It’s a bye week for Pulaski County football and it probably couldn’t have come at a better time following Friday night’s heartbreaking loss in their home opener against James Wood, 34-33. “Pretty bitter taste considering how hard our kids fought,” said head coach Mark Dixon about the game. “I thought […]
The Board of Directors of the Pepper’s Ferry Regional Wastewater Treatment Authority is pleased to announce the selection of Ryan L. Hendrix as the Authority’s next Executive Director. Hendrix follows the previous Executive Director, Clarke Wallcraft, who is retiring on November 1, 2021 after 18 years of leadership and service […]
GRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are set to square off in Virginia’s first gubernatorial debate of the general election season, in a race that is being closely watched as a possible indicator of voter sentiment heading into the 2022 national midterm elections. The two […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin each raised more than $11 million in the last two months, but Youngkin loaned his campaign an additional $4.5 million to give himself a significant advantage, according to the most recent campaign-finance reports. The $4.5 million Youngkin, […]
QR codes are secure and private for users, easy for businesses RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Health today announced the addition of QR codes – a type of barcode that can be scanned with smartphones – to Virginia COVID-19 vaccination records. QR codes – short for “quick response” – are commonly […]
Atlantic Coast Conference teams have some work to do when they step up in competition and play football programs from other Power Five leagues. Through two weeks of the season, some ACC teams have expectedly dominated lower division programs, but the ACC is just 2-6 against Power Five teams — […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia coach Neal Brown is making no promises to fans clamoring for more from dual-threat backup quarterback Garrett Greene. Greene had an impressive 2021 debut, giving a needed boost to the Mountaineers’ running game against a Championship Subdivision opponent. But whether he sees action Saturday […]
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will start offering walk-in services three days per week starting Oct. 5 after not offering those services since May of last year For nearly a year and a half, the DMV has only offered services with an appointment. After the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fearful of Donald Trump’s actions in his final weeks as president, the United States’ top military officer twice called his Chinese counterpart to assure him that the two nations would not suddenly go to war, a senior defense official said Tuesday after the conversations were described in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fearful of Donald Trump’s actions in his final weeks as president, the United States’ top military officer twice assured his Chinese counterpart that the two nations would not go to war, according to a forthcoming book. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley told Gen. […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente says tight end James Mitchell will have knee surgery and miss the rest of the season following an injury suffered Saturday. Mitchell, the preseason All-ACC first-team tight end, took a low hit on a run from the 2-yard line and in […]
SCOREBOARD Monday, Sept. 13 Baltimore at Las Vegas, 8:20 p.m. EDT. Lamar Jackson will look to lead the Ravens to their sixth straight season-opening win. They’ll have to do it with a backfield hit by season-ending injuries to J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill. Meanwhile, Derek Carr and the […]