NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — As you carve your roast turkey and give thanks for all that’s good in your life, remember to give thanks for this: That you’re not celebrating Thanksgiving the way the first Virginians did. That would be back in December 1619 — two years before those […]
The numbers are somewhat misleading in the ACC this season. Things sound pretty good when considering Clemson is a national title contender, the league has had a record 10 football teams make an appearance in the Top 25 and 12 of its 14 teams could be bowl eligible. But step […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been sentenced to three months in jail for shooting into an occupied vehicle and killing two dogs over the death of his rescue cat. The Roanoke Times reports 69-year-old Stephen Nichols Cook was also ordered Tuesday to attend anger management classes. Arthur […]
Daphne Delene Smith, age 67 of Radford, died Friday, November 16, 2018 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born on December 6, 1951, and was the daughter of the late Doris Huff Wooley and the late John Wesley Wooley. Daphne was a retired employee of the housekeeping department at […]
It’s official: DAK Lights has relocated to Randolph Park in Dublin, Virginia! Starting with this year’s premiere at 5:30pm on Thanksgiving Night, November 22, DAK Lights will run nightly through New Year’s Eve at the new location in the back of the park. DAK Lights is an annual Christmas light […]
Brenton Forrest Dean, 31, of Pulaski, went home to be with his Lord Thursday, March 22, 2018, after a brave and courageous fight for his life. He passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by loved ones. Brenton was preceded in death by his grandparents, Willard and Blanche Pace, […]
Mary Blanche Pace Dean, 69 of Pulaski, went home to be with the Lord and join with her son, Brent on Monday, November 19, 2018 after a short illness. Mary was an educator and owned and operated Fireside Learning Center (Private Tutoring) most of her life. She touched many young […]
Only two candidates will be on the ballot on Jan. 15 when voters go to the polls to elect a new Commissioner of the Revenue for Pulaski County. According to Pulaski County Registrar Kathy Webb, interim Commissioner Donna Gray has qualified as the local Democratic Party’s nominee, while Kim L. […]
Monday 11/26/18 Girls Basketball: Fort Chiswell @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Tuesday 11/27/18 Boys Basketball Scrimmage: Pulaski Co. @ Graham JV @ 5:00, Varsity to Follow Wednesday 11/28/18 Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Thursday 11/29/18 Boys Basketball: Pulaski […]
Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall is embracing the importance of this week’s game against Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers (7-4, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) finish the regular season in Blacksburg on Friday against the Hokies (4-6, 3-4). The game for the Commonwealth Cup has taken on added importance for both programs in […]
RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANK 1 Duke (53) 3-0 1564 1 2 Kansas (7) 3-0 1510 2 3 Gonzaga 3-0 1437 3 4 Virginia (2) 3-0 1299 4 5 Tennessee (1) 3-0 1281 5 6 Nevada 3-0 1253 6 7 North Carolina 4-0 1246 7 8 Auburn 3-0 1123 […]