CHRISTIANBURG, Va. (AP) — A man accused of stealing a police car after his arrest on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle and drunken driving has been located and taken back into custody. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Cody Ryan Drain was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Wythe County […]
David Lee Hoback, age 81 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at the New River Valley Medical Center, Radford. Born July 7, 1937 in Pulaski he was the son of the late William Thomas “Bud” Hoback & Lottie Reese Hoback. His step-son, Ricky Lee Hoback and brothers, William […]
SALEM – As part of the Route 100 bridge project over Route 11 in Pulaski County, a road closure has become necessary due to the demolition of the old bridge on Route 100. Effective this afternoon at approximately 3 p.m., southbound Route 11 in downtown Dublin will be closed and a […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ty Outlaw hit the first 3-pointer, and it became his turn to carry the No. 10 Hokies in a game when four guys took turns. “He fuels me and we feed off each other,” Outlaw said of Ahmed Hill, who made consecutive baskets before Outlaw’s first […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Devonnte Holland scored a career-high 16 points, Ed Polite Jr. had 12 points, nine boards and three blocks and Radford beat Division II Mars Hill 80-51 on Tuesday. Radford led 40-31 at the break with the help of 12 points off turnovers. Holland, who had 11 […]
Carl Pat Van Patten arrived into this world on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1966 in Spanish Fork, Utah. By the age of ten he could fix small motors and build his own go-carts. He spent most of his life bringing old bikes back to life and gifting them to neighborhood […]
Lucy Crowder Sonner Newman, 94, of Pulaski died Sunday morning, December 30, 2018 in the Carrington Place of Wytheville. She was born in Pulaski on March 30, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Tipton Crowder and Ethan Thomas Crowder. She was also preceded in death by […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Racing back and forth on a drenched field, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech put up some lofty numbers as the rain came down in the Military Bowl. Michael Warren found his footing when it mattered most, scoring the go-ahead touchdown with 1:29 left for the Bearcats, whose […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kyle Guy made seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 30 points and No. 4 Virginia beat Marshall 100-64 on Monday, giving Tony Bennett his 300th career coaching victory. Guy also grabbed a career-best eight rebounds while Ty Jerome and Jay Huff added 14 points each for […]
The playoff chase went down to the final minutes of the season Sunday, when Baltimore squeezed in as AFC North winner, and defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia got some help to secure an NFC wild card. That left Pittsburgh and Minnesota out. Kansas City (12-4) grabbed the AFC’s top seed, […]
Christina Collins Gregory, 32, of Draper, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018. She was an employee at Arby’s in Dublin. Survivors include her husband, James R. Gregory of Draper; son, Devon Tyler Edwards of Pulaski; daughter, Ashlyn Nicole Brooks of Hiwassee; stepson, Layton Bradley Armbrister of Ft. Chiswell; mother, Lucinda […]
Robert Wayne “Buddy” Bryant, age 77 of Dublin, died early Saturday morning December 29, 2018 at his residence. He was born on February 5, 1941 in Roanoke, and was the son of the late Hazel Vicors Bryant and Robert H. Bryant. Buddy was proprietor and operator of Micks Glass for […]