BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Picked to finish 11th in the ACC in the league’s preseason poll, upstart Virginia Tech will enter 2021 with at least a share of the top spot in the conference standings. Keve Aluma scored a career-high 26 points and No. 24 Virginia Tech made crucial free […]
Jimmy “Jim” Leonard Jarrells, age 78 of Hiwassee passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020 at the Radford Health & Rehab Center. Born September 24, 1942 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Roy Leonard Jarrells and Mary Pearl Trail Jarrells. His brother, Ronnie Lee Jarrells also preceded him in death. […]
On Dec. 29 at 4:33 am, an armed robbery occurred at the Speedway convenience store located off of I-81 on Ready Mix Rd, Wytheville. A white male produced a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. The male then exited the store and left the scene with an undisclosed amount […]
The New Year’s holiday closing schedule Friday, January 1, 2021, Pulaski County Offices will close and reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021, in observance of the New Year. The Pulaski County Public Service Authority billing office will be closed on Friday, January 1, 2021, and reopen on Monday, January 4, […]
At 12:51 a.m. on Monday (Dec. 28), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 460 (Virginia Ave.) just west of Thomas Dr. A 2013 Freightliner Columbia tractor-trailer was traveling west on Route 460 when it ran off the left side of the road, struck a guardrail and […]
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Annandale 66, W.T. Woodson 61 Battlefield 49, Freedom (W) 33 Fairfax 46, Westfield 39 Forest Park 51, C.D. Hylton 48 Graham 67, Lebanon 29 Honaker 52, Castlewood 31 John Champe 76, Potomac Falls 56 John Lewis High School 50, Justice High School 38 Lake Braddock 72, Hayfield […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed Friday, January 1, 2021.
Tuesday, Dec. 29, Time, TV, Sirius, XM, App/Web Cheez-It Bowl (Orlando, Fla.) No. 21 Oklahoma State vs. No. 18 Miami, 5:30 p.m., ESPN, 80, 80, 80 Series: Miami leads series, 1-0; Last meeting: Miami, 40-3 (1991) ESPN: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline) Wednesday, Dec. 30, Time, […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding the CASH Act of 2020: “Yesterday, the President signed the more than $2.3 trillion Omnibus, which included COVID relief. After signing it, the President issued a statement calling on Congress to increase the amount of money going to individuals AND to cut […]
Olga Salamanca-Gonzales, age 72, of Pulaski, formerly of Mexico, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center. She was born in Acapulco, Mexico on May 17, 1948 and was the daughter of the late Felipe Salamanca and Olipita Gonzales. Olga was faithful in attending Trinity Baptist […]
Elizabeth Wray of the New River Valley Humane Society says the organization hasn’t fallen off the face of the earth. Quite the contrary. The organization has been making moves of late to offer a whole new range of services to people and animals in the NRV – including purchasing a […]
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Corey Kispert and No. 1 Gonzaga didn’t get their 1-2 matchup on a neutral court with a national TV audience. What amounted to the replacement against the most recent NCAA champion worked out just fine. Kispert scored a career-high 32 points and tied a school […]