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ABINGDON, VA  – Shelves are stocked in preparation for the much-anticipated June 19th opening of the new Food City on E Main St. in Pulaski, VA. The 54,200+ square foot supermarket will serve as a replacement for the company’s existing location. “We have served the residents of Pulaski and the […]

ROANOKE, Va., June 12, 2024 – Appalachian Power wants recreational users downstream of Claytor and Leesville dams to know water levels on the New and Roanoke rivers could rise rapidly starting Thursday, June 13, and possibly continue to fluctuate throughout early part of next week. The National Weather Service is […]

The Pulaski County School Board will meet on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. for a regular school board meeting at the Pulaski County School Board Office. The meeting will be streamed live on the Pulaski County Public Schools YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@pulaskicountyschoolboard3729/streams The agenda is posted on BoardDocs. http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcva/Board.nsf/Public Teresa Porter, Assistant Director of Finance/ School Board Clerk Pulaski County School Board

Cleared: I-81S at 1.0 mile south of Junction US 11 and Virginia 100 South-Exit 89A. Incident: an incident. New: I-81S at 1.0 mile south of Junction US 11 and Virginia 100 South-Exit 89A. Incident: an incident. The South left shoulder and left lane are closed. Last updated: Sat 06/08/2024 11:20 […]

Coming up Saturday… On Saturday, June 7, the Christiansburg Fire Dept is partnering with the Radford City Fire Department for a benefit ride in memory of Jeremy Compton. Jeremy passed away earlier this week after a long battle with cancer.

Appalachian Power this week filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to lower the electric transmission cost for customers. The transmission rate adjustment clause, known as the T-RAC, is the portion of a customer’s bill that recovers costs for transmission services, fees and new construction. Transmission costs […]

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RICHMOND, VA – Governor Youngkin today announced the end of the California electric vehicle mandate in Virginia, effective at the end of 2024 when California’s current regulations expire. An official opinion from Attorney General Jason Miyares in response to a request by the Governor and Senate Republican Leader Ryan McDougle confirms […]

Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred this morning at 7:40 a.m. on Route 97 (Pipers Gap Road) in Carroll County. A 2010 Hyundai Elantra was heading westbound on Route 97, near Crooked Creek Road, when the vehicle crossed the centerline, went off the road to […]

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sergeant Mayburn L. Hudson, 21, of Roanoke, Virginia, killed during World War II, was accounted for December 14, 2023. In August 1944, Hudson was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division in the European […]