Rush Farley Justice, age 89 formerly of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Skyline Nursing Center in Floyd. Born June 27, 1929 in Varney, West Virginia he was the son of the late Melvin & Margaret Flanigan Justice. His wife, Anna Lucille Cecil Justice also preceded him […]
Grace Kathryn Maxwell Glidewell, age 95 formerly of Blacksburg and Vienna, Virginia passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at the Commonwealth Senior Living Facility. Born December 21, 1922 in Milan, Missouri she was the daughter of the late Raymond Charles Maxwell & Mary Wineva McGinty Maxwell. Her husband, John Ellsworth […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson sophomore running back Travis Etienne has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Year, the league announced Wednesday. Clelin Ferrell, the Tigers’ junior defensive end, made it a Clemson sweep as he was recognized as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. The […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence and the looming bowl season have South Carolina and Virginia Tech closing their football seasons against teams that were never on their schedule. Both schools canceled games on Sept. 15 because of the storm heading for the Virginia and Carolina coastlines. Now they’ve scheduled […]
Joesph Leak Haymore, 62, of Knoxville, Tennessee went to be with his Lord and his soulmate, Brenda Haymore, on November 26, 2018 in Pulaski, Virginia at Lewis Gale Medical Center. Joe was born in Pulaski, Virginia on October 20, 1956. He was the only son of Charlie and Dorothy Haymore. […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech student who helped dump the body of a slain 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. Natalie Keepers, of Laurel, Maryland, was convicted in September of being an accessory before the fact in the 2016 death of Nicole Lovell. […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Myreon Jones scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half to lead Penn State to a 63-62 upset win over No. 13 Virginia Tech on Tuesday. Lamar Stevens added 14 points and eight rebounds and Rasir Bolton chipped in 11 points for the […]
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary of Dublin Pawn, a federal firearms licensee (FFL) in […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been sentenced to 83 years in prison for pulling a gun on two Christiansburg police officers and fighting them over the weapon. The Roanoke Times reports Burdis Gene Barker Jr. was also ordered Monday to pay $290,000 in fines. He was found […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson’s Dabo Swinney has been selected as the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Coach of the Year following the Tigers’ unbeaten regular season and fourth consecutive Atlantic Division title. Swinney led the way in balloting among a select panel of 46 media members and the league’s 14 […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has submitted its proposed work requirement plan for some Medicaid recipients to the federal government for approval. Department of Medical Assistance Services Director Jennifer Lee told lawmakers Monday that the state submitted its proposal to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week. […]
DETROIT (AP) — Even though unemployment is low, the economy is growing and U.S. auto sales are near historic highs, General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs in a major restructuring aimed at generating cash to spend on innovation. The GM layoffs come amid the backdrop of a trade wars […]