CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Chris Lykes’ clutch free throw Saturday gave the Miami Hurricanes their most thrilling win in five days. The freshman guard broke a tie by sinking the front end of a one-and-one with three seconds left to beat Virginia Tech 69-68. It was the Hurricanes’ biggest […]
A list of county taxpayers who owe real estate taxes for 2015 will be published in both local newspapers around the middle of this month. The Board of Supervisors Monday night approved paying for the list to be published at the request of Pulaski County Treasurer Melinda Worrell. Worrell said […]
“We’re going strong. We’re seeing patients, beginning new initiatives all the time. We’re stable. We’re here and it’s amazing that Pulaski has this wonderful thing that touches people’s lives every day in the most important of ways.” Linda Frank, Executive Director Free Clinic of Pulaski County By MIKE WILLIAMS The […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones had 16 points and six steals, and No. 2 Radford beat third-seeded Winthrop 61-52 in a Big South Tournament semifinal on Friday night. Radford (21-12), picked to finish seventh in the preseason poll, will host fifth-seeded Liberty (20-13) in the championship on Sunday. The […]
Juley Ann Boyd, 66 of Pulaski, completed her journey to heaven. Born in Pulaski, VA on August 25th 1951 she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Edith Moles and her sister Kathy Ratcliffe. She was a member of the Memorial Christian Church, Draper and a former employee of […]
Shortly before 8:15 a.m. today (March 2, 2018), Virginia State Police responded to a bus crash in Pulaski County. A bus from West Georgia Technical College was traveling northbound on I-81 near the 104 mile marker when the bus drifted into the right lane, side-swiping a tractor trailer. Following the […]
(NEWPORT, Va.) – A skunk collected Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 from Albert Meredith Lane off Spruce Run Road in the Newport area of Giles County has tested positive for rabies, according to the Virginia Department of Health. This is the first confirmed case of animal rabies in Giles County and all of the […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — De’Andre Hunter’s 3-pointer as time expired gave No. 1 Virginia a 67-66 victory over Louisville on Thursday night in a wild finish that made the Cavaliers the first Atlantic Coast Conference team to go 9-0 on the road in league play. Needing everything to overcome an […]
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Blacksburg VA 1138 AM EST Thu Mar 1 2018 …HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SATURDAY… * Locations…Along and either side of the Blue Ridge in Virginia and North Carolina. * Hazards…Very strong to […]
Appalachian Power Storm Preparation Update Thursday, March 1, 2018 – 11:45 a.m. Situation Appalachian Power is monitoring a weather event with prolonged high winds that could lead to power outages tonight through Friday in parts of the company’s Virginia and Wheeling, W.Va. service areas. Weather While the storm could cause […]
Michael Andrew Stroupe, age 57 of Pulaski and formerly Bluefield, West Virginia passed away Monday at the Avante Nursing Center, Roanoke. Born September 1, 1960 in Bluefield, WV, he was the son of the late Lawrence C. Stroupe & Lena Isom Stroupe. He was also preceded in death by his […]
Check out this feature from the Virginia Tourism Corp. that draws attention to Southwest Virginia towns. “With dozens of critically acclaimed restaurants, nonstop entertainment, and easy transportation, the lure of Virginia’s bigger cities is obvious, but less likely are the quaint and cozy small towns. Southwest Virginia has many options […]