By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors last week received an update on the Pulaski Network – the fully-funded, $60 million universal fiber broadband project between the county and All Points Broadband. Jimmy Carr, Chief Executive Officer of All Points Broadband told the supervisors, “Pulaski County […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Back in March of 1987, Steve and Mark Horton had a decision to make. The Carroll County natives had recently graduated from Surry Community College in Dobson, N.C. near Mt. Airy and had gone to work – Steve at Rose’s in Galax and Mark at […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Five Atlantic Coast Conference programs earned bids to the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Duke, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech were selected to compete in the 68-team event, which begins Tuesday with First Four games in Dayton, Ohio. The first round starts Thursday. […]
INDIANAPOLIS – ACC champions Virginia Tech men’s basketball was named a No. 11 seed in the East Region on Sunday evening and will face No. 6 Texas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Friday. The Hokies (23-12, 11-9 ACC), who are on a four-game winning streak, head to the NCAA Tournament for the […]
NEW YORK (AP) Hunter Cattoor scored a career-high 31 points and the seventh-seeded Hokies won the New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time, beating Duke 82-67 on Saturday night to deny Mike Krzyzewski a league title in his final season. Virginia Tech (23-12) came to Brooklyn in […]
NEW YORK (AP) Darius Maddox, Keve Aluma and Virginia Tech dominated No. 25 North Carolina 72-59 on Friday night to advance to the 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament championship game for the first time – and prevent another matchup between the Tar Heels and rival Duke. The seventh-seeded […]
Tuesday 03/15/22 Varsity Baseball: Floyd Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Floyd Co. 5 pm Varsity Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Floyd Co. 5 pm JV Softball: Floyd Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Boys Soccer: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Girls Soccer: Carroll Co. @ […]
NEW YORK (AP) Paolo Banchero had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke held off Miami with free throws in the final minute as the Blue Devils and retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to the 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship with an 80-76 victory Friday […]
Rain is expected to change to snow, so VDOT will be monitoring conditions SALEM – A winter storm could create slushy, icy or snow-covered roads starting on Saturday, March 12. Because the weather event will start out as rain, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will not be able to apply […]
Howard Hubert Cannoy, Sr., age 82 of Pulaski, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born on May 9, 1939 in Wythe County. Howard’s unique personality enabled him to be very well known in his community, especially at sporting and school events surrounding his […]
NEW YORK (AP) Brady Manek outscored Virginia in the first half on the way to 21 points and No. 25 North Carolina cruised into the 2022 New York Life ACC Tournament Semifinals with a 63-43 victory Thursday night. The third-seeded Tar Heels (24-8) will face seventh-seeded Virginia Tech (19-13) on Friday […]
NEW YORK (AP) Keve Aluma tossed in 20 points, Storm Murphy scored 16 and Virginia Tech hit eight straight free throws in the final 46 seconds to beat No. 2 seed Notre Dame 87-80 in the quarterfinals of the 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday night. Justyn […]