Virginiasports.com LAS VEGAS — After making just one 3-pointer in the first half, No. 16 Virginia (3-0) went 8-for-12 from deep in the final 20 minutes to knock off No. 5 Baylor (3-1) 86-79 Friday evening (Nov. 18) at the Continental Tire Main Event from T-Mobile Arena. Virginia was led by […]
Hokies advance to Charleston Classic championship game with four players in double figures Hokiesports.com CHARLESTON, S.C. – Behind the second Justyn Mutts double-double in two games, Virginia Tech advanced to the Charleston Classic championship with a 61-59 win over Penn State on Friday afternoon. In addition to Mutts’ 10 points and 12 boards, the […]
Roy Ken Hunter, age 85 of Pulaski County, died Friday November 11, 2022 at Kroontje Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg. Roy was born on August 30, 1937, in Sanford, North Carolina, and was the son of the late Bertie Mae Knott Hunter and the late Frank Norris Hunter. Roy was […]
Monday 11/21/22 Girls Basketball Scrimmage: Pulaski Co. @ Northside JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Tuesday 11/22/22 Girls Basketball Scrimmage: Pulaski Co. @ Lord Botetourt JV @ 6 pm, Varsity @ 6 pm Wednesday 11/23/22 Boys Basketball Scrimmage: Pulaski Co. @ Liberty-Bedford JV @ 1:30 pm, Varsity @ 1:30 pm Thursday 11/24/22 Thanksgiving: Have a Blessed Day!! […]
The three winners in this month’s Board of Supervisors elections participated Friday in a swearing in ceremony at the County Administration Building in Pulaski. Chris Stafford (Cloyd District), Mike Mooney (Massie District) and Jeff Reeves (Robinson District) were sworn in individually by Maetta Crewe, Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk. Stafford […]
By RODNEY YOUNG The Patriot DUBLIN – The young Cougar boys basketball team on Thursday went up against Abingdon and Lord Botetourt in a couple of scrimmages. They looked young and inexperienced because they are that. The first scrimmage saw the Abingdon Falcons, behind 7’0” center Evan Ramsey’s 31 points, […]
Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech and Penn State are set to clash in Friday’s first semifinal of the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic at TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina. Both programs remained unbeaten at 4-0 and advanced after withstanding second-half rallies by their opposition on Thursday. GAMEDAY INFORMATION Friday, Nov. […]
Betty A. Baugh, 85, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at UAB Hospital. She was born January 17, 1937, in Cottonwood, Alabama. She is preceded in death by her parents, Luther T. Austin and Carrie Mae D. Austin; sisters Katherine Austin, Laura Tate, Dorothy Varnum, and […]
By WILLIAM PAINE The Patriot At an informational meeting held on Tuesday, the Town of Pulaski announced significant scheduling changes to the upcoming water line replacement project on Pulaski’s West Main Street. The start date to begin construction on the water line project has been pushed to Monday December 5. […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Residents of the Town of Pulaski will receive their new 95-gallon garbage containers during the last two weeks of December. Town Manager Darlene Burcham told Town Council on Tuesday that during that two-week period in December, residents will also get information on a new weekly […]
E. Gay Meredith, 74, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2022, at her home in Snowville. She was retired from Virginia Tech Computer Science Department. Gay was preceded in death by her parents, Byron and Florence Meredith; partner, Bob Steffen; sister, Mary Byrd Poore; and brother Barney Meredith. Gay was born […]
This fall, the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) awarded a total of $208,366.99 through its Responsive Grants program to 71 nonprofits serving the New River Valley. This total represents the most the CFNRV has ever given out during its competitive grants process. Since 2002, the foundation has […]