Clyde George (Junior) West, Jr., 76, of Draper, VA died Friday, March 30, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 8, 1941 in Draper and was the son of the late Clyde George West and Otey Duncan West. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Debra […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration says a 17-year-old was stopped at an airport security checkpoint in Virginia with a revolver in his carry-on bag. A TSA spokeswoman said in a news release Saturday that an officer staffing the checkpoint X-ray monitor on Friday detected the .39-caliber revolver, […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Villanova bombed its way past a blueblood to reach the national title game. Michigan got there by taking away Cinderella’s slipper. This end to March Madness should be good. A wild NCAA Tournament of upsets comes down to this: Villanova and its squadron of long-range shooters […]
On Saturday, March 31 at 2:03 pm Officers of the Pulaski Police Department responded to a report of a single vehicle accident near the intersection of 5th St. NE and Monroe Ave. Upon arrival, Officers determined that a Jeep Liberty SUV, which was traveling north towards the intersection of 5th St. NE […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — An Army ammunition plant has once again topped the list of polluters in Virginia. According to The Roanoke Times, a report issued this week by Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality found that the Radford Army Ammunition Plant accounts for 34 percent of the total on-site releases […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has cancelled a home-and-home football series with Virginia Tech in 2020 and 2021. Michigan announced Thursday it will pay a $375,000 cancellation fee to Virginia Tech. The Wolverines were supposed to host the Hokies on Sept. 19, 2020, and play at Virginia Tech on […]
County decals are a thing of the past now in Pulaski County, but the license fee hasn’t gone away. Monday night the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to do away with the use of a “county sticker,” which had been a requirement for county citizens owning motor vehicles and trailers […]
Two-thirds of voters last November cast ballots in favor of a new middle school – even if it meant as much as a 13-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate. Monday night the Board of Supervisors did exactly what a majority of voters authorized them to do, and […]
Brenton Forrest Dean, 31 of Pulaski; went home to be with his Lord on 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, […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett isn’t going to waver from his foundation, whether it’s the philosophy that built the Cavaliers into a contender or the big-picture perspective that helps him handle the sting of a historically improbable loss. Both ends of that approach are fully on display […]
Thursday, March 29, 2018 – 12:30 p.m. Situation Workers and contractors are completing repairs to electrical facilities after a snow storm hit southwestern Virginia on March 24-25. A majority of customers that were affected have had power restored, but work is still ongoing in counties that were hit hardest by the […]
Ava Louise Costigan Normandin, (known by her family as Toodles), 72, of Jonesborough, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 26, 2018. She was surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in Radford, VA on October 18, 1945 and was a native of […]