FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Republican who narrowly lost the nomination for attorney general at a party convention in Virginia is requesting a recount. Hard-right candidate Chuck Smith lost to Del. Jason Miyares by a 52-48 margin after ballots of more than 30,000 delegates were counted Sunday. The contest […]
The Friends of Claytor Lake (FOCL) Board of Directors is pleased to announce a new Executive Director. Ciara Harris will be replacing current director Jeff Caldwell. Jeff has been a dynamic part of the local environmental organization for over 10 years, working to educate and advocate for FOCL’s mission. FOCL […]
Joseph Calvin Burton passed away on Saturday, May 8,2021 at the age of 71, at the New River Valley Medical Center. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Joe came out a hero and stayed […]
Pulaski County High School is looking for football scrimmages on the below dates. We are willing to host or travel, please contact Athletic Director Scott Vest at svest@pcva.us if interested. August 13 or 14 August 20
Virginia State Police Trooper C.A. Thompson is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Carroll County. The crash occurred May 8 at 12:05 a.m. on Route 52, less than a mile north of Sunny Side Road. A 2007 Ford Fusion was traveling through a curve in the southbound lane of Route […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Pulaski County Middle School who was last present on April 29, 2021 and a student from Pulaski County High School who was last present on April 30, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Republican Party of Virginia announced late Sunday that state Del. Jason Miyares has won its nomination for attorney general, as the party works to tabulate the votes for several state offices cast by tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans. Hand-counting of the ballots began earlier […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Counting commenced Sunday afternoon at a hotel in Richmond to tabulate the votes cast by tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans a day earlier in the party’s nominating contest for governor and other statewide offices. The several dozen people managing the hand-counting effort began their work […]
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jequez Ezzard’s catch-and-run for a touchdown and punt return for a score were among two of three touchdowns Sam Houston State scored in the last 2 1/2 minutes of the third quarter en route to a 38-35 comeback win against James Madison on Saturday. “At no […]
ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans, sometimes waiting in long lines of cars, cast ballots Saturday to choose nominees for governor and other statewide offices at a drive-thru nominating convention. The Republican Party held what it’s calling an “unassembled convention” on Saturday to select its nominees […]
At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Friday (May 7, 2021), the Norton Police Department received an emergency call concerning a shoplifter at a commercial business within the 600 block of Commonwealth Drive in the City of Norton. As Norton Police Chief James Lane pulled up to the parking lot, he encountered […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Few places in the country have moved as quickly toward Democrats as Virginia, where Barack Obama ended his party’s 44-year presidential losing streak just 12 years ago. Republicans have won the governor’s mansion just once since then. And in 2020, the state wasn’t even considered […]