Today is Wednesday, May 13, the 134th day of 2020. There are 232 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 13, 1940, in his first speech as British prime minister, Winston Churchill told Parliament, “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” On […]
For three years former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was put through a legal and financial wringer by top officials within the FBI, including its then-director James Comey. The FBI investigation threatened to destroy Flynn’s career, finances and life, as, according to the New York Post, agents tried to get […]
Q: My close friend has wronged me and turned some mutual friends against me. I am struggling with why I need to forgive her. How does a person sincerely do this? — F.O. A: Forgiveness is one of the most beautiful words in the human vocabulary and is best illustrated […]
Gary Grant Gallimore, 71 of Austinville, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his home. Mr. Gallimore was born in Carroll County, Virginia on October 18, 1948. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Charles Gallimore; sister, Daune Lawson; grandson, Raiden Linkous; and brothers, Robert Charles Gallimore, […]
Today is Tuesday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2020. There are 233 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On May 12, 2002, Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba, becoming the first U.S. president in or out of office to visit since the 1959 revolution that put Fidel […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam rejected a call Tuesday from several top GOP lawmakers to institute a moratorium on the release of certain inmates by the Virginia Parole Board, which has come under criticism for some recent decisions. The request from the lawmakers, including the House and […]
New River Community College has announced plans to hold an in-person commencement ceremony to honor the Class of 2020 later this year in December. While the exact date and time will be announced at a later date, the ceremony will honor those who completed degrees in fall 2019, spring 2020, […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The Salem Fair, which attracts nearly 300,000 people to the region annually, has been canceled for this summer due to COVID-19 safety concerns, city officials announced Monday. The fair, scheduled for July 1-12 at the Taliaferro Complex, attracts about 300,000 attendees to the region each year. […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today issued Executive Order Sixty-Two, allowing specific localities in Northern Virginia to delay entering Phase One of the “Forward Virginia” plan to ease restrictions on certain business operations that were put in place in response to the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Governor Northam has said that Virginia […]
Charles Truman Handy, age 80 of Dublin, died early Monday morning May 11, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Bland Co. on August 11, 1939 to the late Evelyn Dalton Morris Moore and Shirley Morris. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother; […]
On Thursday May 7, 2020, Blacksburg Police Department charged Branden Kelley Horton, 28, of Dublin, Virginia for Possession of Child Pornography (Felony) and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor (Misdemeanor), NRVNews.com has reported. The warrants were served by Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken before a Magistrate and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says the state is still on track to begin its gradual reopening this week amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the exception of the population-dense Washington suburbs. Northam said at a news conference Monday that the state continues to see positive trends in […]