Dr. Tamara Dawn Cooke Black, DDS, age 58, of Wytheville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Carillion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born on June 2, 1963 in Pulaski, and was the daughter of the late Shirley Claudine […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin is continuing to build out his cabinet and staff with a mix of experienced professionals from both the government and private sector ahead of his Jan. 15 inauguration. The political newcomer announced a handful of key appointees this week, including his […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sophomore Dereon Seabron scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and North Carolina State rallied to beat Virginia Tech 68-63 in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Tuesday night. Seabron sank 8 of 14 shots from the floor and added 10 rebounds for his […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jayden Gardner scored 23 points and Virginia pulled away in the final seven minutes to beat Clemson 75-65 on Tuesday night. Virginia, which has won three of its last four, avenged a 67-50 loss to the Tigers on Dec. 22 that ended an 11-game win streak […]
Tuesday’s Scores The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Auburn 63, Fort Chiswell 54 Blacksburg 58, Salem 43 Christiansburg 43, Bassett 34 Eastern Montgomery 50, Covington 11 Eastside 59, Rye Cove 42 Galax 37, Grayson County 27 Gate City 66, Abingdon 45 George Wythe-Wytheville 64, Bland County 38 Hampton 102, Denbigh […]
Tuesday’s Scores The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Abingdon 69, Gate City 63 Atlantic Shores Christian 83, TEACH Homeschool 39 Bassett 54, Christiansburg 49 Blacksburg 58, Salem 44 Cave Spring 63, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 54 Covington 65, Eastern Montgomery 38 East Rockingham 73, Strasburg 41 Fort Chiswell 66, Auburn 38 Galax […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials defending their response to a blizzard that stranded hundreds of motorists along a major interstate highway said conditions for the gridlock were caused by a combination of unusually heavy snowfall, plunging temperatures and a rainy start that kept them from pretreating the roads. There […]
Helen Jacqueline “Jackie” Porter Pratt, 73, of Draper, passed away Monday, January 3, 2022. Jackie was born March 19, 1948 in Radford, Va. to the late Richard and Margaret Porter. She was a graduate of Radford University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education in 1972 […]
There have been some big changes in Pulaski County government this evening. To start, the Ingles District’s Laura Walters is the new Chairman of the county’s Board of Supervisors – the first woman in county history to hold that position – following the announcement by former Chairman Joe Guthrie that […]
APRIL 2, 1927 – DECEMBER 31, 2021 Veda Hanks Williams, 94, of Pulaski, VA passed away Friday, December 31, 2021 at LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. She was born in Carroll County, VA on April 2, 1927, to the late Eric Hanks and Helen Calfee Hanks. She was also preceded in death […]
Robert Kent Chinault, SR., age 83 of Dublin passed away Monday morning January 3, 2022 at the Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. Born May 13, 1938 in Dublin he was the son of the late Lawrence Roosevelt Chinault & Hattie Molissa Keister Chinault. He was also preceded in death […]
Cheryl Doreen Nelson Sola, age 67 of Dublin passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at her home. Born October 17, 1954 in Durham, North Carolina she was the daughter of the late James Robert Nelson, Jr. & Mary Marcella Saxon Nelson. She was also preceded in death by a brother […]