RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia state Senate committee has voted to kill a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports nine Republicans on the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted Monday against the bill while six Democrats voted for it. The bill from Democratic […]
Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced Tuesday that Tech has strengthened its commitment to the football program on a number of fronts. Head football coach Justin Fuente has agreed to a one-year contract extension that will keep him in Blacksburg through the 2024 season. As part of a broader commitment […]
All Pulaski Co. High School sporting events scheduled for this evening (Tuesday 01/30/18) will be played as scheduled.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia bill that would allow home-schooled students to compete in public school sports has been defeated. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the bill was killed Monday by a Republican-led education committee. The committee initially supported the bill but a tied vote stopped House Bill 496 from […]
The Pulaski County Library System is offering an Adult Winter Reading Program from February 1- February 28. To register, please come by either library: the first 25 to register will receive a free book bag! You can choose from 4 different reading options for the month, and can attend up […]
Earlier today, the Virginia State Police were on the scene of an overturned tractor-trailer in Wythe County on Interstate 81 near the 72 mile marker. At 7:56 a.m., Monday, a tractor-trailer traveling north on I-81 ran off the left side of the interstate and overturned in the median. The tractor-trailer […]
Pulaski County Schools will be on a two-hour delay schedule Tuesday, Jan. 30.
NOTING ACC BASKETBALL ACColades Notre Dame and No. 4 Duke renew their ACC rivalry on ESPN’s Big Monday at the Blue Devils’ Cameron Indoor Stadium … the Fighting Irish hold a 5-3 advantage in ACC matchups, though Duke claimed the most recent in last year’s New York Life ACC Tournament […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — A freshman business major will now spend his next four years in prison for running what authorities called a “mini drug syndicate” at Radford University. Selling cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana paid for the off-campus apartment of 18-year-old Gabriel Eduardo Yus-Baez, where he kept $25,000 and a […]
Mrs. Dorothy “Dotsy” Richardson Smith passed from this earth on January 27, 2018 following several years battling Parkinson’s Disease. She was a spirited woman with a strong love of life and will be sadly missed by her family and friends. Dorothy was born in Pulaski, VA and moved several times […]
Virginia has not been ranked No. 1 since Ralph Sampson patrolled the lane in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers took a step toward their first top ranking in 35 years on Monday, earning 17 of 65 first-place votes from a media panel following wins over No. 18 Clemson and No. 4 Duke. […]
Judy Mabe O’Dell, age 65 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, January 27, 2018 at her home. She was born June 15, 1952 and is the daughter of the late James Racher Mabe & Cleta Mae Grimes Mabe. She was a member of the Family Worship Center, the NRV Community Choir […]