The Pulaski Yankees used a big seventh inning to complete their comeback win Friday night and win the three game series against the Bluefield Blue Jays by a score of 9-3. Despite the final score, this game was a pitcher’s duel for the first five innings. Yankees starting pitcher Jhonatan […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder is pushing back against sexual harassment allegations made by a student six decades his junior. Wilder thanked his supporters and called the allegations “baseless” in a tweet Friday. His comments came a day after The Washington Post reported on a […]
Gary Dale Cole, age 63 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born September 24, 1955 in Pulaski to the late Oakley Cole and Catherine Spence Cole. He was also preceded in death by a son, Tony Richardson; one sister, Elizabeth Spence and […]
On July 11, 2019 Radford City Police Officer C.R. Benson attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu in the 500 block Rock Road in the City of Radford. The driver of the vehicle began to elude the officer, and a pursuit was initiated by the officer.
The Pulaski Yankees jumped out to an early lead and never took their foot off the gas as the offense erupted for eight runs thanks to two home runs and Pulaski topped Bluefield 8-1 on Thursday night at Calfee Park. The win helped the Yankees even the series with Bluefield […]
Robert “Bob” Lamp served from 1941 to 1945 in the Army Air Corps during World War II. During his time of service he was an airplane mechanic and an instructor on the B24’s and B25’s. After he came out of the military, he went to work at Corning Glass in […]
“Now there is fruit on our tree. We’re not speaking theoretically when we say we are growing,” stated Mayflower Christian Academy director Javier Mattos. Mattos was standing in front of the hand-painted learning tree mural that dominates the lobby of the academy; and using the tree as a metaphor to […]
On Thursday, July 11, 2019, a total of 28 officers comprised of the Pulaski Police Department, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Dublin Police Department, and the Pulaski Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, in a collaborative effort, served 22 indictments and two outstanding warrants in the Town of Pulaski, Pulaski County, and Dublin. The […]
Clarence James Junior, of Newbern, born March 14, 1964, passed away July 4, 2019. He is survived by three sons, Joshua Adams, Clarence Adams and Aldron Adams; two granddaughters, Precious and Chrissyn Adams. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald James and Howard Haley; his mother, Essie Mae […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An investigation has found that former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder did kiss a university student 66 years younger than he is without her consent. But The Washington Post reports that the investigation also cleared Wilder of three other allegations the student made, of sexual exploitation, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference on Thursday announced a new six-year bowl lineup, beginning in 2020, which includes the addition of the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl and the newly created bowl game in Boston. The lineup features bowl games across the country with outstanding matchups […]
Josie Nevaeh Burleson, 3, of Barren Springs, went into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. She was a beautiful little girl who loved playing outside. Josie will be remembered in the hearts of her parents, Travis Marvin Burleson and Kimberly Dawn Franklin-Moore; brothers, Dustin White and Ronnie […]