Pulaski, Virginia – The Pulaski Yankees are pleased to announce the 2018 baseball schedule. Opening day at Calfee Park is set for June 22nd. The Appalachian League opens play on June 19th. The Pulaski Yankees will begin their season with an away series June 19th – 21st against Danville before their June 22nd home opener. […]
Dinwiddie and Louisa dominate the Class 4A Virginia High School League All State Football team announced this week. Dinwiddie placed 10 positions on the first and second team, Louisa eight. Out of the River Ridge District, state champion Salem placed six positions on the team, and Blacksburg three, all on the second team The Offensive […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Outgoing Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has presented a budget to state lawmakers that would expand Medicaid, pad the state’s rainy day fund and give state workers a 2 percent raise. McAuliffe addressed the House and Senate finance committees Monday morning to unveil a two-year spending proposal. Citing uncertainty at the federal […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Traffic deaths in Virginia are up significantly from last year. The Roanoke Times reports that 815 people were killed on Virginia roads in 2017 through Saturday. That’s up from 705 deaths for the same period last year, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. This year’s count doesn’t include four deaths […]
RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Villanova (45) 11-0 1,602 1 2 Michigan State (15) 10-1 1,560 2 3 Arizona State (5) 10-0 1,429 5 4 Duke 11-1 1,390 4 5 North Carolina 10-1 1,332 7 6 Miami (FL) 9-0 1,308 6 7 Kentucky 9-1 1,231 8 8 Texas A&M 9-1 1,156 9 9 Xavier […]
The largest ever gift to Virginia Tech athletics will benefit recruiting, nutrition and performance for all 22 varsity sports Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech has received its largest ever gift to athletics and the single-largest outright gift ever given to the university. University President Tim Sands announced Monday that a $15.2 million donation to the university […]
Christmas is almost here! Here are a couple of dishes to try in order to bring something new to the Christmas dinner table. During “Thanksgiving” dinner at our house, something new showed upon our dinner table. “Cranberries not the ones in the cans, the real ones. Yes, they are still around. Take a sauce pan […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed Monday, January 1, 2018. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Monday, January 1st will be picked up on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 along with Tuesday’s regular pick-up.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOLIDAY TRAVEL CHAOS LOOMS Power has been restored to the world’s busiest airport but thousands of people are still stranded in Atlanta and travel woes will linger for days. 2. WHOSE JOB SEEMS SAFE FOR NOW President […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — More people are moving out of Virginia than they are moving to the Old Dominion. The Daily Progress reports that Virginia has seen higher numbers of people leaving the state than moving in since 2013, according to University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. The state’s population isn’t shrinking […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. – In front of 22,690 people at Rupp Arena Saturday afternoon, the Virginia Tech men’s basketball fell to the hands of No. 8 Kentucky, 93-86, despite shooting 58.2 percent from the floor. The Hokies (9-2) were paced by redshirt junior Ahmed Hill, who poured in 20 points, including five 3-pointers, and junior Justin Robinson, who was […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Nigel Johnson got an early heads-up that Virginia was going to need his spark on Saturday. The 16th-ranked Cavaliers, perhaps shaking off cobwebs after a 10-day break for exams, got off to a slow start against Davidson. “Two minutes into the game one of my coaches was telling us, telling me […]
David Wright, former Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track Coach at both Dublin High School and Pulaski County High School , and retired Pulaski County teacher after 44 years, competed Sunday in the Virginia Commonwealth Games Long Course Swim Meet at Liberty University. He swam the 50 , 100, and 200 free and the 50, […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed December 22, 25 and 26, 2017. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Friday, December 22nd will be picked up on Thursday, December 21st along with Thursday’s regular pick-up. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Monday, December 25th and Tuesday, December 26th will be picked up on Wednesday, December 27th along with […]
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky coach John Calipari hasn’t hidden his frustration about the learning curve of his latest group of talented freshmen. And while the No. 8 Wildcats are starting play better, they’re bracing for more challenges ahead. Kentucky has struggled to put away opponents such as Utah Valley, Vermont, Troy and Harvard, efforts […]
GIRLS BASKETBALL Amherst County 65, Liberty-Bedford 41 Banner Christian 57, Southampton Academy 28 Bayside 50, Salem-Va. Beach 48 Bishop McNamara, Md. 66, Bishop Ireton 47 Bishop O’Connell 62, Holy Cross, Md. 32 Blacksburg 37, Glenvar 36 Bluestone 36, Central Lunenburg 26 Brentsville 39, Kettle Run 29 Briar Woods 50, Fauquier 11 Brooke Point 68, Massaponax […]