Tina King, Executive Director, is retiring after 42 years of service at the New River Valley Agency on Aging, the agency reported today. Tina came to the New River Valley in 1981, after graduating from the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Education with a concentration in public and […]
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 – The U.S. House of Representatives completed passage of H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act. This legislation makes it easier for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and bring into custody illegal aliens who committed a crime in the United States. After voting in favor […]
All PCHS sports events scheduled for today (Tuesday 01/07/25) have been rescheduled, below are the details for each. Wednesday 01/15/25 ORIGINALLY Tuesday 01/07/25 Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick Henry JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Wednesday 01/15/25 ORIGINALLY […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing During their annual organizational meeting Monday evening in Fairlawn, Laura Walters was selected to continue on in her role of chairman of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. For Walters, supervisor from the Ingles District, this is her fourth one-year term as chairman having been […]
Monday, January 6, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a $7,500,000 grant to Virginia Tech. The funding will support Virginia Tech in leading a consortium of academic institutions, research laboratories, federal and state natural resource offices, and consultancies to evaluate critical minerals for potential future extraction […]
Crews still working on plowing and treating roads SALEM – Virginia Department of Transportation crews and contractors have continued to respond to make roads passable after the recent winter weather. However, due to additional precipitation being possible this afternoon and evening and low temperatures overnight causing refreeze, roads may still […]
Russell Wayne Caldwell, age 54, of Covington, died Saturday, December 28, 2024, at his residence. Russell was born February 25, 1970, in Radford, a son of the late William Davis Caldwell I and Clara Quesenberry Caldwell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Linda Caldwell, […]
Tuesday 01/07/25 Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick Henry JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Girls Basketball: Patrick Henry @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Swim: @ Christiansburg Aquatic Center 6:20 pm **Pics @ 5:15 pm** Wednesday 01/08/25 Girls Basketball: William Byrd @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Wrestling: @ Rural Retreat 6 pm […]
USDA Makes $2 Billion Available to Support Expansion of Current and Development of New Markets The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) $2 billion Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) program, aimed at helping specialty crop producers expand markets and manage higher costs, is now accepting applications […]
Virginia State Police has begun to see an increase in crashes this afternoon as the winter storm has entered the Commonwealth. Between noon and 3:30 p.m. Virginia State Police has investigated 85 crashes (three injury crashes) in our Wytheville District, which handles southwest Virginia. In our Salem district, we have […]
Intense winter weather to create dangerous road conditions RICHMOND, Va. — VDOT is advising motorists not to travel in parts of Virginia Sunday afternoon into Monday. Treacherous conditions are expected overnight into Monday morning as snow is predicted to fall at a rate of an inch an hour and accumulation […]
By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Playing Friday in the Chance Harman Classic at Floyd County High School, the Cougars defeated district foe Christiansburg Blue Demons, 47-43. The game with the Blue Demons was nip and tuck throughout. They led the Cougars 13-11 after the first quarter and were up 26-24 […]