Shirley Yvonne Pagan Akers, age 82 of Barren Springs passed away Saturday morning September 22, 2018 at her home. Born January 18, 1936 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Walter Herman Pagan & Stella Mae Jones Pagan. Her husband, Hobert Charlie Akers (2011), brothers, Ray, Wayne and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kyle Busch is starting to wonder why he even spends time trying to qualify well at Richmond Raceway. Five months after winning the spring race on the 0.75-mile oval from the 32nd starting spot, Busch did even better Saturday night, winning from 39th to complete a […]
Dillard Ray Freeman, age 59 of Radford passed away Friday, September 21, 2018 at the Waddell Nursing & Rehab Center in Galax. Born June 28, 1959 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Ernest Carl Freeman & Helen Eugene Linville Freeman. His brothers, Douglas Carlyle Freeman, Pastor George […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — This was supposed to be a relatively easy road trip for Virginia Tech. Cross the state, connect with some its fans and maybe a few recruits there, and pick up a routine victory against Old Dominion. The Monarchs and their backup quarterback turned the Hokies first […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — As he watched his quarterback, already dealing with a dislocated finger, hurdle over a Louisville defender, Virginia senior wide receiver Joe Reed insisted he wasn’t worried about Bryce Perkins. “I want him to do what he does,” Reed said. “We don’t want to put any limitations […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ryan Newman will drive full-time for Roush-Fenway Racing in the No. 6 Ford next season in NASCAR’s Cup series. The team announced the move Saturday at Richmond Raceway, hours before the second race of the playoffs. Newman did not make the playoffs. He has driven the […]
Roanoke– Pulaski County won its fourth straight football game and moved to 4-1 on the season with a 34-0 shellacking of Cave Spring Friday at Bogle Field. The Knights dropped to 2-3 on the season and were never in the game, and so dominating was the Cougar defense Cave […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski has pushed NASCAR’s “Big Three” aside at the start of the playoffs and shaken up the championship picture with nine races left in the season. Keselowski’s victory last week at Las Vegas in the opening round of the 10-race playoffs was his third straight […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kevin Harvick won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Harvick turned a lap at 121.880 mph on Friday night to edge hometown favorite Denny Hamlin, whose best lap came at 121.847 mph. After several years as the last opportunity for drivers […]
Amelia County 41, Bluestone 10 Appomattox 49, Dan River 33 Arcadia 48, Broadwater Academy 0 Atlee 28, Armstrong 18 Blacksburg 24, Salem 21 Bluefield, W.Va. 60, Tazewell 18 Broad Run 41, Rock Ridge 0 Brookville 23, Amherst County 0 Brunswick 14, Windsor 7 Buckingham County 19, Nottoway 3 C.D. Hylton […]
Suzette Lynn “Missy” Atkins, 47, of Roanoke, passed away Tuesday, Sept 18th2018 at her home. She was born on December 3rd 1970 in Dover, DE and was the daughter of Larry E. Atkins, Sr. of Sumter, SC and Suzanne Gray Atkins of Roanoke. She graduated from Pulaski County High School […]
Virginia Tech is finally getting back on the football field after an unexpected week off because of Hurricane Florence, and the No. 13 Hokies are eager to see if the extra work they did will pay off. The Hokies (2-0) will face Old Dominion (0-3) at the Monarchs’ Foreman Field […]