NEW YORK (AP) No. 7 Duke began coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament with a tougher-than-expected 88-79 victory Thursday over ninth-seeded Syracuse, which was playing without suspended star Buddy Boeheim. Wendell Moore Jr. scored 26 points and Jeremy Roach had 17 in the second half as […]
NEW YORK (AP) Jayden Gardner tossed in 17 points and Kihei Clark scored 15 to help Virginia hold off Louisville 51-50 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Wednesday night. Gardner’s layup gave Virginia (19-12) a 45-42 lead with 2:57 remaining, but Noah Locke answered with a […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act: “The bill on the floor today is far from satisfactory. President Biden rightfully imposed a ban on Russian oil imports, but only under bipartisan pressure and the possibility […]
Phyllis Kay Hanks, age 64 of Dublin passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born October 16, 1957 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Albert Hughett & Rachel Hardy Hughett. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Richard Hughett, and sisters, Irene […]
Howard Hubert Cannoy, Sr. age 82 of Pulaski, died Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
NEW YORK (AP) Darius Maddox buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Virginia Tech held off a furious rally by Clemson for a 76-75 victory in the second round of the 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday. Clemson, the 10th seed, trailed 43-32 at halftime […]
NEW YORK (AP) DeMarr Langford scored 19 points, Quinten Post added 17 and 13th-seeded Boston College upset fifth-seeded Wake Forest in the second round of the 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament on Wednesday. The Eagles (7-14) rallied from a 10-point deficit with six minutes left in regulation before scoring […]
NEW YORK (AP) Cole Swider had 28 points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes, Joe Girard added 16 points and No. 9 seed Syracuse beat eighth-seeded Florida State 96-57 on Wednesday in the second round of the 2022 New York Life ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament. It was Syracuse’s second largest margin […]
At 5:24 a.m. Monday (March 7), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Wenonah Ave. and the Route 460 ramp. A 2000 Ford F-150 pick-up truck was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of Wenonah Ave. when it ran off the right side of the […]
Bluegrass musicians Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent will perform on Friday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. at New River Community College in Dublin. The NRCC Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club will present the artists for an evening of American music, country classics, bluegrass and gospel. Tickets for the show will […]
Evelyn June Murphy, age 87, died on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Gainesville Health and Rehab in Gainesville, Va. Evelyn was born on June 10, 1935, in Arlington Va. to Everett Timmons and Katherine Rusk. On September 5, 1953, she married the love of her life James Frank Murphy. Evelyn […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after President Biden reportedly decided to ban imports of Russian oil: “A ban on Russian oil imports is an important measure to cut off funding for Russian military aggression. I have been part of the bipartisan call to take this action, and […]