A loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and sister who will be remembered for her character, faith, friendliness, and contagious laughter passes away at 72. Carolyn Dean Cowan Quesenberry, born February 9,1949, passed peacefully into glory on March 19,2021 surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late […]
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — NASCAR is returning to its roots. Even as the good ol’ boys attempt to break with the uglier parts of their history — most notably, the Confederate flag — the sport has embraced a more traditional footprint with its 2021 schedule. That includes Atlanta Motor Speedway, […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Virginia’s unusual title defense ended with another upset loss in the NCAA Tournament, falling 62-58 to Jason Preston and Ohio on Saturday. Some familiar problems showed up again for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who struggled to score during a key stretch in the second half and shot […]
Saturday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Benedictine 45, St. Christopher’s 7 Broadwater Academy 56, Kenston Forest 46 Fuqua School 82, Richmond Christian 62 George Wythe-Wytheville 38, Auburn 3 Giles 62, Alleghany 7 Glenvar 16, Radford 14 Goochland 47, Orange County 18 Graham 51, Virginia High 0 Independence 63, […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — VCU was pulled from the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after what the school said were “multiple” positive COVID-19 tests within the past two days, ending the Rams’ run in college basketball’s annual showcase before it began. Last year’s entire tournament was called off because of the pandemic, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is giving taxpayers a few more weeks to file their state income tax returns. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the state Department of Taxation is extending the original May 1 deadline to May 17. The state had little choice but to offer the extension […]
Friday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL Abingdon 41, Union 6 Alexandria High School/T.C. Williams 27, West Potomac 14 Amherst County 27, Jefferson Forest 14 Appomattox 57, Altavista 12 Battlefield 27, Osbourn Park 0 Bayside 27, Landstown 12 Briar Woods 49, Woodgrove 14 Broad Run 26, Loudoun Valley 6 […]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Florida overcame playing short-handed most of the season after preseason SEC player of the year Keyontae Johnson was lost because of a scary medical episode. The Gators did it again, getting through to the second round for an eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance — and doing it […]
Newly-approved measures include modernizing public health funding, clean vehicle standards, removal of Byrd statue RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced he has signed several important pieces of legislation, including measures to modernize public health funding, increase access to early childhood education, boost the sale of electric vehicles, and remove the statue […]
PEARISBURG, Virginia – On Thursday, March 18th, Jason Ballard has released a statement upon securing the Republican nomination for the 12th House District. His statement follows the announcement Monday that he was the only candidate to file and no additional applications were submitted. Jason has released the following statement: “Those […]
NCAA TOURNAMENT Friday, March 19 South Region #10 Virginia Tech vs. #7 Florida | CBS | 12:15 PM Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. #8 North Carolina vs. #9 Wisconsin | CBS | 7:10 PM Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Ind. Midwest Region #9 Georgia Tech vs. #8 Loyola Chicago | TBS | […]
(AP) – Americans will be getting extra time to prepare their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it’s delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17. The IRS announced the decision Wednesday and said it would provide further guidance in the coming days. The move provides […]