The Pulaski County girls basketball program is about to head back to the Class 4 state basketball tournament. Congratulations to them for a job well done, and to head coach Brad Sutphin and his able assistant Mike Anders. Most people from across the state were likely surprised the Cougar girls […]
So, you think it’s just now getting to be March and it’s too early to talk football. That would be wrong, and this writer likes to talk football any time of the year. But programs across the country are getting ready to take the field in the next few days. […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark knew exactly what he was going to do when he took an inbounds pass in a tie game on the road and 11 seconds racing quickly off the clock. “Yeah. I was shooting it,” the sophomore point guard said after his 3-pointer with 2.1 […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts. The ruling by the 2nd […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has advanced two pieces of Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed gun-control measures after previously rejecting them. The Senate voted Wednesday to advance legislation that would require gun owners to report to police any lost or stolen firearms and to toughen the penalty for leaving […]
The Pulaski County girls basketball program will once again take its game to the Class 4 state tournament in Richmond next week. The opportunity to return to the state championship game was won in a big way at PCHS Tuesday evening, 69-40 over Salem, the third time the Cougars had […]
Pearl Magdalene Davidson Dexter, age 85 of Pulaski passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Pulaski Health & Rehab Center. Born February 19, 1935 in Carroll County she was the daughter of the late Robert Davidson & Pearl Ayers Davidson. Her seven siblings also preceded her in death. She […]
The Landmark Group out of Winston-Salem, N.C. proposes to renovate the old Claremont Elementary School and construct a second building to create 50 one- two- and three-bedroom apartments. The former Claremont Elementary School in Pulaski could – by the latter portion of 2022 – become a new housing project with […]
WYTHEVILLE, Va. – Wythe County’s APEX Center (Appalachian Regional Exposition Center) has enjoyed a run of great events in recent weeks, ranging from bucking saddle broncs and jackpot barrel racing to high-flying monster trucks and a demolition derby that featured crazed cars crashing in an arena of mayhem. In total, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed a bill Monday that scraps the state’s Lee-Jackson holiday celebrating two Confederate generals and replaces it with one on Election Day. The House approved legislation that had already cleared the Senate, advancing the measure to Gov. Ralph Northam, who supports it. Lee-Jackson Day, […]
1 Kansas (62) 24-3 1,598 3 2 Baylor (2) 24-2 1,532 1 3 Gonzaga 27-2 1,442 2 4 Dayton 25-2 1,413 5 5 San Diego State 26-1 1,287 4 6 Florida State 23-4 1,247 8 7 Duke 23-4 1,186 6 8 Kentucky 22-5 1,130 10 9 Maryland 22-5 1,124 7 […]
Ronald Ray Dodson, Sr., 80, of Newbern VA, passed away on February 23rd, 2020. Ronald “Ron” Dodson. Ron was born in North Carolina on May 19, 1939 and was the son of the late Woodie Staunton Dodson and Daisy Hylton Dodson. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, […]