SALEM – With a winter weather event forecasted to bring western Virginia snow or freezing rain on Saturday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is preparing to plow and treat roads this weekend. Motorists are urged to monitor weather forecasts, avoid driving during the height of the […]
Ellis Allen Roseberry, age 89 of Claytor Lake, died Friday morning January 11, 2019 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born at the Roseberry home-place on October 29, 1929 and was the son of the late Bertha Farmer Roseberry and William M. Roseberry. Ellis was retired from Burlington […]
Rosetta Faye Hodge Gallimore, age 74 of Newbern passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Facility, Dublin. Born July 4, 1944 in Carroll County she was the daughter of the late George Gordon Hodge & Myrtle Faye Viars Hodge. Two brothers, Kelsey and Stanley Hodge also […]
From the National Weather Service …Snow to wintry mix expected this weekend… .A storm system moving out of the mid-Mississippi Valley will affect a large part of the area with wintry weather, beginning Saturday and lasting into early Sunday night. Areas north of Route 460 are expected to see predominantly […]
NRCC has made the decision to cancel the NRCC Jamboree for scheduled for Saturday night, Jan. 12, due to forecasted inclement weather conditions in the area.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ed Polite Jr. and Carlik Jones scored 16 points apiece as Radford beat South Carolina Upstate 79-72 on Thursday night. Polite sank 6 of 10 shots to help the Highlanders shoot 56 percent from the floor for the game and he added seven rebounds. Jones notched […]
Barbara Ann Price, 74 passed away January 7, 2019. She was born October 2, 1944 in Rocky Mount, NC. to Delmer Quesenberry and Cordelia Burnett Quesenberry who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Richard E. Price and her two sons […]
RICHMOND — Virginians are divided on whether they would support legislation to train schoolteachers and administrators to be armed on school grounds, according to a poll conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University. “It was almost split right down the middle,” said Robyn McDougle, director for the Center for Public Policy in VCU’s L. […]
There has been talk of the quarterbacks, the offensive and defensive fronts. Where did the advantage come from in Monday night’s national championship game? Fact is there was no particular area where Clemson had an advantage. The Tigers were better everywhere. How about 30-3 the final three quarters, and a […]
BOSTON (AP) — Mamadi Diakite matched his career-high with 18 points, De’Andre Hunter also scored 18 and No. 4 Virginia remained unbeaten with an 83-56 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night. Ty Jerome added 13 points and Kyle Guy 10 for the Cavaliers (14-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). With […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Ahmed Hill never doubted Virginia Tech would start to make some baskets. It took all night, but the Hokies finally got what they needed. “I know we missed a lot of shots, but in the end we found a way to win,” Hill said. “That’s kind of […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam called on lawmakers Wednesday to raise teacher pay and give tax breaks to low-income families during his yearly address to the General Assembly. The Democratic governor also pitched the Republican-controlled legislature on decriminalizing possession of marijuana, extending high-speed internet access in rural […]