CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Officials are hoping to extend Amtrak service in Southwest Virginia. The Roanoke Times reports that the city of Christiansburg has an agreement to buy land for a potential new train station. Officials are hoping to win approval for extended Amtrak service to Christiansburg from Roanoke. Last […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina coach Larry Fedora hopes during their open week that the Tar Heels have corrected some of the problems that plagued them through a rough opening month. How well they used that time could determine how things go Saturday night against Virginia Tech and […]
Douglas Wayne Spence, 71, died peacefully October 6, 2018 at his home in Draper after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Virginia on July 17, 1947 he was the youngest of 5 children born to Seagle Howard and Emma Jean (Duncan) Spence. Doug entered the US Army serving for […]
RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANK 1 Alabama (59) 6-0 1522 1 2 Georgia 6-0 1426 2 3 Ohio State (1) 6-0 1420 3 4 Clemson (1) 6-0 1331 4 5 Notre Dame 6-0 1315 6 6 West Virginia 5-0 1174 9 7 Washington 5-1 1098 10 8 Penn State […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The opioid crisis continues to plague the nation and Virginia. But methamphetamine is now flooding into southwestern Virginia. It’s to the point that meth has overtaken heroin as a drug of choice that’s second only to marijuana in the region. The Roanoke Times reported Sunday that […]
At 2:10 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 7), Virginia State Police were alerted to a missing aircraft that was suspected of having crashed in Carroll County. With the assistance of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the fixed-wing, single-engine 1941 Piper was located off Cemetery […]
Mabel Lee Brookman Akers, 89, of Pulaski died Friday, October 5, 2018 at home. Born April 29, 1929, in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Mollie Tickle Brookman and Stuart Foster Brookman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Arnold Akers; two daughters, Debra Franciene Akers […]
Ralph Allan Puckett, age 64 of Hiwassee passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at his home. Born July 8, 1954 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Ralph Abernathy Puckett & Hattie Florence Thornton Puckett. He retired with the Town of Pulaski with over 30 years of […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Dexter Williams ran for three touchdowns, including a 97-yarder, and No. 6 Notre Dame beat No. 24 Virginia Tech 45-23 on Saturday night. The Irish (6-0) had minus-5 rushing yards and were facing second-and-12 from their own 3 when Williams took a handoff into the left […]
Christiansburg– Pulaski County’s football team lost two fumbles, was penalized 13 times for 164 yards, had another kick blocked, and after an impressive first quarter, was pretty much sloppy the rest of the game. However, the Cougars won their 6th straight game, 42-28, moved to 6-1 on the […]
William Joseph Paugh, age 67 of Draper, Virginia passed away Saturday evening, September 8, 2018 at his home. Born October 1, 1950 in McKeesport, PA he was the son of the late Wilbur Loren Paugh & Helen Agnes Pastor Paugh. He attended the Draper United Methodist Church. He is survived […]
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly is already tired of “Enter Sandman,” the Metallica song that plays such a major role in the way No. 24 Virginia Tech stirs up its fans for the start of football games at Lane Stadium. The sixth-ranked Fighting Irish will get to experience the atmosphere […]