The River Turtles were pounded last night in Bluefield by the Ridge Runners, 16-5. The loss drops Pulaski to 12-13 on the season. Pulaski heads to Burlington tonight and Friday to take on the tough Sock Puppets who currently are 19-6 on the season. The River Turtles return home Saturday and Sunday to face the […]
Margaret Irene Eads Handy, age 85 of Dublin, died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Wytheville on September 5, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Gordie Gay Johnson Eads and the late Oscar Glen Eads. She retired after many years with Inland Motors in Radford. In addition to […]
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Fire Programs-State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) urges Virginians ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend to leave fireworks to the professionals. In general, any firework that explodes, moves on the ground or in the air, or shoots a projectile is illegal in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Only “permissible […]
Mary Margaret Thomas-Shortt, age 59 of Dublin passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 at her home. Born February 18, 1963 in Harford County, MD, she was the daughter of Sam and Jewell “Jean” Burke. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ed and Margaret Shupe. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked in […]
RICHMOND, Va. – The Interstate 81 Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 1 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, 110 Shenandoah Ave. NW, Roanoke, Va. 24016. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person, or review meeting materials online and […]
Christiansburg, Virginia; June 28, 2022: The New River Valley’s 9th Annual GiveLocalNRV Giving Day raised $508,531 for 95 nonprofits serving the region on Wednesday, June 22. Run by the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV), this event raises money and awareness for a variety of nonprofits serving the New River Valley. This year, […]
RICHMOND – Virginia’s official and only comprehensive report on local and statewide crime figures for 2021, titled Crime in Virginia, is now available online at the Virginia State Police website on the VSP CJIS Data Analysis & Reporting Team page. Crime in Virginia continues to provide precise rates and occurrences of crimes committed in towns, […]
Pulaski beat Bluefield 11-9 Tuesday night to get to .500 on the season. The River Turtles are now 12-12 on the season. Pulaski scored two runs in the top of the ninth to take the victory. They take on Ridge Runners again Wednesday night in the “Air Conditioned City.”
Betty Irene Steele, age 76, of Pulaski, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday June 28, 2022. Betty was born in 1945 in West Virginia and grew up surrounded by a large family of 8 other siblings. She was preceded in death by her Husband, Franklin Delano Steele; Father, Claude Lesslie Martin; and sister, […]
RICHMOND – Independence Day traditions include backyard barbecues, festivals, family gatherings and fireworks. To keep all those living, working, visiting and traveling through Virginia safe during the extended holiday weekend, the Virginia State Police is encouraging Virginians to play it smart and plan ahead to ensure everyone on the road is safe and sober. “Summer […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday a new football scheduling model that will go into effect beginning with the 2023 season. The new model is based on a 3-5-5 structure whereby each team will play three primary opponents annually and face the other 10 league teams twice during the four-year cycle, […]
Ernest Lee Taylor, age 85 of Pulaski, died Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Highland Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Dublin. “I have fought a good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith!” He was born on November 10, 1936 in Montcalm, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Loessie Hill […]
Peyton Garrett Blankenship, age 18, of Pulaski, was called home Friday June 24, 2022. The Good Lord and his paternal grandparents, Draper and Margaret Anderson and several other family members were there, arms wide open for him. It is undeniable that he departed this world, as devastation rang throughout the family and friends. He was […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the County Administration Building, Third Street, Pulaski. See the meeting agenda here: June 27 BOS Meeting Agenda
A Wythe County man drown in the New River Saturday. According to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, the department responded Saturday, June 25 around 4:43 p.m. to the 8500 block of Parrott River Road in reference to a possible drowning. Through investigation it was determined that Daniel Shultz, 71 of Wythe County was floating down […]
At 2:34 p.m. on Saturday (June 25), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 52 a half-mile north of Route 664. A 1998 Ford Explorer was traveling south on Route 52 when it entered a curve in the road. The vehicle then ran off the left side of the road, traveled down […]