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 […]
Pulaski County staged a huge rally early in the season, coming from 23-points down to defeat Graham at home. Saturday evening in Bluefield was the return match. It didn’t go as well. The G-Men used a balanced scoring effort to defeat the Cougars, 71-60. The loss dropped Pulaski […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored a career-high 33 points plus 10 assists as Radford edged past Hampton 83-79 on Saturday. Jones was 12-for-22 shooting and 7-for-9 at the foul line. Travis Fields, Jr. had 11 points for Radford (11-9, 6-2 Big South Conference), which bounced back from consecutive […]
BOSTON (AP) — Jairus Hamilton scored a career-high 23 points, Jay Heath added 15 points and Boston College snapped a four-game losing with a 61-56 victory over Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon. Jared Hamilton had his only two baskets of the game in the final 3½ minutes for the Eagles (10-10, […]
Lilbern Owen “Bud” Thompson, 90, of Pulaski passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. Born December 21, 1929 in Carroll County, and was the son of the late Sherman Lee Thompson and Lula May Guynn Thompson. Bud grew up in Pulaski, graduated from Pulaski High School in 1948, and married his […]