RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — While safety concerns at Atlantic Coast Conference schools are being addressed ahead of Hurricane Florence, the storm’s significant impact on this week’s schedule will have a lingering effect on scheduling obstacles, monetary implications and bowl considerations once it passes.The list of canceled games include No. 13 […]
MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local):11 a.m.Forecasters say Hurricane Florence is expected to steadily slow down as it makes its way toward the East Coast.At 11 a.m., the storm was centered 485 miles (785 km) southeast of Wilmington, North Carolina, moving at 15 mph (24 […]
Wednesday 09/12/18 Golf: @ Draper Valley 4 pm Volleyball: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Varsity Football: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. 6 pmThursday 09/13/18 JV Football: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. 6 pm **CANCELED, MAKE UP TBD Middle School Football: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5 […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local):9:30 a.m.Jeff Byard of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it was imperative locals heed the evacuation warnings.He says the time to flee Hurricane Florence is now. Landfall was expected sometime late Thursday and FEMA officials said Wednesday was […]
The Pulaski County Flea Market, originally planned for this weekend at the New River Valley Fairgrounds in Dublin, has been postponed due to the expected inclement weather. The market will now be held next weekend, Sept. 22-23.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s elections systems have multiple problems, including an unreliable technology system and a leadership structure susceptible to undue political influence, according to a new report.The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission — the General Assembly’s watchdog agency — said Monday that it found no large-scale voter […]
BRISTOL, Va. (AP) — It’s open season on ginseng hunting in Virginia from now until the end of the year.The Bristol Herald Courier reports that means you’re allowed to dig up the roots of a plant that could fetch as much as $700 per pound.But because wild American ginseng is […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A snoozer of a NASCAR season got a huge jolt of energy right before the playoffs with back-to-back wins by Brad Keselowski.Keselowski wasn’t a championship contender before the two crown jewel victories — at the Southern 500 and the Brickyard 400 — pushed him into the […]
Hurricane Florence has forced the cancellation of several Top 25 games this weekend, including No. 13 Virginia Tech’s home game against East Carolina, No. 14 West Virginia’s trip to North Carolina State and No. 18 UCF’s game at North Carolina.The Category 4 storm’s approach led to a series of schedule […]
The Richmond Times Dispatch is reporting that East Carolina University, citing safety concerns, has announced it will not make the trip this week to Blacksburg to play Virginia Tech.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Florence (all times local):4:40 p.m.Forecasters at the University of Michigan predict that 2.4 million people will lose power from Hurricane Florence and some outages could be prolonged.That’s about one-fourth the number who suffered outages from Hurricane Sandy, which hit a more populated […]
Charlottesville, Va. –The Virginia athletics department announced today (Sept. 11) its home football game against Ohio, scheduled to take place Saturday, Sept. 15 at Scott Stadium, has been relocated to Vanderbilt Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. The venue change was made due to the threat […]