Fast, Secure and On Your Phone: Now Accepted at the Virginia Highlands Festival, TSA, DMV and More RICHMOND, Va. — Following successful regional rollouts across the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has officially expanded Virginia Mobile ID to Southwest Virginia, making it available for use across the state. […]
Staff Report The Pulaski River Turtles clinched an Appalachian League playoff spot with their win last Sunday, and closed out the regular season Thursday night at home vs. Bluefield (see more on that game at www.pcpatriot.com). As of Thursday morning, Pulaski (24-20) still trailed the first place and playoff-bound Danville […]
The Virginia High School League has released its “initial” Master Football Schedule for 2026. See it here: 2026-Initial-Master-Football-Schedule-7.27.26
ROANOKE, Va., July 29, 2026—Appalachian Power Company (APCo) will conduct a required test of its generating units at the Claytor Hydroelectric Project in southwest Virginia on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The test will temporarily increase downstream flows on the New River, with impacts varying by distance from the dam. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Miami has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference football championship, according to the media’s predicted order of finish following a vote of more than 185 media members credentialed for this year’s ACC Football Kickoff in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hurricanes […]
Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Pulaski County Sports Tourism and Entertainment Authority Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Conference Room, Pulaski County Administration Building, 143 Third Street N.W., in the town of Pulaski, Virginia, 9 a.m. (Contact: Megan Bird, Clerk to the Board, 143 Third Street N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, […]
As Americans celebrated the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in early July 1776, the war for that independence was already spreading across the colonies. While many people think of the Revolution’s largest battles taking place in New York, New Jersey, or Massachusetts, Maryland experienced its own major clash only […]
By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing The Pulaski Town Council at a special meeting held Monday night, approved a resolution suspending Councilman Steven Erickson in light of his felony arrests involving receipt and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The resolution also requested Erickson’s resignation from Council and initiated proceedings to […]
There has been an adjustment to the 2026 Pulaski County High School Football schedule. The varsity football game versus Graham High School, originally scheduled for Friday, October 9, has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 10. Updated Game Information: Saturday, October 10, 2026 Varsity Football: Pulaski County @ Graham High School […]
Virginia’s First Industrial Facility Authority is holding a special called meeting of its Board of Directors on Monday, August 3, 2026 at the Pulaski County Innovation Center, New River Room at 9:30AM The items to be discussed are – Closed Session – Project Goose Request from Pulaski County for an […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that Virginia Tech President Timothy D. Sands has ascended to the role of Chair of the ACC Board of Directors and Pittsburgh Chancellor and CEO Joan Gabel will serve as Vice-Chair for the 2026-27 academic year. The ACC Board of […]
The list of forecasted highway projects is now online. These are projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District over the next week. Work schedules and construction project timelines are always subject to change and weather dependent. New information is noted by “New” and updates are […]