TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Jackson threw two touchdown passes, one early and another late, and No. 20 Virginia Tech handled 19th-ranked Florida State 24-3 in the rain Monday night to spoil coach Willie Taggart’s debut with the Seminoles.Florida State looked dysfunctional and disorganized most of the night, finishing with […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced $72,858.00 in grant funds to the Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement following the announcement: “This grant will provide crucial support to the Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department and […]
Virginia State Police Trooper J.L. Criner is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in the Town of Hillsville. The crash occurred Sept. 3, 2018 at 1:50 a.m. on Route 58 Bypass on the ramp to Route 52. A 2000 Dodge Dakota was traveling east on the Route 58 Bypass. As the […]
REDINGTON SHORES, Fla. – The Princeton Rays and Elizabethton Twins will meet in the 2018 Appalachian League Championship Series. After an off day Monday, the best-of-three series will begin in Princeton on Tuesday with a 7pm first pitch. Elizabethton will host game two on Wednesday night and game three, if necessary, […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida State coach Willie Taggart makes his debut on Monday, most eyes will be fixated on Deondre Francois and how he leads an up-tempo spread offense.Taggart has affectionately called the offense “Lethal Simplicity,” but what makes it dynamic is the run-pass balance. No. 19 Florida […]
Mabel R. Gunn McLeod, age 94 of Dublin, died Saturday, September 1, 2018 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski on August 18, 1924 and was the daughter of the late Nora Alice Byrd Gunn and Robert C. Gunn. Mabel was a lifetime member of the New Dublin Presbyterian […]
Sue Carol Miller King, age 83 passed away, Saturday, September 1, 2018 at her home. She was known as “Mimi” to many. Born December 5, 1934 in Wytheville she was the daughter of the late Fred & Fern Sheets Miller. Her husband of 54 years, Jewell Wayne King (2011), grandson, […]
With September here, some Minor League teams are seeing their top talent promoted to higher levels amid postseason runs. Luckily for the Princeton Rays, they have two top-five prospects in one of baseball’s deepest systems and both turned in precocious performances. Rays No. 5 prospect Matthew Liberatore scattered five hits over 4 […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bryce Perkins ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 185 yards and two more scores as Virginia beat Richmond 42-13 in the opener for both teams on Saturday night.Perkins, a junior college transfer who arrived last January, overcame a 72-yard interception return for […]
High-ranking prospects began to pepper Appalachian League rosters toward the end of the regular season. Bluefield played that game as well, bringing first-rounder Jordan Groshansinto the fold on Aug. 17. The eighth-ranked Blue Jays prospect scuffled in 11 games before the postseason but showed what he can provide when the breakout inevitably came. […]
One of Pulaski’s anchor businesses, Downtown Exxon, is experiencing a changing of the guard. For over 30 years, brothers Barry and Buddy Collins have been operating the Downtown Exxon Service Station and Downtown Exxon Fuel Delivery Service. They started their business with a mere 40 customers and expanded their base […]
Kaylee Corvin, a cosmetology student at Pulaski County High School in Dublin, Va., was elected to serve as vice president of the high school division of SkillsUSA. Corvin, who is from Pulaski, Va., was elected through a formal elections process in the SkillsUSA House of Delegates during the 54th annual […]