RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — By any measure, Nebraska is having its best season since moving to the Big Ten, from its win total to its RPI and KenPom rankings. It’s unclear whether that will be good enough to secure an NCAA Tournament bid. Nebraska (20-8, 11-4) has won six straight […]
RICHMOND — The Virginia General Assembly’s 2018 session has reached its midpoint, with more than 1,000 bills passing between the House and Senate, including potential changes to health care, criminal justice and transportation. Senate Majority Leader Thomas Norment Jr., R-James City, was pleased with what his party has accomplished […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The president of Virginia Tech says the Florida high school where a gunman is accused of fatally shooting 17 people helped his university heal after its own deadly campus shooting over a decade ago. President Timothy Sands tweeted a link Friday to Virginia Tech’s condolence archive […]
SALEM – A wintry mix of precipitation is forecasted to begin around midday on Saturday and may cause slick roads in parts of southwestern Virginia, particularly north of Roanoke and in portions of the New River Valley. A difference in just a few degrees of air or ground temperatures will determine […]
Heading into Thursday’s Can-Am Duel races at Daytona, we already knew the front row for Sunday’s main event — Alex Bowman is on the pole and Denny Hamlin will start second when the green flag drops Feb. 18 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). We also knew that […]
The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday began an effort it hopes will result in a hoped-for traffic signal being placed at the Route 11 – Thornspring Road intersection to allow for the preferred entrance into the new middle school site to become a reality. Following up on its meeting […]
Skanksa USA has been selected by the Pulaski County School Board to serve as the construction management firm for the new middle school project. In its role, Skanksa USA will act as the school board’s project manager and represent the board in all facets of the project, from planning and […]
Old coaches often say; “Film, doesn’t lie, but highlights never tell bad stories either. You better check it out.” Recruiting services are not right all the time, but are right far more often than wrong. But because the system is not perfect, you better check it out because simply talent […]
Residents and businesses in the Fairlawn area take note: the letter you’re going to receive in your mail seeking support for the Fairlawn Volunteer Fire Department is NOT a scam. It represents the department’s largest fundraising effort and also serves as a newsletter to update recipients on the work of […]
Walter Edward Farmer, 86, of Pulaski, VA died Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 in the Veterans Hospital, Salem, VA. Walter was born December 17th, 1931 in Pulaski, VA and was the son of the late William Lowery Farmer and Betsy Ann Anderson Farmer. He was also preceded in death by a […]
Mildred Eloise Bolen passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018, at the age of 60. A native of Pulaski, Mildred attended Radford University and graduated with a degree in Business. She later went to Averett University to earn a Master of Business Administration degree. She spent years working in various […]
Cynthia Jo Anderson, 58, of Pulaski Va., died Tuesday February 13, 2018, in the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke VA. She was born on June 11, 1959, in Radford Va., the oldest of three children. Cindi is survived by her parents, Donald Ted Anderson and Sandra Harper Anderson, brother Mark […]