Plan Retains High-Level Baseball in the Region for the Long-Term Under Appalachian League Banner Adds New Opportunities for Players, Teams, Fans and Communities On Tuesday, September 29 at 12:00 p.m. (ET), Major League Baseball and USA Baseball will hold a joint video press conference to announce a new format for […]
Patrick Curren Surratt, age 90 of Pulaski, died late Wednesday evening, September 23, 2020 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born on September 2, 1930 in Pulaski, and was the son of the late Martha Virginia Gott Surratt and the late Benjamin Franklin Surratt. “Pat” retired from the […]
Frances Ellen Rogers Kidd, age 86 of Pulaski, died Friday afternoon, September 25, 2020 at her residence. She was born on May 21, 1934 in Pulaski, and was the daughter of the late Ruby Chrisley Rogers and Detroit M. Rogers. She attended Brush Arbor Church, was a long-time member of […]
Tommy Lee Wall, age 63 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the New River Valley Medical Center, Christiansburg. Born May 28, 1957 in Wythe County he was the son of the late Henry William Wall and Bessie Jane Ring Wall. His wife, Tammie Bolt Wall; sisters Ella […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus. Northam says he isn’t showing symptoms. He and wife Pam, who has mild symptoms, plan to isolate for the next 10 days while working remotely, according to a statement from his office. […]
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued an official proclamation dedicating Sept. 25, 2020, as “Disabled American Veterans Day” in honor of the national charity’s centennial anniversary. DAV (Disabled American Veterans) was founded 100 years ago as The Disabled American Veterans of the World War by former Cincinnati Judge Robert S. Marx […]
From the gridiron to the racetrack, Caleb Hurd went from playing for the Virginia Tech Hokies to working in the world of NASCAR. Hurd was interested in sports at an early age. According to his father, Roger, Caleb started off playing tee-ball at the age of five. According to Hurd, […]
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Remember how excited you were when the first day of school arrived? Most likely you helped pick out your school supplies and had them all organized in your backpack. Your friends had called or texted you about a thousand times about what they were going to wear. You wondered what […]
To quote the old Bob Dylan song, “The times they are a changin’.” They are changing for so many reasons, not the least of which is COVID-19 which has caused the shortage of certain items at the supermarket. Items that once were plentiful. The uncertainty of the times in which […]
Virginia Tech finally begins a season of high expectations as the No. 20 Hokies face North Carolina State in a battle of teams that each had to postpone a game after COVID-19 outbreaks. Hokies coach Justin Fuente, however, still has many questions about his team. Fuente expressed concern as he […]
Virginia is finally set to open its season after three scheduled openers were scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. Coach Bronco Mendenhall said the Cavaliers are ready. “We’re anxious to play football,” Mendenhall said this week, noting that by his calculations, his team has been back on campus for 12 […]
ROANOKE, Va. – Frank Purpera Jr., the former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to 90 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury in January 2020 of illegally distributing controlled substances, health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health […]