Pulaski Town Council grappled again Tuesday with three old issues – take home vehicles, tobacco use in town vehicles and VuhVanagon. During Tuesday’s work session, council all but resolved the tobacco issue. However, the other two remain unsolved. Most of Tuesday’s discussion centered around take home vehicles. In recent months, […]
A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND: Louisville at Virginia Tech. The Cardinals and Hokies enter the next-to-last weekend of the ACC’s regular season trying to overtake No. 15 Clemson in the standings and earn one of the top-four seeds and two-round […]
RICHMOND – A bill to allow teenagers to join volunteer fire and rescue squads may save many operations around Virginia that have seen an increase in service calls but a decrease in volunteers. Volunteers make up more than 65 percent of Virginia’s firefighting services – but according to the Virginia […]
Ralph Eugene Clark, 92 of Fairlawn, passed away to his Heavenly home on Saturday, February 10th, 2018. He was born on December 3rd, 1925 in Bland, Virginia, and was the son of the late Luther and Ethel Clark. In addition to his mother and father, he was preceded in death by a brother, […]
Emma Stoots Douglas, age 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2018. Emma formerly of Doraville and Snellville, resided at Arbor Terrace Assisted Living in Dacula. Emma retired from State Farm Insurance Company after 32 years of service. After retirement, Emma traveled the USA as well as Europe. She […]
Harmon William Jamison, aged 80, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at his home in Barren Springs, Virginia, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born to the late William Harry Jamison and Valeta Dexter Jamison in Pulaski, Virginia, on March 20, 1937. Harmon was raised on a […]
Greta Morrell, 93, of Dublin, VA died on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Commonwealth Senior Living in Fairlawn. She was the youngest of 11 children born to James Walter and Gillie Smith Brillheart in Dublin, VA. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Harry F. Morrell, a daughter, Barbara […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams admitted that he and his team only focus on increments of 24 hours. “Just be consumed with today,” he said. That approach certainly has been working. Justin Robinson and Kerry Blackshear Jr. scored 14 points each to lift the Hokies to […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Top-ranked Virginia accomplished its first goal of the season. The next ones on the list will only get more difficult. Ty Jerome scored 18 points and the Cavaliers held off depleted Georgia Tech 65-54 on Wednesday night, clinching at least a share of the regular season […]
The Rev. Billy Graham was anxious about his 1954 appearance at the London School of Economics. The school was left-leaning and openly dismissive of religion, and Graham was insecure — he had no advanced theology degree. After he was introduced, something happened that could have derailed the already nervous evangelist. […]
Evangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — You’re pre-approved!” CashNetUSA, a Chicago-based company, exclaimed in a letter to Alexandria resident Mark Levine. “$1,000 is waiting!” However, in tiny print was a catch: The loan would have to be repaid at 299 percent annual interest. That meant interest would reach $15,000 after one year […]