Martha Louise Rice Shelton, of Pulaski, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the age of 74. Martha was a sweet, smart, irreverent, and well-loved woman. A gathering in celebration of her life is being held Saturday, January 18th from 3-5 pm at Christ Episcopal Church. The family […]
House and Senate Republican leaders wrote to Governor Northam requesting a secure briefing for General Assembly leaders on the threats the Governor cited Wednesday to justify his declaration of a state of emergency in regard to the January 20th Lobby Day event. House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, Senate Republican Leader […]
Nancy Gray Dalton, of Dublin, passed away January 13, 2020 after a prolonged illness at McLeod-Seacoast Hospital in Little River, SC. Nancy was born in Pulaski, January 25, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Estelle Mae Mabe Gray and Julius Peyton Gray. She was the wife of Donald […]
Thomas Guy Powers, 94, of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He was born in Rural Retreat, VA on June 12, 1925 and was the son of the late Emory Cooper Powers and Alma Vaughn Powers – one of thirteen children. Tom was a proud veteran enlisting in the […]
Eugene Ray (Gene) Coltrane, age 92, of Pulaski, VA passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at the home of his daughter and son in law, Judy & Dickie Nelson, while under the care of Medi Home Health & Hospice. He is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Devin Vassell scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the final seconds, and No. 9 Florida State won its eighth straight game, 54-50 over Virginia on Wednesday night. Anthony Polite came off the bench to drill four 3-pointers for the […]
Governor’s decision based on credible threats of violent extremism RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in advance of expected demonstrations on Capitol Square on Monday, January 20, 2020. Law enforcement intelligence analysts have identified credible threats of violence surrounding the event, along with white nationalist rhetoric and […]
LSU was a deserving winner of the national championship. What were be biggest factors in the game, at least in this opinion. A targeting call on Clemson’s best defensive player, likely costing them a touchdown. A bad offensive pass interference penalty against Clemson, a gross miss, that indeed […]
The Pulaski County boys basketball team saw its record fall to 6-6 after suffering a 62-54 loss at Blacksburg Tuesday evening. The Bruins are now 8-2 on the season. The Cougars never really lost contact in the game, but had trouble narrowing the margin. It was […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Tyrece Radford is only 6-foot-1, but the redshirt freshman has played like a veteran big man for ACC surprise Virginia Tech. Radford made a huge impact Tuesday night in the Hokies’ 80-70 victory at Wake Forest. Radford’s thunderous left-handed dunk through the hands of 7-foot Olivier […]
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn’t wait to see what punishment Major League Baseball might give him for possibly bringing a similar scheme with him to […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Fearing a repeat of the deadly violence that engulfed Charlottesville more than two years ago, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to declare a temporary emergency Wednesday banning all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square ahead of a massive rally planned next week over gun rights. That’s […]