RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginians have only a few days left to register to vote. Monday is the deadline to register online, by mail or in person. Voters will decide the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican challenger Corey Stewart next month. There are also several competitive congressional districts throughout […]
On October 7, 2018 at approximately 8:15 pm, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and REMSI were dispatched to the I-81 off ramp at Exit 92 in Draper in reference to a female in labor. Sgt. Nelson and Deputy Farris were the first to arrive on scene and found a male subject outside the vehicle who […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Officials are hoping to extend Amtrak service in Southwest Virginia. The Roanoke Times reports that the city of Christiansburg has an agreement to buy land for a potential new train station. Officials are hoping to win approval for extended Amtrak service to Christiansburg from Roanoke. Last year, Amtrak service returned to […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The opioid crisis continues to plague the nation and Virginia. But methamphetamine is now flooding into southwestern Virginia. It’s to the point that meth has overtaken heroin as a drug of choice that’s second only to marijuana in the region. The Roanoke Times reported Sunday that police seizures of meth have […]
At 2:10 a.m. Sunday (Oct. 7), Virginia State Police were alerted to a missing aircraft that was suspected of having crashed in Carroll County. With the assistance of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the fixed-wing, single-engine 1941 Piper was located off Cemetery Road on Fancy Gap Mountain […]
Monday 10/08/18 Middle School Football: Pulaski Co. @ Blacksburg 5:30 pm Tuesday 10/09/18 Volleyball: Pulaski Co. @ Hidden Valley JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Golf: Class 4 State Championship @ Williamsburg National Golf Club Thursday 10/11/18 JV Football: Pulaski Co. @ Blacksburg 6 pm Middle School Football: Pulaski Co. @ Radford 5:30 pm Volleyball: […]
The Pulaski Yankees today presented the Pulaski County 4-H with a donation of nearly $3,000 in funds raised from the team’s Agriculture Night presented by Farm Credit of the Virginias on August 22. The theme night featured two fundraising opportunities – a raffle to win a live cow and the auction of game-worn specialty cow […]
Richmond, VA – Five new school divisions, along with eight repeat winners, received the second annual Dorothy S. McAuliffe School Nutrition award presented by No Kid Hungry Virginia in September. The Dorothy S. McAuliffe School Nutrition Award celebrates Virginia school divisions that have gone above and beyond by operating all available federal child nutrition programs […]
Tuesday’s passage of a joint resolution between the Board of Supervisors and School Board for additional funding of $911,102 to erase a $2.3 million shortfall in the new middle school project proves the two boards can work together. That was one message conveyed by the chairmen of both boards following final agreement of the resolution […]
