RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s signature exuberance was on full display as he campaigned on Memorial Day weekend in downtown Petersburg, cracking jokes in a beauty salon, leading a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday,” and breaking into a dance on a sidewalk. “I want everybody to […]
Justin Showalter pitched Princeton WhistlePigs to victory. The righty surrendered one run on six hits over four innings, striking out four and walking zero. Taylor Catton, Tyler Dyball, and Evan Porter all put in work in relief out of the bullpen, steering their team towards the victory. Dyball recorded the last three outs to earn the save for Princeton WhistlePigs. […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zack Gelof and Kyle Teel had four hits each, Jake Gelof and Chris Newell homered, and Virginia beat Jacksonville 13-8 in a Columbia Regional elimination game on Saturday. The No. 3 regional seed Cavaliers (30-24) scored in seven of the eight innings they went to the […]
No one from the public came forward to speak or made comments online during a series of public hearings held Tuesday evening by Pulaski Town Council. Hearings were held on a proposed real estate tax rate increase, an increase in the cigarette tax, 8 percent increases in the town’s water […]
An early lead helped Danville Otterbots defeat Pulaski River Turtles 12-4 on Friday. Danville Otterbots scored on an error during CJ Cepicky‘s at bat and a single by Kellen Sarver in the first inning. Danville Otterbots notched four runs in the sixth inning. The offensive onslaught by Danville Otterbots was led by Chenar Brown and Jacob Steinberg, who each had RBIs in the inning. Jared […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — James Madison has done it again. A day after stunning top-seeded Oklahoma, the Dukes beat No. 5 Oklahoma State 2-1 on Friday night in the Women’s College World Series. After claiming the two wins against Big 12 teams within an hour of their campuses, the unseeded […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wes Clarke hit his nation-leading 23rd home run of the season and South Carolina opened the Columbia Regional with a 4-3 victory over Virginia on Friday. Clarke homered in the first to break a tie with Florida State’s Mat Nelson for the NCAA lead. South Carolina […]
The Pulaski River Turtles fell in their season opener Thursday evening in Danville, 13-1 to the Otterbots. The two teams play again Friday night.
10-Family Yard Sale on Black Hollow Road in Dublin, Friday and Saturday, June 4 and June 5. Huge flea market and yard sale with over 30 vendors at River of Life Church off Black Hollow Road and Route 100 in Dublin, Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June. 5. Look for […]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA baseball tournament, canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, opens Friday with play in 16 double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to best-of-three super regionals next week, and the final eight go to the College World Series in Omaha beginning June 19. Some of […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — James Madison looked like a Women’s College World Series regular on Thursday. It actually was the Dukes’ first trip, and they made their first game memorable. Kate Gordon hit a solo homer in the top of the eighth inning and Odicci Alexander threw a complete game […]
LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS The following individuals have been awarded a local scholarship. 1. BOBBY AND MARTHA JACKSON SCHOLARSHIP ($1,000) Kelsi Pack 2. VICKIE HOUCK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP funded by the Friends of Peak Creek, Inc ($500) Shelley Whitaker LEE COOK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP ($1000) Alex Turner BRYAN LEE AND MARY […]