ROANOKE, Va. – The fifth and final co-conspirator involved in a scheme to break into a Virginia pawnshop and steal firearms was sentenced yesterday to 86 months in prison. Austin Blake Hixon, 36, of Christiansburg, Virginia, previously pled guilty to possessing stolen firearms and perjury. Hixon is the final […]
On August 28, 2025 at approximately 4:25am, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence in the 2100 block of Mt. Pleasant Road, in the Shawsville area of the county for a domestic situation, after a 911 caller reported being in distress. While enroute, deputies were advised one […]
Pursuant to President Donald J. Trump’s Presidential Proclamation to lower the flag of the United States of America, I do hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the […]
Efforts to Restore Excellence to Education Validated as Virginia SOL Data Release Shows Virginia Students’ Positive Progress in Meeting Higher Expectations Governor Glenn Youngkin, Secretary Aimee Guidera, and State Superintendent Emily Anne Gullickson alongside the Virginia Board of Education on August 27, 2025. Official Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of […]
Yard Sale: Friday and Saturday, Aug. 29 and 30 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6445 Ruebush Road, Dublin. Yard Sale: Friday and Saturday, Aug. 29 and 30 from 8 a.m. to ?? 5177 Godbey Court, Dublin (across from PCHS Dobson Stadium). Tons of clothes, new light fixtures, […]
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Cook Out Southern 500 The Place: Darlington Raceway Track Length: 1.366 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Sunday, August 31 The Time: 6 p.m. ET The Purse: $10,447,135 TV: USA, 5:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 501.32 miles (367 Laps); Stage 1 […]
Summer fun and summer beauty photos tied to win the Radford Photo Club August theme, summer time. Bill Kennedy of Christiansburg won with his photo of a family vacation. “This photo is of the Family Truckster used by Clark & Ellen Griswald, their children, and Aunt Edna on a trip […]
November 18, 1933 – August 15, 2025 He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest. God’s garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best! It is with deep sorrow and humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the passing of our cherished loved one, Evelyon […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing In a brief but significant meeting, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to challenge the validity of a revenue sharing agreement established in the 1970s with the city of Radford. The August meeting of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors had no presentations, […]
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred Sunday (Aug. 24, 2025) at 1:29 a.m. on Route 58 in Carroll County. A 2012 Toyota Venza was heading westbound on Route 58 near Shaners Way when the vehicle ran off of the right side of the road, […]
James Shanklin King, age 80 of Pulaski, passed away on Sunday evening, August 17, 2025 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. He was born on July 14, 1945, and was the son of the late Willie Marie Kitts King and the late John Davidson King. James worked at the Radford […]
Angela Dawn Reed, 53 passed away peacefully in her home on August 23,2025. Angela is survived by her Husband Chris Reed, father-in-law Pappy Reed, mother and father-in-law Treva (Mike) Bowman. “Same as” mother and father-in-law Martha and Kenneth Conner. Children Danielle (Kevin) Simmerman. Austin (Bryttany) Quesenberry. Stepchildren. Hannah (Albert) Walters, […]