Obituary for Mary Pearce Gannaway
Mary Pearce Gannaway, 91, of Draper, VA died Monday morning, July 16, 2018. Arrangements pending by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, VA.
Rays blank Yankees, take middle game of series
Pedro Espinola was magnificent on the mound for the Pulaski Yankees, but the bats stayed silent in a 3-0 defeat to the Princeton Rays on Sunday night. Espinola finished the night with 11 strikeouts, marking a new season-high by a Yankees’ pitcher in a single game. The scoreless affair continued into the eighth winning […]
Rays open series with win over Yankees
The Pulaski Yankees dropped the first of a three-game set against the Princeton Rays by a 13-1 final on Saturday night at Calfee Park. The loss dropped the Yankees’ record to 11-14 on the 2018 season. Princeton jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning courtesy of Wander Franco’s […]
Obituary for Douglas Myron Ratcliff
Douglas Myron Ratcliff, 71, of Pulaski Va., went home to be with the Lord on July 13, 2018. He was proceeded in death by his parents Leonard Page Ratcliff, and Pearl Morefield Ratcliff, and a brother Randall Eugene Ratcliff. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife […]
Obituary for Mary R. Jones Sparks
Mary R. Jones Sparks, age 83 of Dublin, died Thursday, July 12, 2018 at her residence. She was born on January 7, 1935 in Bluefield, WVA, and was the daughter of the late Lucille Harmon Jones and Malachi Brammer Jones. Mary was a member of the Heritage Church in Dublin, […]
Obituary for Linda Agee Dickerson
Linda Agee Dickerson of Dublin Virginia went to be with the Lord on July 13, 2018. She was born March 4, 1949 in Christiansburg. She is preceded in death by her parents Andrew & Gladys Agee, sister Bonnie A. Kitts and mother-in-law Margaret Dickerson. She is survived by her husband Roy […]
Rijo’s tosses six frames, Yankees take three of four over Bucs
Luis Rijo took the hill for the Pulaski Yankees and tossed six sensational innings leading to an 8-1 win over the Bristol Pirates on Friday night. The victory gave the Yanks a series win over Bristol, taking three of four games to kick off a seven-game homestand. Max Burt tripled […]
Obituary for Lockie Louise Davis Spurlock
Lockie Louise Davis Spurlock, age 56 formerly of Pulaski passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at the Brian Center, Mooresville, N.C. Born October 1,1961 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Frederick “Gene” Eugene Davis and Mary Katherine Christley Thornton. She was also preceded in death by her […]
Yankees’ bullpen tosses complete game, beat Pirates, 8-2
The Pulaski Yankees’ bullpen shined in holding the Bristol Pirates to two runs in nine innings en route to an 8-2 win on Thursday night at Calfee Park. Daniel Bies made the start for Pulaski and worked the first two innings allowing one run on two hits, and Justin Wilson worked the […]
Virginia reports record lottery profits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state-owned lottery program had its best year on record with profits topping $600 million for the first time. Gov. Ralph Northam’s office announced Wednesday that the state lottery had a record $2.14 billion in sales in fiscal 2018. Officials said lottery players took home $1.3 […]
Pirates answer back to even series against Yanks
Jonah Davis drove in five runs for the Bristol Pirates leading to a 6-3 win over the Pulaski Yankees on Wednesday night at Motor Mile Field in Calfee Park. The defeat dropped the Yankees to 9-13 on the season and 5-5 at home. It only took one pitch into Wednesday’s game for […]
Severe weather alert
…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT PULASKI AND NORTHEASTERN WYTHE COUNTIES… Until 115 PM EDT At 1238 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Pulaski, moving southeast at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Pulaski… Dublin… Allisonia… Patterson… and Claytor […]