At 8:51 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 12, 2019), Virginia State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash at the 89 mile marker in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Pulaski County. The crash involves three tractor-trailers and there is one confirmed fatality. The Virginia State Police Wytheville Division’s Crash Reconstruction Team has responded to the scene […]
It’s heartbreaking that the Ratcliffe Museum brick garden and fence, funded with donations from citizens who want to honor their loved ones, were damaged like this. So far, we assume it was caused by a hit and run truck driver, based on the tracks in the mud. Some bricks were knocked loose but not damaged […]
Pulaski Elementary has received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for “Math and Movement Family and Community Involvement Project” We are thrilled to announce that Lowe’s has awarded the Pulaski Elementary funding for the “Math and Movement Family and Community Involvement Project”. Our grant application was based on the goal of improving math skills […]
Tuesday is Special Election Day in the county. Voters will go to the polls to select a new Commissioner of the Revenue. The special election was requested last year by the county and approved for Jan. 15 by the Circuit Court following the sudden death last summer of Commissioner Trina Rupe. Two candidates will be […]
At an early morning breakfast held Wednesday at PCHS, Carol Smith, Chair of the Pulaski County American Evolution 2019 Committee announced the committee’s most recent project: “Pulaski County Women in History.” The project’s purpose is to celebrate and honor outstanding women of Pulaski County’s past who made a significant difference. “We want to honor the […]
The Pulaski County 4-H Livestock Club has Virginia Peanuts for sale at the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 143 Third St. NW Suite 3, Pulaski. Many flavors to choose from like Garlic, Cajun, Old Chesapeake Bay, Dill, Sea Salt & Vinegar, Sea Salt & Black Pepper, Chocolate, Peanut Brittle, Chocolate Covered Peanut Brittle, Redskins, Sea […]
SALEM – With a winter weather event forecasted to bring western Virginia snow or freezing rain on Saturday, Jan. 12 and Sunday, Jan. 13, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is preparing to plow and treat roads this weekend. Motorists are urged to monitor weather forecasts, avoid driving during the height of the storm and consider postponing travel […]
From the National Weather Service …Snow to wintry mix expected this weekend… .A storm system moving out of the mid-Mississippi Valley will affect a large part of the area with wintry weather, beginning Saturday and lasting into early Sunday night. Areas north of Route 460 are expected to see predominantly snow, with snow mixing with […]
NRCC has made the decision to cancel the NRCC Jamboree for scheduled for Saturday night, Jan. 12, due to forecasted inclement weather conditions in the area.
RICHMOND — Virginians are divided on whether they would support legislation to train schoolteachers and administrators to be armed on school grounds, according to a poll conducted at Virginia Commonwealth University. “It was almost split right down the middle,” said Robyn McDougle, director for the Center for Public Policy in VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government […]
