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 […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Bryce Perkins has shown himself to be a dynamic runner and an accurate passer in his first three starts for Virginia, and the transfer quarterback feels like the Cavaliers have hardly scratched the surface of their potential. Virginia (2-1) hopes to be clicking on all cylinders […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A jury found a former Virginia Tech student guilty Thursday for her role in the death of a 13-year-old girl two years ago. Jurors will return to court Friday to hear statements and decide on a sentence for Natalie Keepers, The Roanoke Times reported. Keepers, from […]
Rose Ann Coffey, 65, of Pulaski, heard the savior call her home on September the 19th, 2018. She took His hand and entered heaven, far from the trouble of this world. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend to many and was loved by all who knew her. She […]
A date has now been set for a special election to fill the post of Commissioner of the Revenue in Pulaski County. According to Pulaski County Registrar Kathy Webb, the county requested the Circuit Court set a special election to fill the unexpired term of former Commissioner Trina Rupe, who […]