Milton Lee Yopp, Jr., age 70 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born March 4, 1948 in Christiansburg, he was the son of the late Milton Lee Yopp, Sr. & Arlene Jones Yopp. Milton was a veteran of the United States Air […]
Peacefully surrounded by her family, Mrs. Margaret Gosnell Weaver, of Dublin, went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2018. She worked alongside her husband for 40 years supporting his CPA business by providing bookkeeping and administrative services. In service to the Lord, she volunteered for 15 years […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is set for a heated debate over what to do with a projected multibillion dollar windfall from last year’s federal tax overhaul. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam presented a state budget plan Tuesday that holds on to the money, arguing the extra cash is a “once […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Penny Marshall, who starred in “Laverne & Shirley” before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75. Mashall’s publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall passed away in her Hollywood Hills, Calif., home on Monday due to complications from diabetes. Marshall starred […]
Elsie Louise Stoots, age 75 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at her home. Born April 21, 1943 in Radford, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Gordon Buckland & Bessie Hill Buckland. Her husband, Charles Elderidge Stoots, son; Timothy Charles, grandson; Kenneth Robert Saunders and sister; […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas, Duke and Tennessee were 1-2-3 Monday in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week, while reigning national champion Villanova fell out for a second time. The Jayhawks earned 56 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1, a […]
A Service for the Longest Night will be held on Thursday, December 20, 7:00 pm, at First United Methodist Church in Pulaski. This community service is intended to bring light into the darkness of our lives that we experience and that can often make the Christmas season a time of […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — With his star player out indefinitely with a sprained knee and losses in three of its last four, without playing what he thought was a bad game, Clemson coach Brad Brownell felt his team needed a win Saturday to keep this season from spiraling down quickly. […]
Residents of Pulaski County have gotten what they were asking for concerning a traffic light near the new middle school. But VDOT’s approval comes with strings. Trevor Kimzey of the Gay and Neel civil engineering design firm, which has been working on the traffic light issue, provided an update on […]
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Virginia Tech handled some late pressure to earn a big victory Saturday night. The 13th-ranked Hokies withstood a second-half rally from Washington to earn a 73-61 win in the Air Force Reserve Boardwalk Classic. Nickell Alexander-Walker scored 24 points for Virginia Tech (9-1), which won […]
There will be a spaghetti supper fundraiser at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Jordan’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Funds raised at the event will go toward supporting an Eagle Scout project by Samuel Breedlove. Attendees will get spaghetti, a salad, drink and dessert – all for only $6.00
Gertrude Hazel Smith Hurst Shelton, age 91 of Pulaski and formerly of the Hiwassee Community passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the Pulaski Health Care Center. Born September 19, 1927 in Hiwassee she was the daughter of the late John David Smith & Carmell Goad Smith. Her husbands, Oscar […]