MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin’s dazzling season could potentially collapse if things go sideways Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR’s oldest and shortest track that has been slotted as the final playoff elimination race. NASCAR’s needed horsepower for its stale playoffs so Martinsville was shuffled to the back of a […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hendon Hooker was perfect from the air and ran for three scores to lead Virginia Tech to a 42-35 victory over Louisville Saturday. After throwing three interceptions in a 23-16 loss to Wake Forest last week, the junior quarterback rebounded by going 10-of-10 for 183 yards […]
Now that Louisville has ended its losing streak the Cardinals are focused on their next challenge: winning consecutive games. The Cardinals (2-4, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) were able to breath a sigh of relief after a 48-16 pummeling of Florida State to snap a four-game slide. To mount a modest […]
No. 15 North Carolina is hoping to turn things around this time in its matchup with Virginia. The Tar Heels have lost three straight to the Cavaliers and coach Mack Brown is just 3-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference series with the defending Coastal Division champions. But the slumping Cavaliers […]
The New River Valley Chapter of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association conducted a candidate screening and interview process and is proud to announce the endorsement of Justin L. Griffith, Commonwealth’s Attorney of Pulaski County. “Justin Griffith has always been a supporter of law enforcement professionals and he continues to be […]
Aaron Jefferson McPeak, Sr., 89, of Radford, VA passed away on October 28, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, David Houston McPeak and Maude Virginia Rupe McPeak; by his brothers, Daniel, Harold, James, Henry, Kern and Cloyd, and by his sisters Roberta Sebresos and Alma DeCosta. He […]
The 2021 Motor Mile Speedway schedule has been released with some old favorites and many exciting additions. MMS opens on April 10th with reigning Champion Mike Looney looking to defend his title against what is stacking up as a very full field for 2021. The FASS Big Rig Racing Series […]
RICHMOND – The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) is issuing this fraud alert to warn citizens of reports that individuals are being targeted across the country with scam e-mails and telephone calls seeking to gain access to their personal identifiable information (PII) for unemployment insurance. The fake e-mails and telephone calls […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – On Thursday, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the fourth amended Executive Order 67 which includes changes to Section 12 related to recreational sports. These changes allow the VHSL Championship + 1 schedule to begin playing in December as scheduled. The VHSL has released its “Guidelines for Return to […]
VSP Searching for Suspect Vehicle Involved in I-81 Shooting The Virginia State Police is searching for the suspect vehicle involved in a shooting this morning on Interstate 81 in Pulaski County. The suspect vehicle is described as a white passenger 4-door sedan with heavily-tinted windows. No license plate or […]
In our story on early voting and Tuesday’s election, we incorrectly stated that voters need to bring a “photo” ID with them to the polls. That is incorrect. The law on that changed July 1, and now only an ID is required, not necessarily a photo ID. We apologize for […]
Already over a third of Pulaski County’s registered voters have cast ballots in this year’s election as voters have taken advantage of early in-person and absentee mail voting in a big way. With less than a week to go until Election Day, already over 33 percent of the county’s 23,150 […]