At 1:37 a.m. Saturday (Nov. 30), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Wythe County. A tractor-trailer traveling north on I-81 ran off the road struck the guardrail and overturned at the 68 mile marker. The impact of the crash caused the vehicle to catch fire. Fire crews […]
Class 6 Region A Oscar Smith 29, Thomas Dale 7 Region B Colonial Forge 42, Massaponax 21 Region C South County 31, Lake Braddock 15 Class 5 Region A Maury 35, Salem-Va. Beach 14 Region C Stone Bridge 57, Woodgrove 15 Class 4 Region A Lake Taylor 41, Churchland 13 […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Even with a nine-point lead and less than a minute on the clock, Bryce Perkins was not ready to celebrate Virginia finally breaking its Commonwealth Cup drought. It was only a year ago, in his first experience with Virginia’s annual rivalry game against Virginia Tech, Perkins […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bryce Perkins’ week ended better than it started. Virginia’s quarterback, who had a huge day in the Cavaliers’ 39-30 victory against No. 23 Virginia Tech on Saturday, said after the game that he spent last Saturday night in the hospital overnight after contracting tonsillitis during the […]
Shirley Irene Burcham, age 81 formerly of Pulaski, Virginia left this world Friday, November 29, 2019 at 10:30 AM. Shirley was born March 14, 1938 in Galax, Virginia and was the daughter of the late John and Hallie Burcham. Shirley is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, […]
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Brigham Young cut side to side, whipped the ball around the perimeter, created one open shot after another. The Cougars knocked most of those, turning the Maui Invitational third-place game into a rout. TJ Haws scored 13 of his 20 points during a key second-half run […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia is hoping the third time is the charm they face No. 23 Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers (8-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) have twice previously played the Hokies with the ACC’s Coastal Division title on the line, and neither went well. They lost 33-21 in 2007 […]
On Thursday November 14, 2019, Sharon (Booth) Dabney, a loving wife, a doting mother of 2, a sister, a grandmother, a great family member to many and an amazing friend to all, slipped away from this earth into the arms of her heavenly father at the age of 62. Sharon […]
Nellie Mae Morris, 84, gained her heavenly wings on Tuesday, November 26. Nellie was Born in Pulaski, Virginia on June 5, 1935. She spent many years working 3rd shift while caring and providing for her children. She spent 17 years at Jefferson Mills and 17 years at Klopman Mills. She […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — U.S. marshals say they’ve arrested Marine deserter charged in murder of mother’s boyfriend.
Leonard Clark “Pooch” Yost, Sr., age 84 of Pulaski, formerly of Bluefield, Virginia, died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at his residence. He was born in Bluefield, VA on January 20, 1935, and was the son of the late Pauline Davis Yost and Frederick Leonard Yost. Pooch was a veteran of […]
Hassell “Jack” Dean Nester, age 81 of Pulaski passed away Monday evening November 25, 2019 at the Radford Health & Rehab Center. Born January 29, 1938 in Wythe County he was the son of the late Chalmer Curn Nester & Etta Bond Nester. His son, David Nester also preceded him […]