No. 25 Tulsa is ranked in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 10 years and No. 9 Indiana is set to play the first top-10 matchup in program history. The AP Top 25 was mostly stagnant Sunday after four of the top five teams did not play […]
Carol Mae Holiday McDowell, age 82 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home. Born September 13, 1938 in Radford, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Holiday and Josephine Bishop Holiday. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul Robert McDowell. She is […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brennan Armstrong ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and Virginia beat Louisville 31-17 on Saturday in a game that was pushed back a week by a COVID-19 outbreak among the Cardinals. Armstrong scored on runs of 8 and 9 yards, the latter with 4:29 […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — After coming precariously close to not being able to play Virginia Tech because of COVID-19 issues, No. 9 Miami came away with one of its gutsiest victories of the season. D’Eriq King threw for 255 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score, rallying the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia High School League (VHSL) Executive Director Dr. John W. “Billy” Haun responds to Governor Northam’s new statewide measure to contain COVID-19, including a limit from 250 to 25 spectators for in-person gatherings. “We want to make it very clear that the Governor’s order for reduction in public […]
Both credit unions focus on commitment to the communities they serve; benefits WJC members with enhanced products and services WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truliant Federal Credit Union announced today that WJC Federal Credit Union will be merged into Truliant in order to align the southwest Virginia-based credit union with a financially […]
Jerry Franklin Runyon, Sr., age 71 of Radford passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born February 25, 1949 in Arlington County, VA, he was the son of the late Hardy Runyon & Carrie Frazier Gallihugh. His son, Jerry Runyon, Jr. and brothers Warren, […]
Dalvin Lee Gravley, 57, of Parrott, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Ruth Gravley; and sister, Rita Gravley. Survivors include sisters and brothers-in-law, Joan and Rusty McCoy, and Mary and Rocky Cullop; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rickey and Diane Gravley, Ken […]
The Town of Pulaski has been awarded a grant by the Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a new community based Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) Program called SAFE Center of Southwest Virginia (SWVA). The goal of this program is to provide confidential, compassionate, […]
~ Pulaski County to Strategically Redirect Funds to Increase County Revenues and Better Serve and Support Pulaski County’s Tourism Businesses ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors is working in concert with the Pulaski County Economic Development Authority to repurpose funds and strategically invest in the development and launch of […]
RICHMOND—As COVID-19 surges in states across the country, Governor Ralph Northam today announced new actions to mitigate the spread of the virus in Virginia. While the Commonwealth’s case count per capita and positivity rate remain comparatively low, all five health regions are experiencing increases in new COVID-19 cases, positive tests, […]
Arleta Shelton DeHart – April 21, 1942 – November 11, 2020 Arleta Shelton DeHart, 78 of Barren Springs passed away on November 11, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, CPL James Ray Shelton and Lattie Bell Simpkins Shelton; sister, Betty Jean; brother, John Daniel “Johnny”; and […]