Over seven months of campaigning comes to an end Tuesday in Pulaski County when voters go to the polls to determine the winners and losers of 18 local races. According to Kathy Webb, Pulaski County Director of Elections and General Registrar, there are 21,986 countians registered to vote in next […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Outmuscled and outhustled, No. 16 Notre Dame is eager to show its embarrassing loss to Michigan was an aberration. “We got away from our identity,” coach Brian Kelly said. “Our identity is to be gritty. Our identity is to play smart. Our identity is to […]
BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech fans have long hoped for the addition of home-and-home series with Southeastern Conference opponents to the Hokies’ football schedules. On Thursday, Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced that Alabama and Ole Miss will each play a home-and-home series with the Hokies. In addition, Babcock also confirmed that the dates […]
Peggy Ann Overstreet Woodrum, 80, of Radford, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019. She was retired from Burlington Industries. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessee and Lura Overstreet; sisters, Freda Hamblin and Patsy Graves; and brothers, Bobby and Leon Overstreet. Survivors include her husband of 60 […]
Pamela Kaye Blankenship, 56, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Pulaski on Monday, October 28, 2019. She was preceded in death by her father, John Samuel Wall; and brother, David Wall. Survivors include her sons, Johnny (Miranda) Melton, Charles Melton and Jamie Melton; mother and step father, Gladys (Marc) […]
Pulaski County is now under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. this evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Monday 11/04/19 JV Football: Patrick Henry @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Tuesday 11/05/19 Varsity Volleyball: Region 4D Tournament Pulaski Co. @ Amherst Co. 6 pm Wednesday 11/06/19 Cross Country: Region 4D Meet @ Randolph Park 3 pm Thursday 11/07/19 JV Football: Pulaski Co. @ Salem 6 pm Friday 11/08/19 Varsity Football: Salem @ Pulaski […]
James Warren “Jimmy” Cook, 75, of Pulaski, formally of Draper, passed away on Monday, October 28, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Lizzie Cook; brother, Jack of Draper; and also a sister and brother-in-law, Louise and Benny Frazier of Wytheville. Left to cherish his memory […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star and Grammy winner Marty Stuart will be the celebrity guest on the annual CSX Santa Train, which visits towns in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia in November to hand out gifts for families. The holiday train, which has run every year since 1942, makes a […]
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — The number of home-schooled students in Virginia is rising. The Danville Register & Bee reported Tuesday that the state’s home-schooled population saw a 12 percent increase in the last five years. There were nearly 39,000 home-schooled students during 2013-14 school year. That’s compared to about 43,500 […]
Fourth-ranked Clemson and No. 23 Wake Forest could lead another long line of ACC schools playing after the regular season ends. Ten of the other 12 Atlantic Coast Conference schools enter the regular season’s final month with a shot at becoming bowl eligible. Pittsburgh, Virginia and Virginia Tech could reach […]
HOUSTON (AP) — What a comeback for the Washington Nationals. The team that was 12 games under .500 before the end of May is now the World Series champion. The Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Wednesday night, when they were down 2-0 after six innings. It was Washington’s […]