NEW YORK (AP) — Duke has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll. The Blue Devils earned 58 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to earn a third stint at the top this season. Duke replaced Tennessee, which had spent four weeks at […]
Phyllis Ann Stowers, 70 of Dublin, was born August 26, 1948 in Pulaski and went to be with the Lord February 17, 2019. We praise our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as he received Mama at 3:45 AM on the 17th. She was the daughter of the late Robert and […]
Patricia (Pat) Linkous, a long-time resident of Pulaski, died Saturday the 16th of February at Pulaski Lewis Gale Hospital. Born in 1946, Pat was the widow of Louis Linkous and the daughter of the late Frances (Frankie) Knode Casey, and Kenneth Knode. Affectionately known as ‘Mother’, she is survived by […]
Virginia Tech is presently hosting Braxton Burmeister, a 6-6 quarterback, who placed his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal the first week of January. He has been in the Oregon program the past two seasons and was an original 4 star recruit. In his two seasons […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin came to the Daytona 500 determined to honor his late car owner with a victory. He delivered with a storybook tribute for Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin won NASCAR’s biggest race for the second time in four years Sunday, leading JGR in a 1-2-3 […]
The Ruritan Road Ruritan Club members are busy planning their second annual Fireball Charity Golf Challenge – set for Saturday, May 4 with a rain date of May 5. Thorn Spring Golf Course & Event Center will once again be hosts for the event which netted the club $4,000 for Pulaski County […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Dontrell Shuler — a 61 percent free-throw shooter — made both ends of a one-and-one with 17.8 seconds on the clock and Charleston Southern upended Big South Conference leader Radford 53-52 Saturday night. Shuler scored five of his eight points and had a steal in the […]
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office is investigating the shooting of a Bluefield, Va. Police Officer shortly before midnight. The search also remains underway for the shooting suspect, Donquale M. Gray, 25, of Bluefield, W.Va. The incident began at approximately 11:45 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 16) when […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Blackshear scored a season-high 29 points, Ahmed Hill added 14 and No. 22 Virginia Tech held off slumping Pittsburgh 70-64 on Saturday. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound Blackshear overwhelmed the undersized Panthers, making his first six field goal attempts on his way to a nearly flawless performance that […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Guy scored 22 points, De’Andre Hunter had 20 with 10 rebounds and No. 4 Virginia withstood a late push by Notre Dame to win 60-54 on Saturday. Hunter scored six points during a 9-0 run for the Cavaliers (22-2, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) after the […]
Mary Ruth Owens Cox, age 79 of Snowville passed away Friday, February 15, 2019 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born June 17, 1939 in Snowville, she was the daughter of the late Avery James Owens and Beulah Mae Boothe Owens. Mary Ruth was a loving wife, mother, and […]
The Region 4D Girls Basketball Tournament will continue Tuesday (02/19/19) with the following match ups. Tuesday 02/19/19 Region 4D Semi Finals: Wm. Byrd @ Pulaski Co. 6:00 pm Tuesday 02/19/19 Region 4D Semi Finals: Carroll Co. @ Jefferson Forest 5:30 pm Pulaski County defeated Liberty Christian on Friday, 45-30 to advance […]