All the momentum is with Denny Hamlin headed to Martinsville Speedway for the opening race of the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Hamlin, a five-time winner at the Virginia short track, need not look far for worthy challengers, including two of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates. JGR moved into the […]
FERC has authorized a temporary lowering of water levels by five feet at Appalachian Power’s Claytor Hydro Project in southwest Virginia during November 2019. The drawdown will include mitigation of negative effects on mussels that may be stranded by the lower water levels. View the entire release at http://www.appalachianpower.com/?i=3057
Judith Ann Roudebush Burnett, age 81 of Max Meadows, VA. & formerly Knoxville, TN. passed away Tuesday evening, October 22, 2019 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born July 13, 1938 in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Joseph Clarence Roudebush, II (Buzz) and Ola Mae Humphrey. […]
Pulaski Mayor David Clark last week signed a proclamation recognizing Oct. 23 – 31 as Red Ribbon Week in the Town of Pulaski. This annual observance is coordinated and supported each year by the Pulaski Community Partners Coalition (PCPC). This year’s observance provides local residents the opportunity to demonstrate their […]
Last Friday the Harry O’Dell Memorial Park was dedicated on what one speaker called “hallowed ground on the most scenic and beautiful spot in Hiwassee.” The park is located on land where the old Hiwassee Elementary School was once located – land that was owned by Harry O’Dell and the […]
In my last column, I told I would finish a column on The Bow & Arrow but with Halloween coming up, I thought I would attempt writing on something that I have studied and read about over the years that is mysterious and scary to people that have had encounters […]
Blacksburg came into last Friday’s football game averaging almost 350 yards a game of total offense and 32 points an outing. The Bruins got 61 and three. Also, a 12-3 defeat at the hands of Pulaski County. The Bruins have an offense based on speed and there is talent in […]
To honor our Veterans and Active Duty Personnel, AMVETS Post 50 will be hosting a lunch buffet FREE for Veterans and their immediate family members. Buffet will be on Sunday, November 10 from 1PM to 3PM, ending in time to allow diners to go to the Elks concert at the […]
The Claytor Lake State Park Ambassadors group is looking for new members. The Ambassadors is a non-profit, volunteer group that does a variety of things to improve the park and assist in its operation. According to park manager Chris Doss, most of Virginia’s state parks have something like a “friends” […]
Harold Walker, 80, of Dublin, passed away Tuesday night Oct, 22nd 2019. He was born on Apr. 7th 1939 in the Philippines and was the son of the late Raymond Walker and Rose White Walker. He is a veteran having served in the US Army, and a retired employee of […]
SALEM, VA—Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety (YOVASO) is joining with the Virginia State Police (VSP) and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office to encourage youth and teens to make good choices and celebrate responsibly as part of the statewide Halloween Safety Campaign. The campaign’s focus is to prevent […]