Plea Agreement Calls for Sentence Between 20-50 Years in Federal Prison ABINGDON, Va.– A Bland County, Virginia man pleaded guilty yesterday to 17 counts of producing child pornography at his home and illegally possessing a firearm after previously being convicted of a felony offense. According to court documents, William Dean […]
It was a testy start to the second and final debate in Virginia’s high-stakes governor’s race between former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday night. With polls showing a close contest just five weeks before Election Day, the debate centered on familiar national issues: the pandemic, […]
Shortly after 3 this afternoon, first responders were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Riner Road and Childress Road. Upon arrival, emergency crews located a passenger car which had been struck by a tractor trailer. The initial impact sent the tractor trailer off the roadway and […]
Malenda Elaine Davis, age 72 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 at her home. Born July 31, 1949 in Radford she was the daughter of the late Arlie “Toad” William Simpkins & Melinda Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Eugene Davis, Sr.; sons, […]
Howard Wayne Edwards, age 83 of Barren Springs, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. Born January 5, 1938 in Cana, Virginia he was the son of the late William Lee Edwards & Lettie Clementine Rigney Edwards. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Mechelle […]
PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a fatal crash in West Virginia involving a newlywed couple. Ricky Lynn Olivo Jr., 40, of Woodstock appeared Monday in Mercer County for a plea hearing in the 2020 crash that killed Corey McKinney and injured […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Some Democrats on a bipartisan redistricting commission in Virginia said Monday that new legislative districts will be fair only if they reflect the partisan success Democrats have had in the state for the past decade. The remarks came after Democratic and Republican map drawers for […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin were set to meet Tuesday evening for the second and final debate in Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial election. Five weeks from Election Day and with early voting already underway, recent polls suggest a tight race between McAuliffe, who is […]
Walter Wayne Farmer, age 71 of Dublin passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center – Montgomery. Born August 24, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio he was the son of the late Walter Grand Farmer & Ruby Jewell Taylor Farmer. He was also preceded in death by his […]
Major William Knewl Tilmon, U.S. Army (Ret.) age 89 of Max Meadows, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born August 18, 1932 in Steele, Missouri, he was the son of the late Knewl William Tilmon and Mary Pearl Teeter Tilmon. […]
Randall Lee Roope, age 73 of Dublin passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. Born December 21, 1947 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Roy Estel Roope & Celia Harmon Roope. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Roy Hurley Roope, Steve […]
Robert William “Billy” Dalton 59, of Pulaski died Saturday night, September 25, 2021 in the LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. He was born in Richmond, VA on May 4, 1962 and was the son of the late Raymond Edward Dalton and Lillian Alberta Mooney Dalton. Mr. Dalton was a retired employee of […]