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 […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors cleared the way Monday night for development of Countryside Landing on 352 acres of farmland where the new middle school will be built. Owned by David Hagan’s Pulaski Farm Property, LLC, Countryside Landing is a Planned Unit Development that will consist of a mixture […]
Tuesday 02/27/18 Spring Sports Pictures Day 1: Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer, Track & Field Wednesday 02/28/18 Spring Sports Pictures Day 2: Baseball, Softball, Boys Tennis, Girls Tennis Boys Soccer Scrimmage: Pulaski Co. @ Galax JV @ 4:30 pm, Varsity @ 5:30 pm Girls Soccer Scrimmage: Galax @ Pulaski Co. 4:30 […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam will give the commencement address at Virginia Tech’s Class of 2018 graduation exercises in May. Northam’s invitation continues a tradition of asking new Virginia governors to deliver Virginia Tech’s commencement address. Northam, a Democrat, was elected in November and took office in January. […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s emotions changed in a heartbeat — not once, but twice. The freshman guard at Virginia Tech took what he thought would be the game-winning shot. Then he saw it sail over the rim entirely. Then he saw teammate Chris Clarke collect the rebound and […]
Doris Trail Fagg, 79, of Pulaski died Monday, February 26, 2018 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Montgomery. She was born February 14, 1939, and was the daughter of the late Willard & Mildred Trail. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years, Karlie Howard Fagg. In addition to her […]