BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Albemarle 77, Culpeper 40 Amelia Academy 65, Brunswick Academy 47 Benedictine 67, Va. Episcopal 58 Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 68, Millwood School 63 Blue Ridge School 66, Middleburg Academy 56 Colonial Forge 62, Mount Vernon 26 Cosby 60, Powhatan 34 Douglas Freeman 55, Caroline 51 First Colonial 57, Peninsula […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The offenses are deservedly getting a lot of attention heading into Saturday night’s clash between Clemson and Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. But the defenses shouldn’t be overlooked. They are mong the league’s best and will play a role in who walks off […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is moving toward dropping work requirements for Medicaid enrollees after Democrats won full control of the state legislature for the first time in a generation. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday that his administration is hitting “pause” on its request for federal approval to requires […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting in support of the TRACED Act: “Robocalls are a great annoyance. Worse, robocalls can swindle people out of their personal information and savings and tie up phone lines needed for legitimate purposes. “The TRACED Act will help reduce this scourge. It will require […]
The Pulaski Yankees today praised the newly created Save Minor League Baseball Task Force that has been organized by members of Congress to prevent Major League Baseball (MLB) from eliminating 42 minor league franchises, nearly one quarter of all minor league teams around the country. “We appreciate the support of […]
The U.S. Post Office in New River has been closed. The Patriot learned of the closing Tuesday. “The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors and County Administration learned at the beginning of this week that the U.S. Post Office in the New River Community has been closed indefinitely as of last […]
Tyler Cannoy made his coaching debut for Pulaski County Tuesday evening, but unfortunately his team fell in the season opener in Hillsville, 65-55 to Carroll County. The Cougars led by two, 25-23 at the half, but were outscored by a dozen points, six each in the […]
For years you have heard about the fertile college football recruiting grounds around the Eastern Panhandle of the state. And there was a time that teams from that area were without question the best and most talented in Virginia. And some of that stuff still exists today, […]
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Abingdon 87, Richlands 53 Annandale 61, Lee-Springfield 47 Arcadia 51, Broadwater Academy 38 Bath County 35, Boy’s Home of Virgina 32 Bland County 70, Eastern Montgomery 35 Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 72, Guardian Christian 30 Bluestone 64, Central of Lunenburg 26 Cape Henry Collegiate 76, Benedictine 64 Carroll County […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Ron Rivera era has come to an abrupt end in Carolina. The Panthers fired their all-time winningest head coach with the team on a four-game losing streak and headed to its third non-playoff season in four years. “I believe this is the best decision for […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney hasn’t stopped thinking about Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins since the 22nd-ranked Cavaliers clinched their spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game last week. “He’s a guy you’ve got to account for,” Swinney said. “He’ll go 50 (yards), he’ll go 60.” And […]
Richard Evelyn Byrd Fowlkes, age 88 of Pulaski, died Sunday, December 1, 2019. He was born on February 11, 1931 in Richmond, and was the son of the late Grace Saunders Fowlkes and Clarence Waltin Fowlkes. Richard was a well known owner and operator of Fowlkes Grocery in the Shiloh […]