Tuesday 02/18/20 River Ridge District Girls Championship Game Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick Henry 6 pm Friday 02/21/20 Class 4 Region D Quarter Finals Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co @ Halifax Co 7:30 pm Girls Basketball: GW Danville @ Pulaski Co 6 pm Advertisements
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state employees and public school teachers could soon be getting raises and bonuses under budget proposals before the state House and Senate. Money committees in both chambers unveiled their proposals Sunday for a two-year and more than $135 billion state spending plan, both with larger raises than what Gov. Ralph […]
December 28, 1935 – February 16, 2020 Shirley Meredith “Pete” Woodrum, 84, of Radford, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020. He was a brick mason. He was preceded in death on October 31, 2019 by his wife of 60 years, Peggy Ann Overstreet Woodrum; his parents, Davis and Myrtle Woodrum; 4 brothers and 2 sisters. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is out to rev up his appeal with a key voting demographic — NASCAR fans — as he takes in the Daytona 500 on Sunday. NASCAR drivers may veer to the left during their trip around the oval racetrack, but their fans lean right, which helps explain the regularity […]
Pulaski County’s girls basketball team advanced to the River Ridge District Tournament championship game Tuesday evening against Patrick Henry after knocking out Blacksburg, 55-35 Saturday afternoon. It promises to be a real donnybrook as the two teams have locked horns in titanic struggles twice this season. Pulaski Co. won both, the first time […]
Patrick Henry knocked Pulaski County out of the River Ridge District Tournament in the first round Saturday in Roanoke, 72-53. PH was the league’s top seed, the Cougars were seeded fourth as just four RR teams qualified for district play. Pulaski County will play in the Class 4, Region D tournament next Friday […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Tomas Woldetensae scored 18 points and made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to lift Virginia past North Carolina 64-62 on Saturday night. Mamadi Diakite added 15 points for the Cavaliers (17-7, 9-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won for the fifth time in six games. Woldetensae’s winning shot came […]
Charlotte Diane Medley, age 58 of Dublin, died Friday, February 14, 2020 at her residence. She was born on April 29, 1961 in Pulaski, and was the daughter of the late Teena King Hoosier and Elmer William Hoosier. Charlotte’s gift to the world was being a caregiver. Charlotte was married to William Edward Medley 38 […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a state once synonymous with the Old South, Democrats are using their newfound legislative control to refashion Virginia as the region’s progressive leader on racial, social and economic issues. Lawmakers are on the verge of passing the South’s strictest gun laws, broadest LGBTQ protections, highest minimum wage and some of […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — During Virginia Tech’s recent skid, its fans and players had been searching for answers to help the Hokies solve some of their recent end-of-game issues, particularly after two close losses to Boston College and one to Florida State. Coach Mike Young already knew the answer. “There’s no pixie dust. There’s no […]
BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Devonnte Holland had 19 points and nine rebounds and Carlik Jones posted 18 points and six rebounds as Radford stretched its win streak to seven games, beating Campbell 73-60 on Saturday. Holland shot 9 for 12 from the floor. Devine Eke had seven rebounds for Radford (17-9, 12-2 Big South […]
TRIANGLE, Va. (AP) — The National Museum of the Marine Corps in northern Virginia is marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. The museum along Interstate 95 in Triangle is hosting a series of events and displays the weekend of Feb. 22. Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams will share his […]