By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing The 2024 Appalachian League season got off to a rousing start Tuesday in Huntington, W.Va. for the Pulaski River Turtles, who knocked off league newcomer Tri-State Coal Cats, 6-3. Pulaski led from the beginning, with Seth Buchanan (Lebanon, Va.) scoring on an Austen Jaslove […]
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Youngkin today announced the end of the California electric vehicle mandate in Virginia, effective at the end of 2024 when California’s current regulations expire. An official opinion from Attorney General Jason Miyares in response to a request by the Governor and Senate Republican Leader Ryan McDougle confirms […]
Pulaski County beats Fluvanna, 12-5 at Calfee Park in the VHSL Class 3 baseball quarterfinals. The Cougars now advance to the semi-finals vs. York (Yorktown) on Friday, June 7 @ 2 pm. at Monticello High School in Albemarle County outside Charlottesville. Pulaski County is now 16-10 on the season, while […]
The Pulaski River Turtles won their 2024 season opener Tuesday evening in Huntington, W.Va., beating the Tri-State Coal Cats 6-3 in eight innings. The River Turtles return to action Wednesday in Huntington for the second game of the series. Pulaski’s home opener is set for Friday in Calfee Park in […]
Peggy Willis Johnson, 84, of Pulaski, VA, peacefully passed away on Friday, May 31, 2024. Peggy was born on January 8, 1940, in Hagerstown, Maryland, and was raised as an only child by her loving parents, Samuel and Annabelle Willis, in Pulaski, Virginia. Peggy was known for her outgoing, fun […]
January 19, 1935 to June 2, 2024 Audrey Faulkner Boyd Knepper, 89, of Dublin, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Ms. Audrey retired from food service with Radford University and then went on to work for over 17 years for Radford City Schools Food Service. She was very proud of […]
Terry Wayne Mitchell, age 63 of Pulaski, died early Tuesday morning, June 4, 2024 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred this morning at 7:40 a.m. on Route 97 (Pipers Gap Road) in Carroll County. A 2010 Hyundai Elantra was heading westbound on Route 97, near Crooked Creek Road, when the vehicle crossed the centerline, went off the road to […]
The sweetest and gentlest of spirits left us in the early hours of May 31st. She leaves behind a legacy of love and the benchmark for being a true and faithful friend. It is safe to say that there will never be another Joy Arleen Smith. Joy was a lover […]
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sergeant Mayburn L. Hudson, 21, of Roanoke, Virginia, killed during World War II, was accounted for December 14, 2023. In August 1944, Hudson was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division in the European […]
D+80: Virginians in the Normandy Invasion Tells The Stories of Virginians Who Were There (Richmond, Va.) The new Virginia War Memorial exhibit, “D+80: Virginians in the Normandy Invasion,” opens to the public June 6, 2024 – the 80th anniversary of D-Day when American and Allied forces landed on the […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The dates, times and television networks for the eight NCAA Division I Baseball Championship super regional sites have been announced by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Five teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference have advanced to the Super Regionals after winning their respective regionals over the […]