BSA Aquatics Base goes up for Auction By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The former home of the Boy Scouts Aquatics Base on Claytor Lake will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at 2 p.m. March 27, 2024. The 68-acre property comes replete with a 14,000 square foot hexagonal shaped […]
TEN PEDESTRIANS KILLED WITHIN PAST TWO WEEKS Virginia State Police Offer Lifesaving Pedestrian & Driving Tips RICHMOND – Virginia State Police is stressing pedestrian safety, following an alarming uptick in pedestrian deaths on Virginia roads. Since Feb. 11, 2024, there have been ten pedestrians killed across the Commonwealth. The fatalities […]
Elizabeth Kitley and Georgia Amoore combined for 53 points to beat North Carolina 74-62 in the Cassell. Kitley ended up with 34 points and 6 rebounds to lead the Hokies. Amoore added 19 points and 11 assist. Mitilda Akh was the only other Hokie in double figures with 11 points. […]
Photos of Elizabeth Kitley, Georgia Amoore, Cayla King and Olivia Summiel on Senior day.
Class 6 Region C Regional Semifinal James Robinson 43, South County 36 W.T. Woodson 51, West Potomac 44 Region D Regional Final Centreville 59, Oakton 46 Class 5 Region A Regional Final Princess Anne 52, Deep Creek 45 Region B Regional Final Norview 55, Menchville 51 Region C Regional Final […]
Class 5 Region A Regional Final Green Run 59, Kempsville 43 Region B Regional Final Woodside 53, Maury 37 Region C Regional Final Lloyd Bird 75, Albemarle 64 Region D Regional Final Potomac Falls 53, Massaponax 51 Class 4 Region A Regional Final Hampton 60, Churchland 48 Region B Regional […]
On February 23, 2024, our dear Beulah B. Webb, of Draper, passed from her earthly home to her heavenly one. Beulah devoted her life to the service of others. Born May 13, 1938 in Wythe County, she was the daughter of the late Otis M. Bishop & Virginia Edwards Bishop. […]
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that occurred at 7:40 pm Wednesday (Feb. 21, 2024) on Route 11 in Wythe County. A GMC truck pulling a box trailer was driving along the 2900 block of Route 11 (W. Lee Highway) when it was unable to […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.org) – The 14 teams across the Atlantic Coast Conference combined to post a 30-5 record over the opening weekend of college baseball. With a 39-6 record after Tuesday’s midweek action, the ACC boasts the highest non-conference winning percentage of any conference in Division I baseball. There will be […]
Funding will support revitalization of derelict structures into mixed-use developments RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today $1.5 million in Mixed Use on Main Street (MUMS) funding for three projects located in the city of Hopewell and the towns of Marion and Pulaski. The projects will transform a vacant property […]
By Shelby Warren Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A measure that would require citizens to demonstrate competence before purchasing a firearm was continued to next year, as lawmakers plan to work on the larger issue about prerequisites to gun ownership. Sen. Angelia Williams Graves, D-Norfolk, introduced Senate Bill 522 […]
ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke, Virginia man, whose online threats posted this week to a Snapchat group used by students at Patrick Henry High School caused public schools in Roanoke to close today, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint. Stephen Karl Johnson, 35, was arrested today after an investigation […]