The Pulaski Yankees fell behind 3-0 to the Burlington Royals, and an epic rainfall at Calfee Park put an early end to Wednesday’s night baseball game. Marcelo Martinez tossed a complete game on the mound for the Royals and received credit for the shutout for going six nearly perfect innings, […]
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 […]
Patricia Ann Flinchum, age 56 of Hiwassee passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018 at her home. Born July 14, 1962 in Pulaski she was the daughter of Ellis & Geneva Atkins Kincer. Her father-in-law, Archie Flinchum preceded her in death. She was a member of the Power of Deliverance Ministries. […]
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 […]
Joe Hambrick Covey, age 84 of Pulaski, died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. He was born on December 11, 1933 in Snowville, and was the son of the late Martha Dot Hambrick Covey and Ray R. Covey. He was retired employee of Radford Army […]
Leonard Ishmel “Chesterfield” Wright, age 86 of Dublin and formerly of Allisonia passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born June 22, 1932 in the Delton community of Pulaski County he was the son of the late William Wright & Maude Ella Goad Wright Sutphin. His […]