2019 River Ridge District All District Girls Basketball Teams FIRST TEAM Grace Hutson Christiansburg 10 Zada Porter Cave Spring 10 Savannah Derey Patrick Henry 10 Ally Fleenor Pulaski Co. 9 Serena Lytton Patrick Henry 12 Sawyer Freeland Hidden Valley 12 Maddie Ratcliff Pulaski Co. 11 Julia Moschella Christiansburg […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 2 Duke at No. 3 Virginia. The first matchup of these ACC co-leaders was a classic. The second could be even better — because this time, the Blue Devils will […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Louisville has been selected as the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball preseason favorite by league’s 14 head coaches, while North Carolina was chosen to repeat as Coastal Division champion. Louisville also led the way in the Atlantic Division balloting with 90 total points, followed by two-time […]
Pulaski Town Council, Mayor David Clark and Town Manager Shawn Utt pose for a photo with town residents who attended the former Calfee Training School and supporters of the development of the community center. Tuesday night, council approved a resolution granting the Calfee project a Community Impact Grant equal to […]
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Ingles Ferry in Pulaski County was first added to the Virginia Landmarks Registry and months later to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This past weekend Ingles Ferry added a new designation – becoming a site along Virginia’s Great Valley Lewis & […]
Two students each from five different area high schools recently converged at the New River Community College Welding Lab to compete for titles and prizes in the SkillsUSA sponsored regional welding competition. The top two winners of this regional competition move onto the state championship being held this year in […]
RICHMOND — Legislation making its way through the General Assembly would raise the legal age for purchasing and possessing tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21, drawing mixed reactions from young adults who would be affected by the new law. The House and Senate have passed similar bills to […]
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 25 points and his 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left from the left side of the arc gave Radford a 101-98 win in overtime against Hampton on Thursday night. Radford (17-7, 9-1 Big South Conference) has won 10 of its last 11. Jones scored […]
RICHMOND — Among a sea of strollers and picket signs on the grounds of the Virginia Capitol, hundreds of people demonstrated Thursday against abortion — and especially against Democratic proposals to ease restrictions on late-term abortions. Activists filled the landing of the Capitol steps, flooding down the hill towards Bank […]
Randy Shawn Draper, age 41 of Pulaski passed away January 24, 2019 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem. Born September 6, 1977 in Radford he was the son of James Randy Draper and the late Bambi Lynn Horton Draper. His uncle, Wayne Draper also preceded him in death. He is survived […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death […]
ANDERSON, Charles Harold “Andy,” Anderson, WWII veteran, died at home in Orlando, FL, on Feb. 6, 2019 at the age of 93. He was born in Maben, W.Va. on July 1, 1925, one of eight children. When he was four years old, the family moved to Pulaski, VA, where he grew […]