Dr. Elaine Hope Wingate Woolwine of Fairlawn, formerly of Independence, VA, passed away at the New River Valley Medical Center in Radford. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Agnus Wingate. She was born in Wilmington, DE on December 26, 1952. The family moved back to Independence where […]
Prospect Hill’s Haigh Wins Co-Angler Division HENDERSON, N.C. – Boater Christopher Decker of Dublin, Virginia, brought five bass to the scale weighing 15 pounds, 10 ounces, Saturday to win the MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing League (BFL) Presented by T-H Marine on Kerr Lake . The tournament, hosted by the Vance […]
Sherry Kay Fillman (nee Dishon), age 78 of Bedford, VA passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Cardinal Assisted Living. Born August 23, 1947 in Princeton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harley French Dishon and Cordie Ennis Walker Dishon. Her husband, Robert Eugene Fillman, five brothers; Gilvie, […]
Robert “Bob” Swanson Rogers, age 87, of Dublin, died Saturday, April 25, 2026 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – Fitting for his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, Carson Hocevar turned in an ultra-original victory celebration sitting on the window ledge of his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet while driving around the massive 2.66-mile Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway soaking up the […]
RADFORD, Va. — The return of the All American Relays on Saturday, April 25, delivered everything the region’s track and field community had been waiting for: new energy, a resurfaced rubberized track, standout performances, and a wave of record breaking marks that reshaped the meet’s history books. After a three […]
By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Playing on a sunny, warm Friday evening at Historic Calfee Park, the Pulaski County Cougars defeated the Cave Spring Knights, 4-3. The game started not looking good for the Cougars. The Knights’ first five batters all reached base. They scored two runs and had the bases […]
This afternoon the Lady Cougars traveled to Cave Spring and played a very talented and determined Knights team. Some days you’re the windshield and some days you’re the bug! Today the Cougars were the bug and were soundly defeated 9-3 by the Knights. The first two and a half innings […]
By Shirleen Guerra (The Center Square) – Virginia election officials filed an emergency motion in the state Court of Appeals seeking to block a circuit court ruling that invalidated the results of this week’s redistricting referendum. The “Motion for Emergency Stay” was filed on behalf of Elections Commissioner Steven Koski, […]
By Chris Dickerson Legal Newsline A former Virginia Attorney General says he believes a judge’s ruling that stayed the certification of the commonwealth’s Congressional redistricting is just the beginning of a legal fight that eventually will result in the takedown of the new Democratic-drawn maps. And, he doesn’t think it […]
By Shirleen Guerra (The Center Square) – Virginia budget negotiations remained stalled Thursday as lawmakers clash over billions in tax breaks for data centers, a dispute now holding up progress on a final spending plan. Lawmakers returned for a special session this week without reaching an agreement, with debate centered […]
Monday 04/27/26 Varsity Baseball: Pulaski Co.@ Lord Botetourt 5:30 pm JV Baseball: Lord Botetourt @ Pulaski Co. 5:00 pm Varsity Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Blacksburg 5 pm JV Softball: Blacksburg @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Tuesday 04/28/26 Varsity Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Blacksburg 5 pm JV Baseball: Blacksburg @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Varsity Softball: […]