The Pulaski Yankees became the first Appalachian League team this season to punch their ticket to the post season by sweeping the double header against the Johnson City Cardinals on Sunday night at Calfee Park. Right hander Randy Vasquez got the start in game one for Pulaski and got the […]
RANK NAME RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS 1 Clemson – 1540 2 Alabama – 1496 3 Georgia – 1403 4 Oklahoma – 1331 5 Ohio State – 1261 6 LSU – 1199 7 Michigan – 1164 8 Florida – 1054 9 Notre Dame – 1044 10 Texas – 1005 11 Oregon – […]
Draper UMC will participate in the community block-party to be held on Saturday, August 24 with a cooling station, bottled water, treats and a drop-in styled Blessing of the Beasts. Pets are welcome, but we ask that they be on leashes, in pet carriers, cages or completely under their human […]
Yvonne A. “Bonnie” Kemp, age 84 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, August 17, 2019 at home. Born June 24, 1935 in Sylvatus, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Charles & Ada Alexander. She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney Kemp ;brothers Clinton Alexander, Mavin Alexander; & […]
Dennis Clinton Altizer, age 74 of Draper passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at his home. Born July 19, 1945 in Welch, West Virginia he was the son of the late Alec Altizer & Delia Christian Altizer. Dennis was a proud veteran of the United States Army having served his […]
The Yankees fell to Kingsport in the series finale as the Mets took game three 9-8 in a wild, back and forth contest to win the series and split the regular season series three games apiece. Kingsport jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first inning […]
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Denny Hamlin spoiled Matt DiBenedetto’s shot at his first career victory — just days after DiBenedetto learned he’d been fired — with a late pass Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway. Hamlin was the first Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing driver to start from the pole […]
Thomas David “Crazy Horse” Harless, age 70 of Pulaski passed away Friday, August 16, 2019 at his home after a lengthy battle with lung disease. Born September 28, 1948 in Giles County he was the son of the late Frank Thomas Harless & Bernice Tate Harless. His sister, Judith Dobbins […]
Betty Swecker Abbott, 89, widow of Robert W. (Bob) Abbott, died peacefully on August 14, 2019 in Bedford, Virginia. She is survived by a sister, Judy Swecker Riddick, of Franklin, Virginia, a brother, James L. (Jim) Swecker and sister-in-law, Ruby, of Monterey, Virginia, a sister-in-law, Ann Swecker, of Stuarts Draft, […]
For 35-years, Bill McCann owned a construction business in Rhode Island, building homes and condos. But in 2015, after a hard winter that dumped 73 inches of snow that didn’t melt until May, McCann and his wife Sandra, decided to retire and move south to Charleston, S.C. Although they appreciated […]
The first public action for the Pulaski County football team will be this Saturday in Kenneth J. Dobson Stadium in the “Harvey’s Touchdown Classic.” The opposition will be very interesting as the Cougars will take on always strong Bluefield, W. Va., and Magna Vista. Junior Varsity action gets underway at […]
The Yanks scored four runs in each of the first two innings as they cruised to a series-opening win over Kingsport 8-2 on Thursday night. Reid Anderson made the start on the mound for Pulaski tonight and pitched five innings and gave up just four hits and no runs while […]