Tyler Cannoy of Wythe County will be the new head basketball coach at Pulaski County High School following a search that amounted to less than a month and he was the only reported coach to be interviewed for the job. Cannoy has never been a head […]
Joseph W. (Joe) Guthrie announced that he will be seeking re-election to the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors in November. Guthrie was elected to the board representing the Cloyd District in 2015. Prior to that, he was elected to the School Board in 2011. Guthrie was elected to the Board […]
Myrtle Alderman Sutphin, 85, went to be with the Lord on March 24, 2019. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Oscar Heath and Amanda Hodge Alderman, her husband, Thomas Grayson Sutphin, a son, Edsel “Eddie” Thomas Sutphin, brothers William, Robert, Brown, and Junior Alderman. She is survived by […]
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – Shade Carlton Workman, 46, a Virginia State Police Special Agent, who was recently the commander of the Tazewell County High Intensity Drug Task Force, was convicted on Friday, March 22, 2019, following a five-day jury trial, of federal bribery, obstruction of justice, and making a false statement […]
The Pulaski County Democratic Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 45 Third St. NW, Pulaski. The meeting will be in the General District Court Room. Items on the agenda include a combined caucus with the Montgomery County democratic organization to nominate a […]
(NEW) *ROUTE 99 REPAIRS – Alternating left and right lane closures and periodically flagging operations on Route 99 from Interstate 81 to Bobwhite Boulevard. Estimated traffic impact from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (UPDATED) * ROUTE 100 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT – Two bridge replacements are underway on Route 100 Dublin. The […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Virginia finally breezed through an NCAA Tournament game and beat Oklahoma 63-51 on Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16. Mamadi Diakite scored 14 points and had nine rebounds as the No. 1 seeded Cavaliers led for all but three minutes against Oklahoma. The game […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Virginia Tech advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in 52 years by beating 12th-seeded Liberty 67-58 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Kerry Blackshear had 19 points and nine rebounds for fourth-seeded Virginia Tech (25-8). The Hokies’ only […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski gave Team Penske and the new Ford Mustang its third Cup victory through the first six races of the season by routing the field at Martinsville Speedway. Keselowski led 446 of the 500 laps around the shortest track on the NASCAR schedule and was […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Having star point guard Justin Robinson back on the court was music to the ears of Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams. Specifically for Williams, it was the relaxing feeling he gets when listening to the Eagles playing their soft rock classic “Peaceful Easy Feeling.” “When […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Joey Logano led a Ford sweep at Martinsville Speedway with another pole-winning run for Team Penske. Logano turned a lap at 97.830 mph in Saturday qualifying to earn the top starting spot. His pole-winning run came roughly 90 minutes after Team Penske teammate Will Power won […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ryan Preece is a rookie struggling to find his rhythm at NASCAR’s top level. But as the series shifts to Martinsville Speedway, the first short track on the schedule, Preece may have a slight advantage on some of his competition for the first time this season. […]