The Pulaski River Turtles used a five-run first inning and added four more in the sixth to wallop the Burlington Sock Puppets, 9-4. It was the River Turtles’ second win of the season. Sebastian Norman homered and Brady Elrod went 3-3 at the plate to lead the River Turtles. Eli […]
LewisGale Medical Center CEO Collin McLaughlin (left) and LewisGale Medical Center Emergency Services Director Dr. Zach Williams (right) present a ceremonial $10,000 check to Dr. Jack Perkins (center), founder of the Compress and Shock Foundation, during an AED and CPR training event in Roanoke. ROANOKE, Va. — More Virginians […]
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 – In wake of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s request to the federal government for expedited disaster assistance for Virginia farmers, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is part of a Virginia Congressional delegation effort to urge U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to approve expedited […]
Pulaski County High School is excited to announce the release of the 2026 Cougar Football Schedule. The upcoming season features an exciting slate of opponents, special recognition nights, and opportunities for our community to come together in support of Cougar football. We look forward to another great season of competition […]
Pulaski County’s Veterans Remembrance Ceremony will be held this year on July 4th at 12 noon in the Pulaski Theatre, located at 14 West Main Street, Pulaski, Virginia. This annual event is sponsored by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors and the Pulaski County Courthouses Exhibits Committee and is held […]
Staff Report The Burlington Sock Puppets scored 11 runs in three innings and hammered the visiting Pulaski River Turtles on Monday, 11-5. The win gives Burlington a 4-0 start on the season, while the Turtles dropped to 1-3. Pulaski had seven hits in the game and was led by second […]
Staff Report Pulaski County placed six players on the All-Region 3D First Teams in baseball, boys soccer and softball. In baseball, the Cougars had second baseman Cade Souder (sophomore) and junior outfielder Kaleb Sartin made the First Team. Junior outfielder Seth Carter was named Second Team All-Region. In boys soccer, […]
March 12, 1940 – June 7, 2026 Margaret Elizabeth Cochran (née Graves), of Dublin, Virginia, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2026, at the age of 86. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Cochran Welch; her son, Michael Jason Cochran; her sister, Julia Ann Light; her grandchildren, Amber, Matthew, […]
September 9, 1937 – June 6, 2026 Annie Lois Arnold Lyons, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at her residence surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on September 9, 1937, in Wythe County, VA to the late Deck Dillon […]
Roy W. Bowden Sr., age 71 of Dublin, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Roy was born to the late James and Evelyn Bowden. Along with his parents, Roy is preceded in death by his brothers, James “Jimmy” Bowden and David Bowden, sisters, Ruth Oliver and […]
Frank Carroll Cecil, Jr., 83, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2026 in his home in Dublin, Virginia. Frank was born on October 21, 1942 to Frank Carroll Sr. and Mary Mason (nee Greever) Cecil in Montgomery County, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Helen Cecil. Frank […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Appalachian League announced that Greeneville’s Owen ten Oever (Indiana) and Danville’s Kamden Hawks were named Player and Pitcher of the week, respectively, for the period of June 4-6. ten Oever, 18, slashed .500/.588/1.214 with a 1.803 OPS across three games for the Greeneville Flyboys en […]