Upcoming bowl games featuring ACC teams
Tuesday, Dec. 29, Time, TV, Sirius, XM, App/Web Cheez-It Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) No. 21 Oklahoma State vs. No. 18 Miami, 5:30 p.m., ESPN, 80, 80, 80 Series: Miami leads series, 1-0; Last meeting: Miami, 40-3 (1991) ESPN: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline) Wednesday, Dec. 30, Time, […]
Griffith Statement on CASH Act
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding the CASH Act of 2020: “Yesterday, the President signed the more than $2.3 trillion Omnibus, which included COVID relief. After signing it, the President issued a statement calling on Congress to increase the amount of money going to individuals AND to cut […]
Obituary for Olga Salamanca-Gonzales
Olga Salamanca-Gonzales, age 72, of Pulaski, formerly of Mexico, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in Acapulco, Mexico on May 17, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Felipe Salamanca and Olipita Gonzales. Olga was faithful in attending Trinity Baptist […]
NRV Humane Society soon to debut new home, services
Elizabeth Wray of the New River Valley Humane Society says the organization hasn’t fallen off the face of the earth. Quite the contrary. The organization has been making moves of late to offer a whole new range of services to people and animals in the NRV – including purchasing a […]
No. 1 Gonzaga rolls over most recent champ Virginia, 98-75
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Corey Kispert and No. 1 Gonzaga didn’t get their 1-2 matchup on a neutral court with a national TV audience. What amounted to the replacement against the most recent NCAA champion worked out just fine. Kispert scored a career-high 32 points and tied a school […]
Obituary for Bobbie Jean Campbell Hawks
Bobbie Jean Campbell Hawks, devoted wife, loving mother, nana and great-nannie, age 78 passed away on December 24th, 2020 at Lewis Gale Pulaski Hospital. Born December 30th, 1941 in Ivanhoe she was the daughter of Louise Campbell Dunford. She worked in Pulaski County Public Schools cafeteria for over 40 years, […]
Obituary for David Jackson Robertson
David Jackson Robertson, 81 of Pulaski died Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, 2020 at his home. He was born in Pulaski on May 4, 1939 and was the son of the late Orville Jackson Robertson and Mabel Merl Akers Robertson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Wright […]
Pulaski Police: Shooting victim flown to Roanoke Memorial
The Pulaski PD responded this evening to building 100 Washington Square for a person that had been shot. The person that was shot was flown to Roanoke Memorial. There is no current threat to the public. We will release further information as the investigation continues. Anyone with information pertaining to […]
VDOT: Watch out for re-freezing and drifting snow this evening and overnight
VDOT crews and contractors plowed secondary roads today in areas where snow accumulated SALEM – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has been responding to the winter storm that brought several inches of snow to portions of western Virginia. For Christmas Day, drivers will find the interstates and the primary […]
Obituary for Helen Sylvia Major Diggs
Helen Sylvia Major Diggs age 93 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Pulaski Health Care Center. Born February 27, 1927 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late John Major and Pauline Baila Major. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion W. Diggs. […]
Winter Weather Advisory in effect
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Snow with accumulations of 1 to locally 3 inches. Wet roads freezing quickly by late evening. Winds gusting 25 to 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of southwest and west central Virginia, northwest North Carolina and southeast West Virginia. * […]