Virginia Tech’s women’s basketball team landed the No. 1 seed in the Seattle 3 region of the women’s NCAA Tournament and will host No. 16 seed Chattanooga on Friday in Blacksburg. The Hokies’ women’s basketball squad just won its first-ever ACC Tournament title. Tech is currently riding an 11-game winning […]
Virginia Tech’s men’s basketball team accepts bid to the National Invitation Tournament and will travel to Cincinnati for a first round game Wednedsay night. Tip-off is at 9 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN2. The winner will play either Rutgers or Hofstra in the second round of […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – ACC co-regular season champion Virginia (25-7) is the No. 4 seed in the NCAA South Region for the NCAA Tournament. UVA will make its 25th overall NCAA Tournament appearance and first since earning a No. 4 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers will face No. 13 […]
Linda Joyce Jarrells, age 75 of Hiwassee passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Wake Forest Medical Center. Born March 5, 1948 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Roy Leonard Jarrells & Mary Pearl Trail Jarrells. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Jimmy […]
theACC.com GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Jeremy Roach scored 23 points and No. 21 Duke locked down defensively to beat No. 13 Virginia 59-49 in Saturday night’s New York Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship, securing a title in Jon Scheyer’s debut season as the successor to Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski. […]
Eva Burchett Ryals, age 88 of Draper passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born September 13, 1934 in Austinsville, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Whitt & Mallie Levena Gravley Whitt. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Ralph […]
By DANIELLE REID The Patriot Some families leave their children a tangible legacy in the form of real estate or perhaps something like an antique car collection, valuable or sentimental objects. However, the most treasured form of a legacy can be considered to be an intangible gift, such as family […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Help could be on the way for the Town of Pulaski’s aging water lines, town council learned Tuesday. Council also heard of improvements to the town’s firing range, new cost figures for a fire engine and an update on the West Main Street water project […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot If the weather forecast holds true, the Warming Station in Pulaski will be open this Friday night (March 10) for the first time this year to give shelter to the homeless. The opening has been a long time in coming, and again, if the weather […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Back in September of 2011, this writer had the honor of interviewing Joel Hicks for a series of articles we called “Catching Up With… .” We reprint it this week to provide some insight into who Joel Hicks was, his thoughts on retirement and Cougar […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Word spread quickly last Saturday throughout the community and beyond. Pulaski County’s beloved “Coach” – Joel Hicks – had passed away. Hicks was 81 and had been in poor health for some time before passing last Saturday morning at his home in Fairlawn. A community […]
Pulaski County’s Lady Cougars fall to Hampton 75-63 in the Class 4 state finals.