NEW YORK (AP) — Tennessee stayed atop the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for a second straight week. The Volunteers earned 48 of 64 first-place votes in Monday’s poll to extend the program’s first stint at No. 1 since February 2008. Tennessee (18-1, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) has won […]
Cleo Goad Smith, age 94 a lifelong resident of Pulaski passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Carrington Place (Rural Retreat). Born May 15, 1924 in Carroll County she was the daughter of the late Ballard Early Goad & Hattie Ethel Barnett Goad. Her husband, James Matthew Smith; sons – […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justin Robinson called No. 10 Virginia Tech’s game against Syracuse “the biggest game of our careers since we’ve been here,” coming as it did after the Hokies absorbed a 21-point loss on the road at No. 11 North Carolina. Robinson, especially, made sure they got back […]
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — No. 3 Virginia made itself right at home at Notre Dame’s sold-out Purcell Pavilion, wearing home whites and running out to a 12-0 start. De’Andre Hunter scored 19 points to lead five Cavaliers in double figures during their 82-55 rout of the Irish on Saturday. […]
SALEM — Road work will begin in late January to replace the pair of bridges that carry Interstate 81 over Route 8 at exit 114 (Christiansburg). The project is anticipated to be completed in fall 2021. Weather permitting, starting in late January, the speed limit on I-81 at exit 114 will be reduced […]
Shortly before 10 a.m. Friday (Jan. 25), the Surry County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office notified the Virginia State Police that a male suspect they were searching for was traveling north on Interstate 77 into Virginia. The suspect is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office for a threat of violence involving […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors meeting will be held on Monday, January 28, 2019, with an executive session at 4:30 p.m. and open session at 5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 143 Third Street N.W., in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia.
Pulaski County Public Schools has just received notification that the person of interest has been located in another state. The Shelter in Place status is lifted but an extra police presence will remain on our campuses throughout the afternoon. We would like to thank all of the local law enforcement […]
Pulaski County Schools issued the following statement on their Facebook page: All of Pulaski County Public Schools have been placed on a “Shelter In Place” status. This status means that schools will be operating as usual but faculty and staff will be on a higher state of alert and additional […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND Syracuse at No. 10 Virginia Tech. In the weekend’s only matchup of teams above .500 in ACC play, the Orange — who entered Thursday night’s game against Miami at 13-5 overall […]
Officer M.R. Jennings of the Pulaski Police Department reports she has received complaints from local citizens on the following scam: Social Security Warns of a New ‘Spoofing’ Scam Fraudsters are using caller ID to make you think the agency is calling Yet another Social Security scam is surfacing. This time the […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Ed Polite Jr. had 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, Carlik Jones added 13 points with eight assists and Radford beat Charleston Southern 86-78 on Thursday night for its seventh straight Big South Conference victory. Radford (15-6) is 7-0 in Big South play for the […]