Duke got by a giant Tacko to reach the Sweet 16. Waiting for the Blue Devils in Washington will be a familiar foe. Five days after escaping Central Florida and 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall, the Blue Devils play fellow ACC-er Virginia Tech on Friday. The Hokies are one of four […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Ty Jerome’s 3-pointer was memorable not only for its timing, but because it marked one of the few Virginia made against Oregon. Jerome gave the Cavaliers a three-point lead with 3:34 remaining, and then they used their trademark defense to smother the Ducks and make it […]
On Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Larry Wilbert Nipper Sr. made his grand entrance in to heaven at the age of 71. Larry was born on August 11, 1947 in Alderson, WV to George and Sylvia Nipper. After bravely going overseas as a military policeman during the Korean War, Larry returned […]
Randall Eugene “Doodle” Quesenberry, age 47 of Hiwassee passed away Tuesday evening March 26, 2019 at his home. Born August 11, 1971 in Radford he was the son of Richard Webster Quesenberry & Brenda Kemp Quesenberry. He is survived by his Parents- Richard Webster & Brenda Kemp Quesenberry – Hiwassee […]
A report Monday by Pulaski County Administrator Jonathan Sweet on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received by the county set off a bit of a firestorm between one citizen and a board member. Near the end of their monthly meeting, the Board of Supervisors heard Sweet report on the […]
The Richmond Times Dispatch and other state media are reporting that Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw will play for the Hokies in the NCAA Tournament Friday night after passing a drug test. Original Associated Press article: Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlawhas been charged with possession of marijuana, potentially jeopardizing his status for […]
(CHRISTIANSBURG) — The Virginia Department of Health New River Health District’s mobile health bus will offer free health screening, giveaways and information on clinical and environmental health department services in a series of visits to local communities in celebration of National Public Health Week, April 1-5, 2019. The mobile health […]
Tyler Cannoy of Wythe County is the new head basketball coach at Pulaski County High School in a search that amounted to less than a month, and he was the only reported coach to be interviewed for the job. The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday voted 4-1 to make […]
Action on a proposed Reduction In Force policy was delayed Tuesday by the Pulaski County School Board after concerns were raised over certain aspects of the new policy. The board on Tuesday approved a budget proposal for the next school year with a $1.4 million revenue shortfall. The majority of […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw has been charged with possession of marijuana, potentially jeopardizing his status for the remainder of the NCAA Tournament. The sixth-year senior was charged March 21, the day after he and the Hokies arrived in San Jose, California for the first round of […]
I appreciate athletic competition. It doesn’t matter if it’s a football game, basketball game, baseball game, a sprint to the finish in track. Good competition is enjoyable. So I do not mean to slight the spirit of competition at any level or in any sport, but it […]
Dorothy McNew Weller, 86 of Dublin, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Pulaski on October 31, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Della Irene Poole McNew and Maynard Bruce McNew. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death […]