Janie Hurd Akers, age 75, of Pulaski, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. Janie was born on May 15, 1950 to Lawna Harkrader Hurd and Nathaniel “Ape-Eye” Hurd, Jr. A graduate of the Pulaski High School class of 1968, she went on to […]
Maria Miranda Martin moved to her heavenly home on October 17, 2025. Maria was born July 10, 1934 in Angra do Heroismo, Portugal. She lived most of her life in Pulaski, Virginia and attended the Pulaski Church of God for many years. Maria was preceded in death by her parents […]
SALEM – With a weekend full of racing, drivers should expect an increased volume of traffic in the vicinity of Martinsville Speedway on Thursday, October 23, Friday, October 24, Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, October 26. For the race being held on Sunday, October 26, the Virginia Department of Transportation […]
RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has recently received reports of groups of dead black vultures across the state including several counties in Southwest Virginia. Preliminary testing indicates that the likely cause is H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Although disease activity is currently centered in […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The Landowners of Claytor Lake (LOCL) held their first meeting Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Pulaski County Innovation Center with the goal of forming a coalition to represent the interests of property owners on Claytor Lake. The need to form LOCL stems from a series […]
By TOM EWING Professor of History, Virginia Tech (etewing@vt.edu) Project Director: Bike 76 VA (https://bike76-va.vt.domains/home/) Almost fifty years ago, cyclists participating in the Bikecentennial rode through Virginia, including a twenty-mile section in Pulaski County. The route established in 1976, which is still marked as US Bicycle Route 76, enters Pulaski […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing Board members and staff for Pulaski County Public Schools were joined Tuesday by town and county officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the school board’s new offices at the former Northwood Elementary School. The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce provided the […]
By DANIELLE REID Patriot Publishing During a ceremony in Dublin on Saturday, Oct. 11, Volvo Trucks North America President Peter Voorhoeve presented the keys to an all-new VNL 860 to Cheryl Wilson, executive director for Virginia’s American Revolution 250 Commission (VA250). Present at the ceremony was U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The weather was just about perfect for this year’s Newbern Fall Festival, as thousands came to Pulaski County’s oldest village last Saturday and Sunday to stroll down the mile long stretch of Newbern’s historic Wilderness Road. “The fall festival was quite successful,” said Andy McCready […]
By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service TALLADEGA, Ala. – In a typically dramatic push to the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway checkered flag, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe made a last lap pass on the frantic-field to claim victory in Sunday’s YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race and earn his […]
Claris Dawn Edwards Gallimore, age 84 of Pulaski passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born May 16, 1941 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Simon & Arminta Ruth Cook Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her husband Walter Carner Gallimore […]
Maxine Thurmon Ciampi, age 88 of Pearisburg, died Saturday, October 18, 2025 at home. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700