The graduate transfer rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns to lift the Hokies to the 38-31 win From Hokiesports.com DURHAM, N.C. – Khalil Herbert ran for 208 yards and two touchdowns, Braxton Burmeister accounted for three scores, and undermanned Virginia Tech outlasted Duke 38-31 in an ACC game played Saturday evening at Wallace […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and his Republican opponent, Daniel Gade, clashed over topics including policing and coronavirus relief legislation but also found a number of points of agreement Saturday night during their second debate. The event, held at Norfolk State University, focused on […]
Thomas Alex Beavers, age 80 of Dublin passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. Born September 13, 1940 in McDowell County, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Alex Thomas Beavers and Lucille McCoy Beavers. He was also preceded in death by a number of brothers and sisters. He […]
Virginia Tech won its first game without nearly two dozen players and even some coaches unavailable due to a combination of coronavirus and injury issues. The question is whether they’ll be shorthanded again when they play Saturday at Duke. The Hokies (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat North Carolina State […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia House Speaker Kirk Cox has filed paperwork with the state to run for governor next year, joining a small field of Republicans looking to enter the race. Cox, a retired school teacher who has served in the House of Delegates since 1990, on Wednesday […]
Major League Baseball and USA Baseball this week jointly announced a new format for the Appalachian League in a press conference via Zoom. The league will feature both college freshmen and sophomores in wood-bat play each summer. Morgan Sword, Executive Vice President of Baseball Economics and Operations, discussed how the […]
Dr. Noelle Bissell, Director of the New River Health District, had good and bad news Monday evening for the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. The bad news: COVID-19 is still here, and it is not going away any time soon. However, the good news is people have learned to deal […]
Pulaski County voters are turning out in a big way since early voting opened in Virginia on Sept. 18. “Record numbers” is how Kathy Webb, Director of Elections and General Registrar for Pulaski County responded when asked how many people had voted so far. As of Thursday morning, Webb said […]
The Pulaski County GOP held their Headquarters opening on Monday September 28 at 6:00. PC GOP Chairman Andy McCready joined Congressman Morgan Griffith, Delegate Nick Rush, Commissioner of Revenue Kim Matthews, Chairman of PC BOS Joe Guthrie, Vice Chair Charlie Bopp, and BOS members Dirk Compton and Laura Walters In […]
Following a discussion held this morning regarding our Trunk or Treat and Treat Trail Halloween events, the Town of Pulaski has made several decisions in relation to these activities. Trunk or Treat, which is usually held in Jackson Park, will be cancelled. Due to the large number of people that […]
Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 4: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 12 North Carolina at Boston College on Saturday. The Tar Heels (1-0, 1-0 ACC) haven’t played since Sept. 12 after Charlotte pulled out of a scheduled game a week later due to […]
Virginia Tech’s twice-delayed season-opener could hardly have started any better. By the middle of the first quarter, the Hokies led North Carolina State 17-0 despite being without almost two dozen players for COVID-19 and injury-related issues, as well as two assistant coaches. The coronavirus had postponed the start of their […]