain delay on Tuesday night. Both teams traded blows in the second inning, starting with Jose Marquez. He lined his ninth double of the season to right field to score […]
Three Southwest Virginia residents are behind bars on arson charges related to the April 2018 fire at the former outlet mall in Wythe County. The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office this week arrested Breanna F. Hodge, 18, of Galax, Va.; Anthony J. Sawyers, 26, of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is fighting to hold onto customers as the Big Mac turns 50, but it isn’t changing the makings of its most famous burger. The company is celebrating the 1968 national launch of the double-decker sandwich whose ingredients of “two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, […]
ROANOKE, Va., July 30, 2018 – Starting with August bills, Appalachian Power will implement for Virginia customers a $50 million interim rate reduction associated with the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The federal tax changes were approved by Congress in late 2017 and reduced the corporate income tax […]
Pulaski County High School’s E.J. Horton has committed to play college football for Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. As a junior, the 6-0, 170 wide receiver caught 41 passes for 827 yards, and 10 touchdowns for the Cougars, and also ran for another. Horton becomes the fifth Pulaski County […]
The Pulaski Yankees are excited to announce a major ballpark renovation for Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park. The renovation will include the addition of approximately 675 seats and a new upper concourse along the third baseline featuring a new concession stand, additional restrooms, and a rooftop “party deck” area. […]
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – The Pulaski Yankees dropped a close contest to open the series against the Greeneville Reds Friday night in a low-scoring 3-2 affair. After the Yankees tied the game at 2-2 in the eighth inning, a late error would allow the Reds to score the winning run and take […]
New York Yankees’ fifth-best ranked prospect Luis Medina tossed four masterful innings, but the Johnson City Cardinals topped the Pulaski Yankees, 2-1, on Thursday night at Motor Mile Field in Calfee Park. In Luis Medina’s seventh start of 2018, he worked a scoreless start for the first time this season. […]
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old who willingly left with a 52-year-old man has been found unharmed in the same eastern Tennessee county she went missing from. News outlets report Bristol police stopped a vehicle Thursday morning with Richard Tester and the teenager inside. They were both taken […]
Everson Pereira capped off a season-high, nine-run inning with a three-run homer in the sixth frame en route to a Pulaski Yankees’ 12-6 win over the Johnson City Cardinals on Wednesday night. Following a 1:31 rain delay prior to the originally scheduled first pitch, the Cardinals jumped out to a 4-0 lead before […]
Official Virginia High School League football practice gets underway this week, and Pulaski County High School’s charges will hit the field at 8 am Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to get the first week started with a bang. Workouts will last until approximately the noon hour on Thursday and Friday and […]