MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA has approved guard Landers Nolley II’s request for a transfer, allowing him to play this season at Memphis. Memphis announced the NCAA’s approval Thursday. The 6-foot-7 guard-forward played his freshman year at Virginia Tech and was on the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman team last […]
Marie Coleman Runyon, 85, formerly of Dublin, died Wednesday afternoon, August 26, 2020, in the Commonwealth Senior Living at Hillsville. She was born in Virginia on August 17, 1935 and was a retired employee of Volvo Trucking. Ms. Runyon was preceded in death by her husband, David Runyon. Surviving are: […]
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana to evacuate and worried that not enough had fled. The […]
At their regularly scheduled meeting this past Tuesday evening, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate an initial $250,000 allotment to Wythe County Public Schools. The purpose of this funding is to address food insecurities that may exist due to the COVID-19 economic downturn. The money is […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today kicked off the Commonwealth’s 19th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce enforcement and public education campaign to combat impaired driving and prevent alcohol-related injuries and fatalities on Virginia’s roads. Modified to address safety and health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the period of increased enforcement will take place from […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the NC State at Virginia Tech football game will be rescheduled for Saturday, September 26. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 12. The rescheduling follows the positive tests and subsequent quarantining of student-athletes within […]
Self-driving vehicle pioneer to invest $8.5 million to grow software development operations RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Torc Robotics, a Blacksburg-based leader in self-driving vehicle systems, will invest $8.5 million to expand its software development operations in Montgomery County. The company will establish an additional facility at the Virginia Tech […]
Virginia State Police Trooper D.L. Vaughn is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. The crash occurred Aug. 24, 2020 at 6:51 p.m. on Route 635 (Big Stoney Creek Road), approximately 2 miles north of Route 628 (Olean Road). A 2003 Ford Econoline van was traveling on Route 635 when […]
Laura “Lou” Carrie Stanley McPeak took her heavenly flight to be with her Heavenly Father and her earthly father on August 24th, 2020. She was born July 15, 1954 to Jefferson Beveley “J. B.” Stanley and Mary Frances Gordon Stanley. Lou attended Dublin High School Class of 1974. She was […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers on Monday advanced proposals aimed at making absentee voting easier amid the coronavirus pandemic, including having the state prepay postage, setting up drop boxes and establishing a process for voters to fix paperwork issues on improperly submitted ballots. Democratic-led committees in the state House […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has extended its moratorium on utility shutoffs. The commission said in a statement on Monday that the shutoff ban is being extended from August 31 to September 16. The commission said the extension gives the Virginia General Assembly more time to pass […]
Ruritan Riders to Benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital