Virginia Tech athletic director Whit Babcock painted a stark picture Tuesday of what the Hokies went through during the football season amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Well over half of our team, maybe three-fourths, contacted COVID since March,” Babcock said in an hourlong Zoom call. “Eight of our 10 full-time coaches […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Fah’Mir Ali posted 14 points as Radford beat Longwood 62-53 on Tuesday night. Quinton Morton-Robertson added nine points for the Highlanders (3-4, 2-0 Big South Conference). Shaquan Jules chipped in seven points. Justin Hill had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Lancers (1-5, 0-2 ). […]
BLACKSBURG,Va. (AP) — Just three weeks into the season, Virginia Tech has established itself as a surprise team. Tyrece Radford scored 15 points and the Hokies beat No. 24 Clemson 66-60 on Tuesday. Radford shot 5 for 11 from the floor and 5 for 6 from the free-throw line for […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Healthcare workers in Virginia started receiving the state’s first doses of a coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to be a months long process of inoculating people from the potentially deadly disease. The Ballad Health system broadcast live video of registered nurse Emily […]
VDOT pretreating roads ahead of winter weather SALEM – With winter weather anticipated to impact Virginia on Wednesday, Dec. 16, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is urging drivers to avoid travel during this storm as significant icing is expected to create hazardous road conditions in southwestern Virginia. On Tuesday, […]
The Christmas holiday closing schedule: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 12 p.m., Pulaski County Offices will close and reopen on Monday, December 28, 2020, in observance of Christmas. The Pulaski County Public Service Authority billing office will close at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, and reopen on Monday, […]
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a winter storm warning for our area. Wintry precipitation is expected on Wednesday… A complex low pressure system will bring a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain across portions of the Mid Atlantic on Wednesday. Temperatures will be at or […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Pulaski Elementary School and an employee from Critzer Elementary School. Both of these individuals were last present at their respective schools on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed […]
Frontline health care workers to begin receiving vaccine in coming days RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today welcomed one of the first shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to a Bon Secours hospital in Richmond, Virginia. This initial allotment of 72,150 doses is arriving today and tomorrow at health systems across the […]
Two Virginia State Police troopers are recovering from minor injuries after their patrol vehicle was struck on Interstate 81 in Wythe County Monday morning (Dec. 14). Motorists are reminded no matter where they’re traveling in Virginia today, to please be mindful of and drive for the wet, slick conditions. Drivers […]
On Friday, December 11, 2020, the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office was contacted when a male came to the Wythe County Community Hospital with a gunshot wound. Deputies arrived at WCCH and found James Collins with a gunshot wound to his left arm. Collins told deputies that he was shot by […]
Ted Andrew Harrison, 77, of Dublin, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2020. He was born on March 8, 1943 in Honaker, Va. to the late Isaac and Kathleen Harrison. He was a faithful member of the Fairlawn Church of God and volunteered for the […]