In 2011 the Virginia High School League executive committee voted to allow year-round practice with the exception of various dead periods for all sports. That same governing body will consider if it wants to completely reverse that ruling this week in Charlottesville. Some have suggested that there’s an increase in injuries and […]
RICHMOND — A Senate bill that would have raised Virginia’s minimum wage is dead — much to the dismay of more than two dozen advocates who braved the cold to rally for the bill Monday morning. Introduced by Sen. Rosalyn Dance, D-Petersburg, SB 1200 would have increased the minimum wage to $10 on July 1 and eventually […]
Second passenger train to Norfolk will help ease highway congestion, increase multimodal options, and boost economic vitality for Virginia RICHMOND – Hampton Roads citizens will soon have more options to avoid traffic and congestion in tunnels and on Interstates 64 and 95 with the Monday, March 4th, debut of a second Amtrak train service serving Norfolk, […]
The scheduling process for 2019/2020 school year will begin with a parent meeting to provide registration information to parents and assist with student course selections. An evening meeting for all parents and their eighth grade student will be held Monday, February 11, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Pulaski County High School in the Little Theatre. The […]
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 21 points, Big South player of the week Ed Polite Jr. had 13 points and eight rebounds and Radford beat Longwood 72-59 on Monday night to secure its seventh straight victory. Caleb Tanner added 10 points for Radford (14-6, 6-0), which is off to its best start in […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Coby White scored 27 points and No. 11 North Carolina knocked down a season-high 16 3-pointers to beat No. 10 Virginia Tech 103-82 on Monday night. Fellow rookie Nassir Little added a season-high 23 points for the Tar Heels (15-4, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who struggled out of the […]
Shirley Ray Kemp, 76, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 20, 2019. He was born on January 22, 1942 in Carroll Co. and was preceded in death by his father, Glenn Pierce Kemp and mother, Virginia Mae Kemp. He was a member of Farris Mines Christian Church in Allisonia, a place he loved. […]
Top-ranked Duke went down early in the week. No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Virginia, the last of Division I’s unbeaten teams, both fell over the weekend. In all, six top-10 teams lost. Tennessee kept rolling amid chaos across the AP Top 25. The Vols are the new No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s […]
The Town of Pulaski and Pulaski On Main, the Virginia Main Street affiliate, once again invite town residents to offer ideas and inspirations to construct Pulaski’s own LOVEwork. The LOVEwork campaign operates through the Virginia is for Lovers tagline, which is supported by the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC). The second of three public engagements for […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The New England Patriots are headed to their third straight Super Bowl, once more thanks to Tom Brady’s brilliance. The five-time NFL champion guided the Patriots 75 yards after winning the overtime coin toss, and backup Rex Burkhead’s 2-yard TD lifted New England past Kansas City 37-31 for the AFC […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A big comeback. A blown call. And, finally, a booming kick that sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl. After rallying from an early 13-0 deficit, the Rams stunned the New Orleans Saints with Greg Zuerlein’s 57-yard field goal in overtime for a 26-23 victory in the NFC championship […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech claimed it had no extra motivation following a blowout loss to No. 4 Virginia this week. Once the ninth-ranked Hokies got going against Wake Forest on Saturday, even with foul trouble and an unusually slow pace, their play suggested otherwise. “I thought we were much more us,” coach Buzz […]
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — No. 1 Duke and fourth-ranked Virginia kept trading baskets — and the lead — down the stretch of another classic at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Here’s the difference: The Blue Devils had RJ Barrett, Zion Williamson and a defense that —even without key on-the-ball defender Tre Jones— flipped the script on the […]
Rev. James William Alley, age 74 of Pulaski, died Friday morning, January 18, 2019, at his residence. He was born in Pulaski on November 12, 1944, and was the son of Hazel Bowman Alley and the late James Henry Alley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 3 sisters. […]
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Top-ranked Duke hopes its team defense doesn’t slip without point guard Tre Jones — for however long he’s out. The Blue Devils were just getting back to playing the kind of tough man-to-man defense that had been their trademark after several years of struggles. Now they’re hoping they’ll be good enough […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The General Assembly’s self-described socialist member is sponsoring legislation to repeal the state’s right-to-work law, which says employees can’t be forced to join a labor union. Del. Lee Carter, a democratic socialist inspired by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, has filed House Bill 1806, which could force workers in Virginia to become […]