Richard “Dickie” Elbert Thomas (82) of Pulaski, VA passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, September 3, 2021. He was born June 9, 1939, to the late Cecil Elbert Thomas and Deanie W. Thomas Turner. He was also preceded in death by his infant son, Robin Christopher Thomas and siblings […]
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch slammed into the wall and wiped out several orange cones on his way to the garage. Chase Elliott told his crew chief simply, “It’s killed,” after he was crunched against the wall at Darlington Raceway. It was a layout certainly “Too Tough To Tame” […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike. The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer — at least to the United Auto Workers local leaders who recommended it to […]
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin shook off a difficult week in the best way possible — ending his season-long winless drought with a victory at the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The week’s problems included some personal issues and continued at the track Saturday when […]
Volleyball – Tuesday – September 7, @ Christiansburg @ 4:30. Thursday – September 9 @ Carroll Co @ 4:30. Football – Thursday -September 9 – PCMS vs William Fleming @ 5:00. — Wayne Viers Pulaski County Middle […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee says some Americans who have been trying to get out of Afghanistan since the U.S. military left are sitting in airplanes at an airport ready to leave but the Taliban are not letting them take off. Rep. Michael […]
On Saturday, Sept. 4 at 8:13 p.m. we received a request for assistance from the Virginia State Police (VSP) in regards to a pursuit of a stolen vehicle that began on I-81. The information provided to us was that the individuals had been involved in an armed robbery in New […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Malik Willis threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Liberty opened the season with a 48-7 victory over Campbell on Saturday night. Willis threw a 35-yard TD pass to Demario Douglas to open the scoring and scored on a 12-yard run with 25 seconds […]
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Cole Johnson matched a program record with five touchdown passes, leading second-ranked James Madison in a 68-10 rout of Morehead State on Saturday night in a season opener. Kaelon Black had 100 yards rushing for the Dukes. Latrele Palmer added 98 yards on the ground with […]
Norfolk Academy 7, Potomac School 0 North Cross 43, Norfolk Christian School 6 Radford 21, Gate City 17 St. Albans, D.C. 33, Bishop Ireton 15 St. Michael 19, Fork Union Prep 7 Va. Episcopal 52, Chincoteague 0 Warwick 24, Bethel 6 ___ Some high school football scores provided by Scorestream.com, […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brennan Armstrong threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and Virginia beat William & Mary 43-0 on in the opener for both teams Saturday night. Armstrong hit Demick Starling on a 65-yard scoring pass and Ra’Shaun Henry from five yards out. It was Henry’s […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Christian Beal-Smith ran for two touchdowns while Ja’Sir Taylor scored on a 99-yard kickoff return to help Wake Forest beat Old Dominion 42-10 in Friday night’s season opener for both teams. It marked the Monarchs’ return to the field after not playing last year amid the […]