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 […]
The Calfee Park Baseball ownership group today announced the promotion of Betsy Haugh to Pulaski Yankees General Manager, with Christina Edney stepping up into a new role as Sports Marketing Director for Motor Mile Entertainment. Haugh, a native of Earlysville, Va., was the Yankees’ Assistant General Manager in 2018, her […]
Trina Nelson Rupe, 63, of Pulaski, VA passed from this earthly life into her heavenly home on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. She was born in Pulaski on August 15, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Harvey L. and Helen Tilley Nelson, of Pulaski. Having served as the Commissioner […]
Tuesday 09/04/18 Volleyball: Pulaski Co. @ Chrisitansburg JV @ 5:30, Varsity to FollowThursday 09/06/18 JV Football: Pulaski Co. @ Abingdon 7 pmMiddle School Football: Pulaski Co. @ Abingdon 5:30 pmVolleyball: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to FollowFriday 09/07/18 Varsity Football: Abingdon @ Pulaski Co. 7 pmSaturday […]
August 28, 2018, at approximately 1:10 P. M., Corporal C. J. Dickerson responded to a report of shoplifting at the Fast Shop located at 1245 Lee Highway. Corporal Dickerson located the individual suspected in the theft. During the subsequent investigation, Corporal Dickerson and Officer P. A. Linkous discovered merchandise from […]
Things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 1:GAME OF THE WEEKNo. 19 Florida State hosts No. 20 Virginia Tech. The lone conference matchup of the opening weekend matches two of the league’s four Top 25 teams. Willie Taggart makes his debut as Seminoles coach, returning to the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When he was coach at South Florida in 2015, Willie Taggart looked across the field to the Florida State sideline at Doak Campbell Stadium and wondered what it would be like to be the Seminoles’ coach.Taggart will find out Monday night when he makes his Florida […]
Virginia State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation Wytheville Field Office initiated an investigation on Aug. 21, 2018 following a reported sexual assault. On Aug. 27, 2018, Kevin M. Buckland, 46, of Rich Creek, Va. was arrested on charges of rape and abduction. The investigation revealed that Buckland (pictured) engaged in […]