“Emmanuel Gift Shop is not only a store where people can buy Bibles, books, Christian wall art and tasteful gifts. The store is a ministry where we sometimes just listen and often pray for our customers.” Karen Phibbs, co-owner of the shop. By DANIELLE REID The Patriot Karen Phibbs shared how a woman, struggling with […]
A much-anticipated new policy from Richmond on the treatment of transgender students was on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting of the Pulaski County School Board as an information item. However, the Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students developed and released by the Virginia Department of Education in response to House Bill 145 and […]
As previously announced, Police Chief Roche will be retiring from the Town of Pulaski Police Department on June 1st. As his time as Chief comes to a conclusion, the Town will be filling this position. To that end, we are seeking input from our citizens to help us select the right person. Would you please […]
The Patriot has learned that Radford High School Head Football Coach Matthew Saunders has stepped down. Sources say Saunders said it was just time after 14 years of coaching the Bobcats. His time at Radford was successful, taking the team to 11 playoff appearances. The Bobcats, under Saunders’ leadership, won three Three Rivers District titles, […]
The Town of Pulaski is getting a new Dollar Tree. The Patriot spoke to Kathy Paschal, a manager at the current Dollar Tree in Memorial Square Shopping Center who confirmed that store would be moving to the new larger location in the former Rite Aid building on East Main Street. The new location is due […]
Now that spring has sprung and warmer weather is becoming more frequent, residents will soon begin keeping their yards trimmed and tidy. Cutting grass is something we do as property owners to keep our Town attractive, but it is also something required by the Town Code. Town Code states that grass and weeds should not […]
There will be no Pulaski County Flea Market in June this year. The Dublin Lions Club announced this morning that due to COVID-19 restrictions, the club is cancelling the market scheduled for June 5-6. However, the club announced the flea market will return as usual on Sept. 18-19. “We regret the cancellation, as this event […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate rejected the governor’s amendments to a bill that restricts the gun rights of anyone convicted for assault and battery of a family member. Under House Bill 1992, introduced by Del. Kathleen Murphy, D-Fairfax, anyone convicted of assault and battery of a family or household member would be prohibited […]
(CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) – COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available Thursday in Blacksburg and Friday in Christiansburg to anyone ages 18 and up, and the New River Health District (NRHD) now offers an online self-scheduling tool to enable those who live and work in the New River Valley to make their appointment to receive a vaccine. The […]
ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man, who used the popular social media messaging app Snapchat to solicit minors to send him sexually explicit photographs and videos in exchange for expensive gifts, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar, Stanley M. Meador, Special Agent in Charge […]