Today’s Democratic Primary – in Pulaski County at least – isn’t bringing voters out in droves. According to Kathy Webb, Director of Elections and General Registrar for Pulaski County, only about 6 percent of the 22,156 registered voters in the county – 1,300 people – had voted as of 1:30 […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee as people slept early Tuesday, shredding at least 140 buildings and killing at least 22 people. Authorities described painstaking efforts to find survivors in piles of rubble and wrecked basements as the death toll climbed. One twister caused severe damage across a […]
Pulaski County Once Again Tops the State, Finishing 1st in the Commonwealth for New Job Creation and 2nd in the Commonwealth for New Capital Investment Per Capita According to data compiled by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership on announcements of employment creation and capital investment for 2019, Pulaski County finished […]
Claude Finley Yelton, 92, of Pulaski, was embraced by our Lord and taken to his eternal home on February 28, 2020. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Oreta Webb Yelton, parents Jesse and Inez Yelton, brother Norlen Clinton Yelton, sisters Shirley Marie Morton and Mary Belle Yelton. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Highlighted by Carlik Jones’ Player of the Year award, the Radford men’s basketball team tallied five Big South Conference postseason honors, announced Monday evening. Among Jones’ Big South Player of the Year award is his First Team All-Big South honor. Also, on the first team list is senior Travis Fields, Jr., […]
RICHMOND, Va. — The General Assembly passed a bill that will require full-time teachers to complete mental health awareness training, though some advocates are split on how the training should be implemented. Del. Kaye Kory, D- Fairfax, sponsored House Bill 74, which incorporated HB 716 and HB 1554. Kory, a […]
RICHMOND, Va. — A bill in the General Assembly that bans expanded polystyrene containers, also known as plastic foam, at all food vendors by 2025 currently is in limbo while both chambers hash out a Senate amendment rejected by the House. House Bill 533 would prohibit food vendors, including restaurants, […]
The Pulaski County girls basketball program will renew its quest to win the Class 4 state championship again Friday evening at 6 pm at Christiansburg High School. Tipoff is 6 pm, admission $10.00 for this state quarter-final contest. The Cougars, 21-6 on the season after defeating […]
Billie Jean McGlothlin Spraker, 86 of Pulaski went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 29, 2020. She was born May 14, 1933 in Richlands, Virginia and was the daughter of the late William F. & Effie Pearl Johnson McGlothlin. She is preceded in death by her husband & […]
1 Kansas (64) 26-3 1600 1 2 Gonzaga 29-2 1514 3 3 Dayton 27-2 1453 4 4 Baylor 25-3 1395 2 5 San Diego State 28-1 1375 5 6 Kentucky 24-5 1253 8 7 Florida State 24-5 1164 6 8 Seton Hall 21-7 1145 13 9 Maryland 23-6 1041 9 […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — With one game left in the grueling Atlantic Coast Conference schedule, Louisville controls its own fate. Jordan Nwora had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the 11th-ranked Cardinals moved into first place in the ACC with a 68-52 victory over Virginia Tech on Sunday. Louisville (24-6, […]
VHSL Class 6 Region C Final West Springfield 50, Edison 33 Class 3 Region A Semifinal Booker T. Washington 48, Hopewell 46 Lakeland 76, Park View-South Hill 45 Region B Final George Mason 39, Brentsville 31 Region D Final Lord Botetourt 57, Abingdon 42 Class 2 Region B Final Luray […]