Photos by William Paine/Patriot Publishing Hoover and Bowman and the mine carts From left: Burl Bowman and Charles (Chuck) Hoover the 5th stand in front of the mine cars used to take the iron ore from the mines to the color plant. Mules, which were rented from the locals, pulled […]
From Pulaski County Tourism Bring your family, lawn chair or a blanket and plan to spend the day at New River Valley Airport on Saturday, June 15 for the 2024 Spring Fly-In! This family-fun event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We saw […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing A blustery yet pleasant Wednesday morning saw members of the Hoe and Hope Garden Club busily beautifying the historic Pulaski Train Depot. “We hoe the ground and hope it grows,” exclaimed Mary Beth Glenn, as she placed a Vinka flower in one of the square […]
Alarming Number of Fatal Traffic Crashes Across Virginia Since Memorial Day RICHMOND – Virginia’s summer is off to an alarmingly tragic start. Virginia State Troopers have investigated 21 traffic crashes resulting in 25 fatalities between Tuesday, May 28, 2024, and Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The final two just occurred this […]
ABINGDON, Va. – A federal grand jury in Abingdon, Virginia returned an indictment May 21, 2024 charging 17 individuals with conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits. The grand jury has charged Josef Ludwig Brown, Crystal Samantha Shaw, Jonathan Scott Webb, Christopher Kirk […]
~ The Board of Supervisors Adopts the FY-25 Budget that will Officially Establish the First Paid Fire-Rescue Department for Pulaski County, Virginia ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors adopted their Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and included within the approved allocations is the funding necessary to create the first […]
No Kid Hungry Awards $284,000 to 14 School Districts and Nonprofits to Combat Summer Hunger in Rural Communities Across Virginia Richmond, Va. – As schools close for the summer, school districts and nonprofits are beginning to launch summer meal programs to connect kids with nutritious meals outside of the classroom. This year, more school […]
Due to a shipping problem, this week’s Food City insert was not received by our printer and therefore will not be included in this week’s issue of The Patriot. Mail subscribers of The Patriot and Southwest Times should, however, receive their Food City inserts.
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Becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush […]
Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Pulaski County Public Service Authority Board of Directors Meeting, EOC/IT Training Room, 89 Commerce Street S.W., Maple Shade Plaza, in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, 9 a.m. (Contact: Ashley Edmonds, Clerk, Pulaski County Public Service Authority, 143 Third Street, N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, 540-980-7705, […]
On May 23 the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) approved $22,672,333 in grants to communities across Virginia for opioid abatement and remediation efforts. “These grants will help communities across the commonwealth develop and expand programs to prevent opioid addiction, to provide treatment, and to support people in recovery,” said Senator […]