Usually when the region playoffs get underway to wins come harder, but not Friday night at Pulaski County High School. The Cougar girls basketball team dropped the hammer big time on GW-Danville, 62-28 in the quarter finals of the Class 4,Region D Tournament. The Cougars move to 17-6 on the […]
Rebecca (Becky) Ann Slate Dehart went too her heavenly home on February 18, 2020. Becky was born on June 24, 1959. Preceded in death are her parent’s. C.R. (Rex) and Ida Bell Viers Slate. Her brothers Billy and Jerry Slate. Brother in law Rodney (Shep) Sheppard, sister in law, Libby […]
Jeanette Lynn Webb Rhile, age 47 of Advance, NC and formerly of Pulaski passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at her home. Born February 28, 1972 in Radford she was the daughter of Robert “Bob” Webb & Janet Surratt Webb. Jeanette was a 1993 Graduate of Virginia Tech. She was […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Travis Fields, Jr. had a season-high 22 points as Radford won its eighth consecutive game, beating UNC-Asheville 79-64 on Thursday night. Fields, Jr. made 5 of 7 3-pointers. Carlik Jones had 18 points and eight assists for Radford (18-9, 13-2 Big South Conference). Devonnte Holland added […]
Joyce Gallimore Thompson, 89, of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2020. She was born January 5, 1931 in Pulaski County, and was the daughter of the late McKinley Gallimore and Nancy Ellen Richardson Gallimore. Joyce grew up in Pulaski, attended Pulaski High School, married her high school sweetheart Lilbern […]
Mollie Ann Carper Hite, age 89 of Max Meadows passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Pulaski Health & Rehab Center. Born October 25, 1930 in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late James William Dobbins & Georgia Jones Dobbins. Her grandsons, Dakota, Sean and sisters, Martha […]
Cold temperatures expected to create icy roads overnight and into Friday SALEM – With light snow in the forecast for portions of western Virginia, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is advising drivers to travel with extra caution today as snow may cover roads in some areas. Pavement temperatures are above freezing, […]
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast West Virginia. .DAY ONE…Today and tonight. Light snow accumulations today may impact travel. Accumulations are expected to be less than 1 inch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Friday through Wednesday. Patches of residual refrozen […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Retail giant Amazon is planning to open a new warehouse and delivery center in Virginia. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that Amazon is planning a new facility in Prince George County that will create up to 150 new jobs. Amazon has built several warehouses in Virginia […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Miami and Virginia Tech played 15 extra minutes of basketball Wednesday night. For the ‘Canes, the effort was certainly worth it. Kameron McGusty scored five of his 21 points in the third overtime to lead Miami to a 102-95 triple-overtime victory over the Hokies in the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia appears to finally have found some answers to its season-long search for offensive weapons, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Braxton Key and Kihei Clark scored 17 points each, Tomas Woldetensae and Jayy Huff added 14 apiece and Mamadi Diakite had 10 […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, two days after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released a photo of Newman leaving a Daytona Beach hospital holding the hands of his two young daughters. The […]