CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia had every reason to come out flat against Liberty, especially with a showdown looming next Friday against arch-rival and 25th-ranked Virginia Tech with a chance to win the ACC’s Coast Division championship for the first time in program history. That the Cavaliers overcame that challenge, […]
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Virginia wasn’t hitting its long-range shots against Massachusetts and the Cavaliers’ best player was on the bench for almost half of the game. But Braxton Key scored 16 points and Virginia used its stifling defense to hand UMass its first loss of the season, 58-46, on […]
Lynchburg– Pulaski County’s outstanding 2019 football season ended Friday night at City Stadium in Lynchburg. The Cougars fell to a talented E.C. glass team, 27-10. But the final score is not indicative of the game. With 1:04 left to play the Hilltoppers only led, 14-10, and the go ahead […]
VHSL Region Semifinal Class 6 Region A Oscar Smith 20, Landstown 16 Thomas Dale 36, Ocean Lakes 6 Region B Colonial Forge 42, Patriot 21 Massaponax 45, Freedom (Woodbridge) 42 Region C Lake Braddock 30, Mount Vernon 24, OT South County 34, T.C. Williams 0 Region D Westfield 42, South […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Christiansberg resident Rachel Sutphin mourns the loss of two men’s lives every day: her father, Cpl. Eric Sutphin and his killer, William Morva. Morva murdered Sutphin, who worked for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, in Blacksburg on Aug. 6, 2006. On Thursday, Sutphin joined other families […]
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Nate Kennell finished with 20 points as Bradley topped Radford 70-61 on Friday night. Kennell made 8 of his 13 shots, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, for the Braves (4-1). Darrell Brown chipped in with 14 points and five assists. Elijah Childs snagged 12 […]
Virginia is on upset alert heading into its game against Liberty. The Flames (6-4) are one victory away from becoming bowl eligible for the first time in program history. The Cavaliers (7-3), meanwhile, have already secured a bowl spot and after hosting Liberty will take on No. 25 Virginia Tech […]
Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley Truck plant in Dublin will lay off some 700 employees in January. Word of the layoff began surfacing late today as WARN notices of the impending layoff began going out to second shift workers. Franky Marchand, Vice President and General Manager of the […]
The Pulaski Police Department, in partnership with the Radford Police Department, has been awarded a total of $42,927 in grant funding to purchase new body worn cameras for sworn members of these agencies. The U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, solicited law enforcement agencies nationwide for project […]
Hoite McGill Sullivan, 88, of Pulaski, VA, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019. Born August 28, 1931, in Pulaski, to James Edward Sullivan and Elizabeth (Black) Sullivan, the youngest of their thirteen children. Growing up he was a prankster, known for toppling outhouses and even derailing a coal train. […]
James F. Smith, 70 of Dublin, VA was called home by our Lord and Savior on November 19, 2019. He was born in Tazewell Co. VA on August 2, 1949 and was the son of Clyde Eugene Smith and Beatrice McCoy Smith. He was also preceded in death by brothers, […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Nahiem Alleyne scored 20 points to lead Virginia Tech to a 100-64 victory over Delaware State on Wednesday. Alleyne hit 7 of 11 from the floor, including five 3-pointers, and Jalen Cone added 17 points to help the Hokies (5-0) extend their home nonconference winning streak […]