BOSTON (AP) — The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl were both canceled due to the pandemic on Sunday as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The game scheduled for Wednesday at Fenway Park was to pit the Cavaliers against SMU. The […]
Roger Lee Duncan, age 73 of Draper went home for Christmas, Friday, December 24, 2021 at his home. Born January 22, 1948 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Price Farley Duncan and Ethel Bandy Duncan. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by […]
Ottis Clyde Martin, age 79 formerly of Draper passed away Wednesday evening December 22, 2021 at the Radford Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born September 19, 1942 in Wythe County he was the son of the late Edgar Jefferson Martin & Estelle Underwood Martin. He was also preceded in death by […]
David Hildreth Randall, age 80 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at his home. Born June 23, 1941 in Fairfax County, Virginia he was the son of the late Hildreth Florence Randall and Garna Alice Tiller Randall Lacey. He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael […]
Johnny Ernest Tickle, 69, of Draper, departed this life on Thursday, December 16, 2021. He was born January 8, 1952, in Pulaski, but spent his entire life living in Draper. He was a graduate of Dublin High School and worked for Overnite Transportation Company & Estes Express Lines for over […]
Tuesday was a big night for one Pulaski County High School basketball player and her team, and an off night for the boys squad. The Lady Cougars’ Ally Fleenor scored her 1,000th career point in Tuesday’s rout of Patrick Henry. Fleenor led the Lady Cougars with 19 points on their […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday night unanimously approved a new four-year contract for County Administrator Jonathan Sweet. Terms of the contract were not readily available Monday night, except for the length of the contract, however, Chairman Joe Guthrie said the terms are public record and would be […]
Charles Bopp – who has represented the Robinson District on the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors since first being elected in 2007 – announced Monday night he is retiring from the board. ‘Since I was first elected to the Board of Supervisors from the Robinson District in 2007, it has […]
Richard Webster Quesenberry, age 81 passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born December 17, 1940 in Hiwassee, Virginia to Rosie and Kermit Quesenberry. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 56 years, Brenda Kemp Quesenberry, sons Randall E. Quesenberry […]
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Robb and his wife, Lynda, were hospitalized Wednesday after a fire destroyed their northern Virginia home. Fire officials said the injuries were not life-threatening. Robb’s family confirmed in a statement issued through Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam that their parents were taken to […]
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) would like to announce the launch of the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study, which is a study of potential passenger rail station locations in and around the New River Valley. The following information provides a brief highlight of activities to-date that […]
It was 10 a.m. on the last Monday before Christmas 2021, when Keith Covey pulled his pick-up truck and trailer to the entrance of the YMCA of Pulaski County. The pick-up truck’s bed was filled to the brim with large cardboard boxes, each containing about 45 toys and a dozen […]