Donald Paul Gessner, 63, of Radford, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Don had a great love for the outdoors and animals. He was the sweetest and kindest soul and he never met a stranger. He was preceded in death by […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A second woman has come forward to accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault. The woman said in a statement Friday that the attack took place when she and Fairfax were students at Duke University. The new accusation further clouds the fate of Virginia’s government. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam told his top staff Friday that he is not going to resign over the racist photo that has roiled state politics, despite intense pressure to step down, according to a top administration official. Northam called a Cabinet meeting Friday afternoon to announce […]
Gertrude Alexander Holston, age 90 of Dublin passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born October 11, 1928 in Sylvatus she was the daughter of the late Charles Ingram Alexander & Minnie Hanks Alexander. Her husband, Robert Eugene Holston, Sr., sons; Robert Holston, Jr., Larry Steven […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Women’s rights groups and Virginia Democratic leaders continue to signal support for the woman who publicly accused Democratic Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault in 2004. “We trust women. We believe survivors. We believe Dr. Vanessa Tyson,” the Virginia Pro-Choice Coalition stated in a press release […]
The Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect Feb. 15 – Apr. 30, prohibiting burning before 4 p.m. each day. A violation of this law is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine. In addition to the criminal violation, those who allow a fire to […]
2019 River Ridge District All District Girls Basketball Teams FIRST TEAM Grace Hutson Christiansburg 10 Zada Porter Cave Spring 10 Savannah Derey Patrick Henry 10 Ally Fleenor Pulaski Co. 9 Serena Lytton Patrick Henry 12 Sawyer Freeland Hidden Valley 12 Maddie Ratcliff Pulaski Co. 11 Julia Moschella Christiansburg […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 2 Duke at No. 3 Virginia. The first matchup of these ACC co-leaders was a classic. The second could be even better — because this time, the Blue Devils will […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Louisville has been selected as the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball preseason favorite by league’s 14 head coaches, while North Carolina was chosen to repeat as Coastal Division champion. Louisville also led the way in the Atlantic Division balloting with 90 total points, followed by two-time […]
Pulaski Town Council, Mayor David Clark and Town Manager Shawn Utt pose for a photo with town residents who attended the former Calfee Training School and supporters of the development of the community center. Tuesday night, council approved a resolution granting the Calfee project a Community Impact Grant equal to […]
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Ingles Ferry in Pulaski County was first added to the Virginia Landmarks Registry and months later to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This past weekend Ingles Ferry added a new designation – becoming a site along Virginia’s Great Valley Lewis & […]
Two students each from five different area high schools recently converged at the New River Community College Welding Lab to compete for titles and prizes in the SkillsUSA sponsored regional welding competition. The top two winners of this regional competition move onto the state championship being held this year in […]