Kenton Lee Bird, age 78 of Dublin, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Born December 18,1946 in Radford, he was the son of the late Paul Kenton Bird & Beulah Virginia Elizabeth Phillips Bird. Kenton will be missed by his Wife – Jane […]
May 5, 1938 – August 25, 2025 Emory Franklin Arnold, 87, of Dublin, Virginia passed away peacefully on August 25, 2025. The youngest of four boys, Emory was born on May 5, 1938, in Austinville, Virginia to Newell Bramlett and Linnie Waller Arnold. He graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in […]
Jesse Lee Lane, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025 in Roanoke, Virginia. Born March 3, 1937 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Luther Lane & Elsie Taylor Cressell. He was also preceded in death by his wife Alice Faye Rupe Lane (2019); son […]
Hokiesports.com ATLANTA – The Virginia Tech football team fell to 13th-ranked South Carolina 24-11 in the Aflac Kickoff at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday afternoon in the first game of the 2025 season. It was the second consecutive season Tech battled a tough SEC opponent and fell in the opening weekend. South […]
Gladies Ellen Martin Shelton, age 92 of Pulaski, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski on November 15, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Clara Elsie Long Martin and Clarence Martin. Gladies was a graduate of Pulaski High School class […]
By TROY SARVER Patriot Publishing ROANOKE – Northside quarterback Casey Hall ran for 298 yards and two touchdowns as the Vikings ruined Pulaski County’s season opener topping the Cougars, 49-20 Friday night at Northside High School. Hall, who had five runs of over 34 yards, led a Northside attack that […]
Peyton Dobbins (2) throws a pass during the first half against George Wythe. (Brian Bishop/The Patriot) By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Statistics don’t always tell the story. When a team piles up 351 yards of offense compared to the other team’s 219 yards, you would think the team with the most […]
Week 1 Reidsville, NC 42, GW Danville 14 Bluefield 20, Graham 10 Holston 49, East Montgomery 18 Radford 31, George Wythe 20 Rural Retreat 46, Fort Chiswell 7 Hurley 42, Bland County 6 Chilhowie 38, Marion 0 James River 49, Auburn 12 Glenvar 70, Galax 0 Floyd County 31, Narrows […]
Ottie Mae McCoy Turnmyre passed away in the early morning of Friday, August 29, 2025. Daughter of Edward Lee Bouldin and Eva Clair Blankenship McCoy Bouldin, she is survived by her husband, Mike Turnmyre, sisters Carol Haga, Christine Mullins and her husband, Charlie, brother Roger Bouldin, daughter Cheryl Rose and her […]
LABOR DAY: VDOT will be suspending many highway work zones and lifting most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia from noon on Friday, Aug. 29, until noon on Tuesday, Sept. 2. While lane closures will be lifted in most locations, motorists may encounter semi-permanent work zones that […]
Ronald Eugene Davis, 83, of Claytor Lake, VA, transitioned into the arms of Jesus from this earthly life on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at English Meadows Senior Living, Blacksburg,Va. He is predeceased by his mother Etha Davis Janey, brother Lacy Davis, sister Peggy Gravley, in-laws Eugene (Gene) and Mary Moorefield, and brothers-in-law Martin […]
RICHMOND, VA—From August 20 – August 27, 2025, the Virginia State Police, in partnership with supporting federal and local agencies, achieved significant criminal interdictions. Their ongoing efforts led to the recovery of firearms, the seizure of narcotics, a homicide, the seizure of U.S. currency, and the investigation of multiple crimes […]