BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech running back Deshawn McClease says he’s leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. McClease made the announcement Monday on Twitter. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound redshirt junior ran for 843 yards and seven touchdowns this season, including 126 yards and a touchdown in the Hokies’ […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Another round of furloughs is impacting Norfolk Southern Corp. employees in Roanoke. A company spokesperson told TV station WDBJ its mechanical department announced furloughs Monday for fewer than 70 employees in Roanoke, and said the furloughs are “consistent with the railroad’s organizational realignment and current business […]
Russell Owen Mitchell, 83 of Pulaski, went to be with the Lord January 5, 2020. He was born in Pulaski, on January 2, 1937 and was the son of the late Wilmer Banks Mitchell and Ardith B. Mitchell. He was a former manager of Highland Memory Gardens, a United States […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats in Virginia are looking to advance a history-making agenda when the General Assembly convenes Wednesday that could change how Virginians vote, the type of guns they can buy and the crimes for which they can be jailed. Quick action is expected on a number of […]
Will push expanded early voting, Election Day as a state holiday RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced legislative proposals to implement early voting and make Election Day a state holiday. If passed, these important measures will make it easier for Virginians to exercise their right to vote. “Voting is a fundamental […]
A new Pulaski County Board of Supervisors was sworn in this morning by Clerk of Court Maetta Crewe during a ceremony at the County Administration Building. Each of the supervisors were elected in November to serve four-year terms. Comprising the new board are (from left) John Travis, Massie District; Joe […]
1 Gonzaga (54) 16-1 1,607 1 2 Duke (9) 13-1 1,545 2 3 Kansas (2) 11-2 1,513 3 4 Baylor 11-1 1,386 6 5 Auburn 13-0 1,317 8 6 Butler 14-1 1,181 11 7 San Diego State 15-0 1,130 13 8 Michigan State 12-3 1,129 14 9 Oregon 12-3 1,075 […]
Christiansburg Police charged a man with driving under the influence Saturday night after he struck a pedestrian on North Franklin Street. Stuart Hal Goldstein, 56, of Radford, was driving a 2013 Audi northbound on North Franklin Street, when his vehicle struck a man near Walmart at about 8 p.m. Clarence […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 26 points and made five assists and Radford beat High Point 73-62 in Saturday’s Big South Conference opener for both teams. Jones converted all 10 of his free throw attempts. Travis fields Jr. scored 16 points with four assists and two steals and […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark’s primary job as Virginia’s point guard is to set up teammates for opportunities to score. For one game, at least, the sophomore served as the primary scorer for the No. 19 Cavaliers. Clark scored a career-best 18 points to lead Virginia to a 65-39 […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — United Methodist Church leaders from around the world and across ideological divides unveiled a plan Friday for a new conservative denomination that would split from the church in an attempt to resolve a decades-long dispute over gay marriage and gay clergy. The proposal, called “A Protocol […]
The Pulaski County girls basketball team elevated its record to 5-5 Friday evening in the “Twyla Showalter Invitational” at Spotswood High with a big, 64-40 victory over Wilson Memorial. The Cougars jumped to a quick 11-point, 25-14 lead at the end of the first quarter […]