The 2019 class includes five All-Americans in their respective sports and a longtime administrator who worked 40 years for Virginia Tech Athletics BLACKSBURG – Five All-Americans and a former longtime administrator comprise the 2019 Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame class, as announced Sunday by the Virginia Tech Athletics Department. The […]
Dr. David Barclay Walthall, III, age 86, died on May 2, 2019, in Port Charlotte, Florida. He was born in Richmond, Virginia, on February 25, 1933, to The Reverend David B. Walthall, Jr. and Lois Claytor Walthall. He graduated from Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, where he developed a lifelong […]
A scene from the National D-Day Memorial. (Courtesy of the National D-Day Memorial’s website) A restored L-3 plane at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford. (Courtesy of the National D-Day Memorial’s website) RICHMOND — The National D-Day Memorial is gearing up for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, an amphibious invasion […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A longtime city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover before police shot and killed him, authorities said. Four other people were wounded in the shooting, including a police officer […]
VHSL State Tournament games to be played Friday, June 7 For the third consecutive year, the 2A Baseball State Semifinals will be played at Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park. The Pulaski Yankees and Calfee Park will host the Virginia High School League State Tournament on Friday, June 7. The competing […]
SALEM – Beginning June 17, a project to replace the bridge on Route F047 (Old Route 100) over Peak Creek in Pulaski County will begin requiring the bridge to close and a detour to be put in place. The project will construct a new bridge that meets current standards as well as […]
Cynthia Marie Burton Morris, age 52 of Dublin passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born June 7, 1966 in Radford she was the daughter of Kenneth Wayne Burton and the late Connie Sue Shively Burton, her maternal grandmother, Ruth Shively Akers and paternal grandparents, […]
At 1:42 p.m. Friday (May 31), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 where a tractor-trailer ran off the road at the 99 mile marker and overturned. The driver did not survive the crash. The truck is loaded with paper products. The crash remains under investigation. […]
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Pulaski County through 11 p.m. this evening.
Area residents who routinely travel across Peak Creek Bridge on Old Route 100 take note – the bridge will be closed starting June 17 for a total rebuild. Virginia Department of Transportation officials notified Pulaski County this week of the closing date. According to County Administrator Jonathan Sweet, the project […]
Pulaski County High School’s Ryan Castle was named to the First Team All-Region 4D Boys Soccer Team today. The senior is joined by three teammates – Riley Moore, Adam Bennett and Derek Akers – who were named Honorable Mention.
Pulaski County High School pitcher Josie Brewer was named today to the Second Team All-Region 4D Girls Softball Team. Another Cougar, outfielder Laiken Smith was named Honorable Mention.