247sports.com has reported that Virginia Tech Head Coach Justin Fuente has named junior quarterback Ryan Willis the starting quarterback for the Duke game and moving forward. The 6-foot-4 inch 223-pound player will replace Josh Jackson as the starting quarterback, following his injury that will keep him out indefinitely. The injury has […]
VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – Onward New River Valley publicly launched its fundraising campaign, Onward 2023: Join the Movement, to a record-breaking crowd during the organization’s annual dinner on Thursday, September 20. Onward is seeking funding for a five-year strategic plan to bring jobs, investment, and talent to Virginia’s New River […]
Radford, VA-Virginia’s Blue Ridge mountains are the perfect setting for the 22nd annual Highlanders Festival in Radford, VA on Saturday, October 6th. Visitors will be delighted with a full menu of music, athletic games, sheepherding and more than 50 craft and food vendors. Set in Bisset Park along a beautiful stretch […]
Pulaski on Main has issued a call for entries for the Premier Pulaski On Main Pie Contest, a baking competition open to all amateur cooks, as part of the October 9 Harvest Night at the Marketplace festivities. Competitors must complete and submit an entry form to Pulaski on Main by […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the approval and installation of two new Virginia Historic Highway Markers for Pulaski County by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The two new historic markers commemorate home front mobilization during WWII in Pulaski County and the surrounding area. The […]
After a season-high seven ranked teams lost, the back half of the AP college football poll got a makeover on Sunday. Five teams entered the Top 25, including No. 17 Kentucky for the first time since 2007 and No. 22 Duke. At the top it was mostly status quo, with […]
RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANK 1 Alabama (60) 4-0 1523 1 2 Georgia 4-0 1422 2 3 Clemson (1) 4-0 1409 3 4 Ohio State 4-0 1363 4 5 LSU 4-0 1238 6 6 Oklahoma 4-0 1201 5 7 Stanford 4-0 1143 7 8 Notre Dame 4-0 1067 8 […]
Shirley Yvonne Pagan Akers, age 82 of Barren Springs passed away Saturday morning September 22, 2018 at her home. Born January 18, 1936 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Walter Herman Pagan & Stella Mae Jones Pagan. Her husband, Hobert Charlie Akers (2011), brothers, Ray, Wayne and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kyle Busch is starting to wonder why he even spends time trying to qualify well at Richmond Raceway. Five months after winning the spring race on the 0.75-mile oval from the 32nd starting spot, Busch did even better Saturday night, winning from 39th to complete a […]
Dillard Ray Freeman, age 59 of Radford passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Waddell Nursing & Rehab Center in Galax. Born June 28, 1959 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Ernest Carl Freeman & Helen Eugene Linville Freeman. His brothers, Douglas Carlyle Freeman, Pastor George […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — This was supposed to be a relatively easy road trip for Virginia Tech. Cross the state, connect with some its fans and maybe a few recruits there, and pick up a routine victory against Old Dominion. The Monarchs and their backup quarterback turned the Hokies first […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — As he watched his quarterback, already dealing with a dislocated finger, hurdle over a Louisville defender, Virginia senior wide receiver Joe Reed insisted he wasn’t worried about Bryce Perkins. “I want him to do what he does,” Reed said. “We don’t want to put any limitations […]