RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A medical glove manufacturing facility promising to employ nearly 2,500 people is coming to southwest Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday, calling the news the biggest job-creation announcement in the struggling region in a generation. Backed by significant federal spending, the project in Wythe County, 250 […]
Service by appointment offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Walk-in service offered Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday RICHMOND – Beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, October 5, 2021, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customers may choose to schedule an appointment for service or opt for walk-in service on alternating days at all 75 customer […]
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) is pleased to announce its annual call for scholarship applications, which opened October 1, 2021. High school students, college students, trade students, and adults returning to college in the New River Valley (NRV) can review over 45 available scholarship opportunities and […]
Iowa is gearing up for its biggest home game since the 1980s, Cincinnati has its highest ranking in 12 years and Clemson is on the outside looking in at The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since 2014. Alabama and Georgia are the only constants during this […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been cited on weapons charges after airport security agents found a loaded gun in his carryon bag at a checkpoint. The Transportation Security Administration said in a news release Monday that the man had a loaded .45 caliber handgun in his carry-on […]
Sherry Yopp, age 72 of Pulaski passed away Friday, October 1, 2021. She was born March 7, 1949 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sherry was predeceased by her husband, Milton Lee Yopp, Jr., her parents ,Ann and Spencer Roberts, Jr., and her sister-in-law, Beverley Roberts. She was a member of the First […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jaylan Adams opened the game with an 80-yard touchdown pass then rushed for 188 yards to lead The Citadel to a 35-24 victory over VMI in the Bulldogs’ conference opener on Saturday. After VMI punted on the opening possession, Adams hit Raleigh Webb for the long […]
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Cole Johnson threw three touchdown passes and Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey intercepted a pass with 1:45 to play as James Madison, the second-ranked FCS team, held off New Hampshire 23-21 on Saturday. The Dukes (4-0, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) led 17-7 at halftime as Johnson hit Reggie Brown […]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Malik Willis accounted for three touchdowns — all in the third quarter — and Liberty pulled away in the second half to defeat UAB 36-12 in nonconference action on Saturday. After each team managed only a field goal in the first half, Willis used just five […]
Robert Sanford “Sandy” Quesenberry, age 71 of Dublin passed away, Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. Born November 25, 1949 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Vance Quesenberry and Helen Dishon Quesenberry. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Margaret Quesenberry; son, Robert […]
Willie “Bill” Silbert Linville, age 100 of Pulaski passed away Friday, October 1,2021 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. Born March 12, 1921 in Fries, Virginia, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson Linville and Rachel Bowers Linville; he was also preceded in death by his two […]
Sherry Bell Owens, 56 of Dublin, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. Born on April 1, 1965 she was a daughter of the late Gerald and Edna Haynes Bell. In addition to her parents Sherry was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Wallace Owens. Left to cherish her memory are […]