CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Haizhou Hu, a Chinese national conducting research at the University of Virginia, was arrested today and charged via criminal complaint with a pair of federal crimes just days after he attempted to board a flight to China. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and David W. Archey, […]
“Veteran’s Trees,” decorated with photographs of Pulaski County veterans and members of the armed forces, will again this year be featured as part of the county’s holiday displays. To date, approximately 300 photographs of county veterans have been donated by family members. These photographs will be displayed on trees located […]
Randal Dale Alley, age 56 of Newbern passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at his home. Born October 19, 1963 in Pulaski he was the son of Shirley King Alley and the late Ransom Dale Alley. Randal worked at Volvo Trucks for 21 years. He was a fixer of “all […]
Olivia Reece Felts Manning, age 83 of Pulaski, died Thursday morning August 27, 2020 at her residence. She was born on August 27, 1937 in Hopewell, Va., and was the daughter of the late Louie Isabell Frazier Reece and Ifard Estel Reece. She was a member of the Max Creek […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA has approved guard Landers Nolley II’s request for a transfer, allowing him to play this season at Memphis. Memphis announced the NCAA’s approval Thursday. The 6-foot-7 guard-forward played his freshman year at Virginia Tech and was on the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman team last […]
Marie Coleman Runyon, 85, formerly of Dublin, died Wednesday afternoon, August 26, 2020, in the Commonwealth Senior Living at Hillsville. She was born in Virginia on August 17, 1935 and was a retired employee of Volvo Trucking. Ms. Runyon was preceded in death by her husband, David Runyon. Surviving are: […]
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) — Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Authorities implored coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana to evacuate and worried that not enough had fled. The […]
At their regularly scheduled meeting this past Tuesday evening, the Wythe County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to allocate an initial $250,000 allotment to Wythe County Public Schools. The purpose of this funding is to address food insecurities that may exist due to the COVID-19 economic downturn. The money is […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today kicked off the Commonwealth’s 19th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce enforcement and public education campaign to combat impaired driving and prevent alcohol-related injuries and fatalities on Virginia’s roads. Modified to address safety and health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the period of increased enforcement will take place from […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the NC State at Virginia Tech football game will be rescheduled for Saturday, September 26. The game was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, September 12. The rescheduling follows the positive tests and subsequent quarantining of student-athletes within […]
Self-driving vehicle pioneer to invest $8.5 million to grow software development operations RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Torc Robotics, a Blacksburg-based leader in self-driving vehicle systems, will invest $8.5 million to expand its software development operations in Montgomery County. The company will establish an additional facility at the Virginia Tech […]
Virginia State Police Trooper D.L. Vaughn is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. The crash occurred Aug. 24, 2020 at 6:51 p.m. on Route 635 (Big Stoney Creek Road), approximately 2 miles north of Route 628 (Olean Road). A 2003 Ford Econoline van was traveling on Route 635 when […]