WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech kept turning the ball over, failing to secure loose rebounds and struggling to get offense from its two best scorers. Tyrece Radford and the rest of the 20th-ranked Hokies’ supporting cast provided enough of a boost to offset that, including with some steady late-game […]
Dwayne Eugene Price 56, of Pulaski, VA, passed away in the home on Wednesday, January 13. He was born October 17, 1964 in Toledo, OH to Murphy Delano Price and Charlotte Ann Clark Price. Dwayne attended public school in Pulaski County and graduated from Pulaski County High School, class of […]
Rebecca “Becky” Joyce Rorrer Rupe, age 63, of Fredericksburg, VA and formerly of Pulaski, VA transitioned to her heavenly home on Friday, January 15, 2021. She was the daughter of the late James Daly Rorrer, Sr. and Wanda Joyce Pugh Rorrer. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband of […]
Virginia State Police Trooper S.T. Golden is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Giles County crash. The crash occurred on Jan. 15, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. on Route 460, a short distance from Route 758. A 1990 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck was traveling west on Route 460 when it ran off […]
“Memaw, Mom, Mama Sue” Brillheart Carden peacefully left this earthly life on January 15, 2021 at 9:20pm in her beloved home on Maple Street. Waiting at Heaven’s door was her husband, Big Al, her parents, Jerry Allen and Hazel Jennings Brillheart (Papa and Mimi), her brother, Jerry Brillheart (Jimmy) and […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett thinks that his team has more to improve this season. But he believes his team’s rout of No. 12 Clemson is a strong stride forward in that journey. “It’s one game,” Bennett cautioned after the 18th-ranked Cavaliers won their 11th straight over […]
Paige Huff splits the defenders to score against Radford. (Brian Bishop/PC Patriot) By BRIAN BISHOP The Patriot In the much-anticipated coaching debut of Pulaski County Head Coach Scott Ratcliff, the Lady Cougars on Saturday beat the Radford Bobcats 53-43 in the Cougar Den. Cougar junior Taryn Blankenship scored the first […]
One college football season just ended, and another one starts in just over a month. All but a few teams in the Football Championship Subdivision shut down in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will play a spring season culminating with the NCAA playoffs in April and May. […]
Donald Ray Jones, age 67 of Pulaski passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at the VA Medical Center, Salem. Born March 22, 1953 in Pulaski, he was the son of the Evelyn Nelson Jones Kidd and the late Robert Lee Jones. He was also preceded in death by his Step- […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Pulaski County High School who was last present on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with […]
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education is working on new state guidelines for reopening schools to in-person classes, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday. Although the governor said schools are not ready to fully reopen, and it will not be as soon as next week, he said the […]
At 10:32 a.m. Friday (Jan. 15), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. A vehicle traveling along Route 460 ran off the road near Route 580. The vehicle struck the embankment and overturned. The driver did not survive the crash. The crash remains under investigation.