Charles Harold Vest, 80, of Dublin, VA passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. He was born on October 24, 1938 in War, WV to the late Charlie William and Gladys VanDyke Vest. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Deborah Kay Vest and […]
Pulaski County Schools will close today two hours early due to potential for inclement weather.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s top health authorities agree: Teen vaping is an epidemic that now affects some 3.6 million underage users of Juul and other e-cigarettes. But no one seems to know the best way to help teenagers who may be addicted to nicotine. E-cigarettes are now the top […]
• Composite Schedule (pdf) • Team-by-Team Schedule (pdf) • Logo Schedule (pdf) GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2019 football schedule Wednesday, and once again, it includes arguably the most challenging non-conference competition among the Power 5 conferences. • ACC teams will play more games (20) against Power 5 competition (including […]
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says a number of service members were killed Wednesday in an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria — the first instance of U.S. casualties since President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw troops from the country last month. The Islamic State […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears will live on— at least for now. The company’s chairman and largest shareholder, Eddie Lampert, won a bankruptcy auction for Sears, averting liquidation of the iconic chain, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The person agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because […]
On January 14, 2019 our dear “Billy” William M. Webb, Jr. of Draper passed from his earthly home to his heavenly one. Billy devoted his life to the service of others. He became a volunteer for the Pulaski Fire Department in 1983. He became a full-time firefighter in 1991, and […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ty Jerome got No. 4 Virginia off to just the start it needed by making a few deep 3-pointers. That opened things up for De’Andre Hunter and quickly shut things off for No. 9 Virginia Tech. Hunter scored 21 points, Kyle Guy scored 15 and Jerome […]
Democrat Donna Gray has won Tuesday’s Special Election for Commissioner of the Revenue. Below are the final unofficial vote results according to the Virginia State Board of Election. 13 precincts of 13 (100.00%) reporting Candidate Votes Percent Donna M. Gray 659 66.03% Kim L. Matthews 337 33.77% Write In 2 0.20% According to […]
Robert Danny Ratcliffe, Sr., age 71 of Dublin passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville. Born March 12, 1947 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Charlie Robert Ratcliffe & Ada Pinkard Ratcliffe. His sisters, Linda Ayers, Eva Dixon, father-in-law, Doug Williams and […]
On January 14, 2019, the Pulaski Police Department received an anonymous tip regarding the whereabouts of a wanted subject. At approximately 3:44 PM, the subject was seen leaving the residence in a vehicle by Officer W.T. Carpenter, subsequently pulled over and detained, with the assistance of Sgt. J.D. Saul and […]
Fans like to talk about the final bowl records of conferences in the effort to make claims of power and so forth. Sometimes there is some indication, usually not. This past season was a perfect example. These things are hard to judge because some bowl games are between obviously better […]