Burlington romped past the Pulaski River Turtles on Wednesday night in Burlington, 12-2. The loss dropped the River Turtles to four full games behind the Sock Puppets in the Eastern Division of the Appalachian League. Thursday the River Turtles travel to Danville for a double-header against the Otterbots. The action […]
Norman Grayden Lineburg, 89, of Radford, Virginia, died on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Norman grew up in Winchester, Virginia, and graduated from John Handley High School in 1954. He was later inducted into the school’s Hunter Maddox Hall of Fame. He attended Shepherd College, where he played four years of […]
Anita Louise Schrader, age 85, a resident of Heritage Hall in Blacksburg, died July 7, 2025. She was born on February 6, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Katherine Edmonds Schrader and the late Stanley Garnett Schrader. Anita was a graduate of the Pulaski High School class of […]
Yard Sale – Friday and Saturday, August 1 & 2 at 5504 Lyons Road in Newbern! 8am-2pm. Collectibles, clothes, kitchenware, toys, and more! MULTI-FAMILY – A ‘DON’T MISS’ YARD SALE! SATURDAY, 26th 8:00AM – 1:00PM. At 3873 BRIARCLIFF DRIVE, PULASKI. Civil War Books and Collectables Yard sale: August […]
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Brickyard 400 The Place: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Sunday, July 27 The Time: 2 p.m. ET The Purse: $11,055,250 TV: TNT Sports, 1 p.m. ET Radio: IMS, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 400 miles (160 Laps); Stage 1 […]
Pulaski and Burlington ended their game Tuesday in a 1-1 tie, however the division-leading Sock Puppets prevailed in the tie-breaker to take the win. The two teams go at it again tonight in Burlington. The loss drops Pulaski to three games behind Burlington in the Eastern Division. After tonight’s game […]
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has awarded SWVA Biochar LLC, based in Floyd County, Virginia, a $3,032,736 grant. The funding supports the purchase of a site for an additional facility in Floyd County. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: […]
ROANOKE – Appalachian Power (APCo) wants boaters, kayakers, tubers and other recreational users downstream of Claytor and Leesville dams to know water levels on the New and Roanoke rivers could rise rapidly starting on Wednesday, July 23, and fluctuate through the weekend, and possibly into early next week. The National […]
MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University is congratulating the students who received their degrees at its spring 2025 commencement ceremonies, including Demis Taramonlis of Radford, VA, who earned a Master of Science in Leisure, Sport, & Tourism Mgmt. MTSU’s commencement events were held in early May inside Murphy Center […]
State-of-the-Art Facility will be AstraZeneca’s Largest Single Manufacturing Investment in the World RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines, selected Virginia for its largest single facility investment ever as part of their plan to invest […]
Monday, July 21, 2025 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3095, directing the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities in the United States. One community set to receive this designation is Fairlawn, Virginia. Upon House passage of H.R. 3095, U.S. Congressman […]