There are 95 counties and 38 independent cities in Virginia. As of Wednesday, the local governing bodies in 84 of those counties and nine of the cities had passed either sanctuary or supportive Second Amendment resolutions. Pulaski County is now one of those counties following Monday night’s unanimous passage of […]
The Draper Historic District has been added to the state’s list of historic sites. At their meeting Dec. 12, the Board of Historic Resources and the State Review Board met to consider new nominations of historic sites for listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) and the National Register of […]
Barbara Diane Blevins Southern, 64, passed away at her home in Dublin on Monday, December 16, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Blevins and Kandace Martin; sisters, Helen Light, JoAnn Hughes and Linda Holston; and brother, Donald Blevins. Survivors include her daughter, Tammy Andrews; grandchildren, Kurstin […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett still ranks as the NCAA’s career leader in 3-point shooting percentage at 49.7%, so he might be more able to tell his players what not to do to get themselves out of a shooting slump. The players take his words to heart. […]
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Reggie Perry had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead Mississippi State past Radford 77-68 on Wednesday. The Bulldogs (8-2) also received a double-double from Abdul Ado, who had season highs with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Robert Woodard also had 17 points and nine rebounds […]
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting no on the articles of impeachment against President Trump: “House Democrats voted today to impeach the President. They impeached President Trump over disputes between the executive branch and the legislative branch that occur in many administrations. […]
With his health declining, Herman Boone was still mapping out football strategy as if he were about to walk the sidelines one more time. “His daughter said the other night he asked for a clipboard. He started drawing plays,” said Aly Khan Johnson, an assistant on Boone’s staff in 1972. […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court Presiding Judge Rosemary M. Collyer condemned the misconduct regarding surveillance applications into the Trump campaign uncovered by Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz: “The Justice Department’s inspector general found numerous abuses of the FISA […]
Thursday 12/26/19 Varsity Girls Basketball: PC v TBD @ Boo Williams Tournament (Hampton) Friday 12/27/19 Varsity Boys Basketball: PC v George Wythe @ Fort Chiswell Christmas Tournament 8:30 pm JV Boys Basketball: PC v George Wythe @ Fort Chiswell Christmas Tournament 1:45 pm Varsity Girls Basketball: PC v TBD @ Boo Williams […]
By Dan Callahan The Patriot You’ve heard it before. People usually just call it coach speak. The team is down, way down, seemingly out of the game. But the coach says keep playing hard, keep making one play at a time, one stop at a time, stay in […]
Nellie Ruth Compton Donley, age 89 of Pulaski passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. Born September 27, 1930 in Ameagle, West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Paul Harrison Compton & Virginia May Cobbler Compton. Her husband, Billy Jones Donley, Sr., daughters, Helen […]
Maxine Porter Dotson, 84 of Dublin, Va. died Monday afternoon, Dec. 16, 2019 in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. She was born in Wythe County on March 5, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Porter. She was also preceded in death by two brothers […]