Linda Darlene Nelson Wall, age 71 of Wytheville and formerly Pulaski passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home. Born February 7, 1948 in Wythe County she was the daughter of the late James Nelson & Celia Spencer Nelson. Her husband, Roy Randolph Wall, Sr., sisters, Catherine Victoria Nelson […]
The Emergency Needs Task Force (ENTF) of Pulaski County will be collecting toys and non-perishable food items to help those in need this holiday season. Tis the season of giving and we invite you to join us in our effort to help ensure a joyous holiday season for all by […]
The Draper United Methodist Church will present its Christmas program “A Service of Gifts to the Christ Child” in the sanctuary of the Draper UMC located at 3080 Greenbriar Rd. in Draper on December 15 starting at 6 p.m. After the service refreshments including hot chocolate and cookies will be […]
Kansas is back where it started the season. The preseason No. 1, the Jayhawks are again the top-ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 despite struggling to get past New Mexico State at home. Kansas received 57 first-place votes from a 65-person media panel in the poll released Monday, sliding […]
SALEM – Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) equipment operators and contractors in western Virginia have made good progress on plowing and treating interstate and primary (those roads numbered 1-599) roads this morning. Plowing on secondary roads and neighborhood streets (those numbered 600 and above) is underway throughout the region. Interstates 77, 81 […]
Due to Sunday’s heavy snow and the overnight freezing temperatures, Virginia State Police is still advising Virginians to avoid traveling Monday in the western, southern and central regions of the Commonwealth. Conditions are remain slick and challenging, and troopers continue to respond to vehicles getting stuck on and off the […]
At 6:44 p.m., Sunday, a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 81 lost control at the 94 mile marker in Pulaski County and slammed into a trooper and his patrol vehicle. Fortunately, the trooper was not injured nor was the driver of the out-of-control vehicle. This is why the Virginia State Police […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says he’s going to run for governor. Herring, a Democrat, told the Washington Post he’s planning to run in 2021. Virginia does not allow governors to seek consecutive terms, meaning current Gov. Ralph Northam cannot run for re-election. Herring is a […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Perhaps it was the snow, or the small crowd in attendance, or semester-ending exams — or maybe a combination of all three — that caused Virginia Tech to get off to a slow start against South Carolina State. Everyone, that is, except for Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Alexander-Walker […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth gave Virginia the test the Cavaliers sought when they put the Rams on their nonconference schedule. Down the stretch, Virginia passed. The Cavaliers outscored VCU 19-6 over the final 6:30, a span that saw the Rams whistled for six fouls, as the home team […]
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Jason Carter scored 19 points and Teyvion Kirk scored 17 to lead Ohio to a 78-69 victory over Radford on Saturday. Doug Taylor grabbed 16 rebounds for the Bobcats (6-3) and Ben Vander Plas scored 14 points. Four players scored in double figures for the Highlanders […]
VHSL Class 6 State Final Manchester 49, Freedom (Woodbridge) 7 VHSL Class 5 State Final Highland Springs 37, Stone Bridge 26 VHSL Class 4 State Final Woodgrove 38, Lake Taylor 33 VHSL Class 3 State Final Heritage-Lynchburg 24, Phoebus 20 VHSL Class 2 State Final Graham 31, Goochland 9 VHSL […]