Wingfoot One visiting New River Valley as part of Thompson Tire’s 50th Anniversary celebration The iconic Goodyear Blimp Wingfoot One will fly over Calfee Park Friday evening during the Pulaski Yankees final home game of the 2018 season and will visit the New River Valley August 23-25 in celebration of the […]
Ruby King Poore, 92, of Roanoke, Va., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. She was born Ruby Lois King on May 28, 1926 in Switchback, W.Va., to her parents, Robert Roy and Betty (Hedge) King. She married Jesse Poore, Jr. on […]
The first of three games between the Pulaski Yankees and the Princeton Rays on Tuesday night was rained out at Calfee Park and rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22. Both teams will participate in a doubleheader with the first game beginning at 6pm and gates opening at 4:30. The doubleheader […]
Cora Lee Marshall Cox Martin, age 91, departed this life Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Carrington House Nursing Home in Wytheville, VA after an extended illness. She was born in Pulaski, Virginia on February 21, 1927 to William Marshall and Rosella Hollie. Being the oldest child of 11 children, she […]
(UPDATED) * I-81 PAVING OPERATION IN PULASKI COUNTY – Paving operations will be conducted on I-81 northbound from exit 93 to 98. Alternating right/left lane closure will be in place from Sunday, August 19 to Friday, August 24 from 10pm to 6am, Sunday night to Friday morning. Estimated Completion: December 2018. PULASKI COUNTY (UPDATED) * […]
RANK SCHOOL POINTS 2017 RECORD PREVIOUS RANKING 1 Alabama (42) 1505 13-1 1 2 Clemson (18) 1476 12-2 4 3 Georgia 1350 13-2 2 4 Wisconsin (1) 1271 13-1 7 5 Ohio State 1256 12-2 5 6 Washington 1215 10-3 16 7 Oklahoma 1173 12-2 3 8 Miami 1027 10-3 […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has scheduled a special session of the General Assembly so lawmakers can comply with a court order to redraw the state’s legislative map.The governor announced Monday that he had signed a proclamation calling lawmakers back to Richmond on Aug. 30. The special […]
Raymond Scott “Scotty” Smith, age 57 of Pulaski, died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at his son’s residence in Roanoke. He was born on May 9, 1961 in Dale City, Virginia, and was the son of C.R. Smith and the late Joan Tolson. He is survived by his son: Samuel Scott […]
At 8:28 a.m., the Pulaski County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received an alert of a chemical spill located at a Town sewer pump station in the vicinity of Critzer Elementary School. Upon arrival, first responders reported approximately 50 to 100 gallons of hydrogen peroxide had leaked from an onsite chemical […]
The Radford City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person involved an altercation where a firearm was discharged. On Saturday August 18, 2018 at approximately 00:06 AM the Radford City Police Department responded to the 1300 Block of Grove Ave for a report of a […]
Bluefield, W.Va. 51, Giles 13 Culpeper 34, Western Albemarle 0 Eastside 38, Honaker 20 Faith Christian, N.C. 50, St. Annes-Belfield 26 Fork Union Prep 33, Nelson County 6 Goochland 33, Monticello 14 Lee High 40, Thomas Walker 0 Marion 27, Rural Retreat 13 Mayodan McMichael, N.C. 18, Martinsville 13 Raleigh […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s unemployment rate has dropped slightly from June to July to 3.1 percent.It’s the sixth consecutive month that the labor force has expanded in the state. The jobless rate declined 0.1 of a point from June to July. It was down from 3.7 percent in July […]