On Sunday, Jan. 26, at approximately 2 a.m., an officer with the Christiansburg Police Department initiated a traffic stop on the U.S. 460 Bypass, between the downtown Christiansburg and Peppers Ferry Road exits. The officer pulled over a vehicle, which was traveling west toward Blacksburg, after he observed the vehicle […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Dejan Vasiljevic scored 18 points to lead Miami to a 71-61 victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes (11-9, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a 22-point first-half lead and withstood a Hokies rally that got them within 63-59 on Landers Nolley’s layup with […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark was the littlest player on the court, but he made the biggest play. The 5-foot-9 guard made the go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left, and Virginia ended No. 5 Florida State’s 10-game winning streak, 61-56, on Tuesday night. Clark drove down the left side […]
Jennie Lou Gravely Stilwell, age 90 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her home. Born January 25, 1930 in Wythe County she was the daughter of the late Charlie Madison Gravely & Nancy Pearl “Nannie” Quesenberry Gravely. Her husband of 57 years, Jack Thomas Stilwell (2003) and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants a “strict” new ban on holding cellphones while driving, saying tough new laws are needed to cut down on fatal accidents. “Anytime people pick these up and it puts them at risk, it puts other people at risk,” Northam […]
Ronald Edward Zell, age 77 of Pulaski and formerly of Washington D.C., died Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Carrington Place in Wytheville. He was born September 16, 1942 in Washington D.C. to the late Thelma Hodjkins Zell and Francis Russell Zell. He was a retired Diesel Mechanic for Metro Transit […]
The Pulaski County girls basketball team continued playing a tough schedule and putting up the W’s on the road Monday evening at Floyd County. The Cougars took the measure of the Buffaloes, 58-51 in a hard fought contest. The Lady Cougars are now 12-5 on the season and a spotless […]
HOUSTON – January 27, 2020 – #GotItAtGordmans means you can get a great new job and your favorite brands at your hometown’s newest store, Gordmans. The apparel and home décor retailer is now hiring at six new store locations in Virginia. These Virginia Gordmans stores will open March 31. Gordmans […]
1 Baylor 17-1 1578 1 2 Gonzaga 21-1 1552 2 3 Kansas 16-3 1434 3 4 San Diego State 21-0 1408 4 5 Florida State 17-2 1318 5 6 Louisville 17-3 1277 6 7 Dayton 18-2 1163 7 8 Villanova 16-3 1110 9 9 Duke 16-3 1084 8 10 Seton […]
David Duane Quesenberry, 75, of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in Heritage Hall at Lexington, Lexington, VA. He was born on November 4, 1944 in Pulaski and was the son of the late Ernest Raymond Quesenberry, Sr. and Francis Bartlett Quesenberry. He was also preceded in death by […]
Jeffrey Dean Allison, 58, of Dublin, Virginia passed away January 20, 2020 in Select Specialty Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina. His funeral service will be held Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM from the Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Pulaski, Virginia. Jeffrey was born on April 15, 1961 in […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Virginia kept sending Wake Forest players to the foul line, dug itself a double-digit hole and even threw in a major mistake to extend the game when victory was fewer than 2 seconds away. The Cavaliers found a way to win anyway. Tomas Woldetensae scored a […]