June Crutchfield Aker, 82, of Statesville, NC, passed away peacefully on her birthday, Monday, January 20, 2020 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC after a courageous battle with cancer. She was a long-term resident of Pulaski, VA and member of First United Methodist Church. Ms. Aker was […]
Gary “Boomer” Wilbert Henley, age 66 of Pulaski, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born on June 9, 1953 in Radford, and was the son of the late Dona Vires Henley and George Washington Henley. He is survived by his wife: Judy Kay […]
Robert Ernest Taylor, age 60 of Hiwassee passed away Thursday morning January 23, 2020 at his home. Born February 3, 1959 in Radford he was the son of the late Carl Dillon Taylor & Juanita Faye Kidd Taylor. Also preceded in death by his brother, Carl Dillon Taylor, Jr. and […]
This school year Pulaski County Schools has implemented restorative practices to deal with discipline in county schools. And according to a mid-year report on its success, presented by School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers, the results have been mixed. Just what is restorative practices? “To sum it up in layman’s terms, […]
Homer Ronald “Ronnie” Coake, age 75 of Draper, left this world to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday January 22, 2020. He was born on September 27, 1944 in Wythe County, and was the son of the late Nellie Fowler Coake and Homer Lawrence Coake. Ronnie graduated from Fort […]
Monday 01/27/20 Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Floyd Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Thursday 01/30/20 Boys JV Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick Henry 6 pm Friday 01/31/20 Boys Varsity Basketball: Pulaski Co. v Patrick Henry @ Salem HS (Adam Ward Classic) 7:30 pm Girls Basketball: Patrick Henry @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – As the 2020 season rolls into view and the industry prepares to hit the open roads, NASCAR and Mack Trucks announced today a multi-year extension that continues its designation as the “Official Hauler of NASCAR®.” For nearly five-years, NASCAR has logged approximately 450,000 miles annually with […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tyrece Radford made a short jumper with 0.4 seconds left in the second overtime and Virginia Tech sent North Carolina to its fifth consecutive loss, 79-77, on Wednesday night. Radford got the ball with the clock winding down after the Tar Heels tied it with 9.7 […]
Basketball is very unpredictable this season. It was bound to happen. There are reasons. The one and done stuff is hurting the overall quality of college hoops. The shocking number of transfers is hurting the quality of the sport, football too. Players are now allowed to transfer […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would allow authorities to take guns away from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others, as the state moves closer to joining a growing number of states enacting so-called “red flag” gun laws. The Democratic-led Senate voted for the […]
The Pulaski County boys basketball team fell to Salem on the road Tuesday evening, 67-59. The main culprit in the loss was Spartan Ethan English who scored 36 points on the night. Owyn Dawyot added 11 for Salem who upped its record to 9-4 on the season, […]
SALEM – The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) at its January 15 meeting in Richmond awarded a contract to widen two miles of Interstate 81 in Roanoke County. The contract for $27.3 million was awarded to Branch Civil, Inc. of Roanoke, to construct a third lane on northbound and southbound I-81 […]