On March 14, 2018, at approximately 8:24 AM, the Pulaski Police Department responded to the area of the 100 block of South Washington Ave. in reference to an assault. Upon arrival, officers encountered the victim who had sustained injuries, but was able to give a statement, before being transported to […]
Monday 03/19/18 Varsity Baseball: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. 5 pm Varsity Softball: Galax @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Boys Soccer: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to follow Girls Soccer: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. JV @ […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Hunters in Virginia killed a record number of bears during the most recent hunting season. The Roanoke Times reports that state figures show 2,861 bears were killed, a 17 percent increase from the previous season. The increase in bear hunting was partly due to a first-ever […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statewide tornado drill will be held in Virginia next week. The drill scheduled for Tuesday is an annual opportunity to prepare residents for tornado emergencies and to test public warning systems. At approximately 9:45 a.m., the National Weather Service will send a test tornado warning […]
Devin Wilson’s basketball career at Virginia Tech has been circuitous to say the least. The senior point guard has had his share of ups and downs. But lately he has been trending in a positive direction for the Hokies, who couldn’t be happier with his play. Wilson has experienced the […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlik Jones’ phone has exploded since he hit the 3-pointer at the buzzer that sent Radford into the NCAA Tournament. “The experience after the shot has been crazy,” he said. It should be. The biggest win ever for the Highlanders? Sure. But the Big South Tournament champs […]
Pearl Mae (Jones) Bishop, 78 years old, born April 15, 1939 in Blackwater, Kentucky, entered Heaven’s gates on March 12, 2018 at Wythe County Community Hospital, Wytheville, Va. while rested peacefully. Pearl was a 30 year resident of Wytheville, Va. She loved the Virginia Mountains, the spring time breezes and […]
Bonnie Horton Raines, age 76 of Pulaski, died Saturday March 10, 2018 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. She was born on October 1, 1941 in Pulaski, and was the daughter of the late Annie Lawson Horton and Chester Horton. Bonnie was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church. In addition […]
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Travis Fields Jr. and Ed Polite Jr. each scored 13 points to lift Radford to its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, 71-61 over LIU Brooklyn in the First Four on Tuesday night. Carlik Jones added 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds for the Highlanders, who move […]
Top-ranked and top-seeded Virginia will be without forward De’Andre Hunter, the ACC’s sixth man of the year, for the NCAA Tournament because of a broken left wrist. The school announced Tuesday that Hunter, a 6-foot-7 swingman who can also play guard, suffered the injury during the ACC Tournament, but did […]
RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today signed a proclamation calling the members of the Virginia General Assembly into special session on April 11th to complete their work on the Commonwealth’s budget after they adjourned last week without passing a biennial spending plan for Virginia. The Governor released the following statement on the […]