RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Republican won a Virginia state House of Delegates race so close that its outcome was determined by pulling the candidate’s name out of a ceramic bowl Thursday. The win allows the Republicans to maintain a slim majority in the House, though a final tally is […]
Virgil Roy Murphy 68, of Dublin, took his last breath on this earth December 30, 2017 and joined his beloved bride, Sandra Kay Murphy in Heaven. He was Born on February 17, 1949 in Minden, WV, and was the son of Mary Murphy and the late Boyd Murphy. In addition […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — De’Andre Hunter said it was all about the first shot. As one of the first players off the bench for No. 8 Virginia at Virginia Tech on Wednesday night, the freshman made a 3-pointer to give the Cavaliers a 21-12 lead. He went on to score […]
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a “bomb cyclone” […]
Pulaski Mayor Robert “Nick” Glenn will not seek a second term when elections are held this May. Glenn made the announcement Wednesday night at the close of the Pulaski Town Council’s legislative session for January. Glenn said the past year had been a “time of reflection and decision making” for […]
On January 2, 2018 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to a road rage incident that had occurred on Wysor Road in the Draper area of Pulaski County. Upon arrival deputies spoke with the victim, Jeffrey Porterfield, who was operating a Green Ford F150 Truck in […]
Ronnie Darnell Cole, age 64 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in Lewis Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born April 24, 1953 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Oakley Harold Cole and Catherine Spence Cole. His two sons, Gregory Darnell Cole and Jeffrey Shawn Cole; Brother, Harold […]
We at Tipton Ridge Veterinary Medical Center would like to thank Dr. Matthew Watson for his year of active military service with the Army Veterinary Corp. We are very proud of the work he has performed for our country working with military animals. We would also like to express our […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. TRUMP ROOTS ON IRANIAN PROTESTERS In throwing the full weight of the U.S. government behind the protesters, the administration risks helping Iranian authorities dismiss the demonstrations as the product of American instigation. […]
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Christmas-colored gift bags with Nikes and more filled the lockers of each offensive lineman. It was Kirk Cousins’ way of saying thank you, a better parting gift than his three interceptions in what could be his final game with the Washington Redskins that exacerbated the […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A teenage boy was stabbed and wounded at a Virginia rest stop in what authorities say could be a road rage incident. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that deputies responded to Radford Travel Center in Christiansburg on Monday afternoon. The 17-year-old […]
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHERE PROTESTS REMAIN DEADLY The largest demonstrations to strike Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election have seen six days of unrest across the country and a death toll of at least […]