CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bryce Perkins ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 185 yards and two more scores as Virginia beat Richmond 42-13 in the opener for both teams on Saturday night.Perkins, a junior college transfer who arrived last January, overcame a 72-yard interception return for […]
High-ranking prospects began to pepper Appalachian League rosters toward the end of the regular season. Bluefield played that game as well, bringing first-rounder Jordan Groshansinto the fold on Aug. 17. The eighth-ranked Blue Jays prospect scuffled in 11 games before the postseason but showed what he can provide when the breakout inevitably came. […]
One of Pulaski’s anchor businesses, Downtown Exxon, is experiencing a changing of the guard. For over 30 years, brothers Barry and Buddy Collins have been operating the Downtown Exxon Service Station and Downtown Exxon Fuel Delivery Service. They started their business with a mere 40 customers and expanded their base […]
Kaylee Corvin, a cosmetology student at Pulaski County High School in Dublin, Va., was elected to serve as vice president of the high school division of SkillsUSA. Corvin, who is from Pulaski, Va., was elected through a formal elections process in the SkillsUSA House of Delegates during the 54th annual […]
Roanoke– Pulaski County ran it well, passed it well, kicked it well, and the defense pitched a shutout. It doesn’t get much better than 51-0 for your first victory of the season and the Cougars dropped the hammer on William Fleming on the road Friday night. After a sluggish […]
Abingdon 45, Gate City 13 Amelia County 47, Brunswick 12 Appomattox 35, Rustburg 7 Atlantic Shores Christian 35, Hargrave Military 0 Atlee 21, Deep Run 13 Auburn 49, Craig County 0 Bishop Ireton 28, St. Albans, D.C. 10 Brooke Point 30, King George 3 Brookville 52, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 0 Buckingham […]
Pulaski Democrats will meet on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 45 Third St. NW, Pulaski, Virginia 24301. The meeting will be in the General District Court Room. The agenda includes discussion of the fall campaigns, yard signs, Pulaski Fest, and the upcoming election […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — About one million Virginians are expected to travel over Labor Day weekend, and AAA Mid-Atlantic estimates more than 5,600 of them will have vehicle breakdowns.AAA says the busiest times this weekend will likely be Friday afternoon as travelers mix in with commuters. Monday afternoon is also […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Try walking a mile in these shoes.The Roanoke Times reports a Virginia shoe store lost mostly shoes designed for the right foot over the course of two break-ins this summer.Clean Soles operator Rob Wickham says his two-year-old sneaker store was raided by two people on July […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bronco Mendenhall remembers the day reality set in at Virginia.Two years ago, the Cavaliers played their first game with Mendenhall against FCS-level Richmond. Virginia didn’t just lose the game, but got manhandled, absorbing a 37-20 defeat on the way to winning just two of 12 games.“It’s […]
Old Route 100 Road (Possum Hollow) between Rock House and Conrad’s Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7 and 8 7 a.m. until ? Rain or shine Tools, books, household items, furniture – too much to list here.
No. 20 Virginia Tech (9-4 last season) at No. 19 Florida State (7-6), Monday, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)Line: Florida State by 7½.Series record: Florida State leads 23-12-1.WHAT’S AT STAKE?Florida State opens the Willie Taggart Era with a top-25 matchup. It’s the first time since 2009, when the Seminoles played Miami […]