WASHINGTON D.C. – The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers to guard against tax fraud and other related financial scams related to COVID-19. Criminals are continuing to use the COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) as cover for schemes to steal personal information and money. Scams related to COVID-19 are not […]
College football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be played Labor Day weekend. Universities across the country are taking the first cautious, detailed steps toward playing football in a pandemic, attempting to build COVID-19-free […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has made another try to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July, proposing a 76-game regular season, expanding the playoffs from 10 teams to as many as 16 and allowing players to earn about 75% of their prorated salaries. Players have refused cuts […]
Mary Draper Hall White, 87 of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Mary was born on March 2, 1933 in Pulaski, and was the daughter of the late Adair Hall and Grace Roseberry Hall. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in […]
Tammy Dawn Gallimore Jackson, age 59 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020 at her home. Born January 20, 1961 in Pulaski she was the daughter of Claris Dawn Edwards Gallimore and the late Walter Carner Gallimore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eddie Jackson. She […]
~ At Governor’s request, Chief Justice suspends all eviction proceedings through June 28 ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced a temporary statewide moratorium on all eviction proceedings in Virginia. The Governor requested this moratorium in a letter sent to Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Lemons this weekend. The Chief […]
On June 7, 2020, at 0605 am Montgomery County Sheriffs Office deputies along with Christiansburg Rescue Squad and Christiansburg Fire Department responded to a report of a single vehicle crash with entrapment in the 1500 block of Ellett Rd, approximately 1 mile outside of Christiansburg. Upon arrival, they located a […]
Today is Monday, June 8, the 160th day of 2020. There are 206 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 8, 1967, during the six-day Middle East war, 34 American servicemen were killed when Israel attacked the USS Liberty, a Navy intelligence-gathering ship in the Mediterranean […]
A message from Virginia Tech President Tim Sands was released today by the university, announcing Tech’s plan to reopen for the fall. Here is Sands’ message: To Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff, and our neighbors across the commonwealth: Amid a tumultuous spring in the U.S. and the world, I […]
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — After another dominant performance at one of his favorite tracks, Kevin Harvick relished the past and looked ahead to the future. He wasn’t entirely focused on what he can do behind the wheel. Harvick cruised to victory Sunday over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in […]
Shirley Mae Tickle Snavley, age 82 of Sunbury, Ohio and formerly Dublin passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Country View Nursing Center, Sunbury, Ohio. Born November 18, 1937 in Dublin, she was the daughter of the late George Austin Tickle and Nancy Mae Shepherd Tickle. She was also preceded […]
Estelle Bratton Wright, was called to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from her home in Pulaski, VA on Monday, June 1, 2020 with her loving family surrounding her. She was born on September 7, 1929 in Pulaski, VA and was the daughter of the late Jessie James […]