Law enforcement agencies across the Commonwealth are now getting used to changes in the State Code that have affected both traffic and criminal offenses. Pulaski’s Interim Police Chief Jill Neice reported on the changes during Tuesday’s work session of Town Council. Neice spoke on highlights of some of the nearly 500 changes to the State […]
A public hearing will be held on Aug. 3 concerning changes to the Town of Pulaski’s Rental Inspection District boundaries. Town Manager Darlene Burcham told council Tuesday the changes consolidate the town’s three existing districts to just two. Burcham told council the town’s rental inspection program has not been used on a consistent basis over […]
Pulaski Area Transit will host a public meeting on Sept. 1 to get feedback from citizens on proposed changes to the transit bus routes. In September 2018, PAT moved from a Demand Response operation to a Fixed Route operation, with two fixed routes in the Town of Pulaski that intersect at two designated areas. The […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names […]
Funding will support the revitalization of historic commercial districts RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that 16 communities across the Commonwealth will receive more than $200,000 in Virginia Main Street grants to support projects aimed at revitalizing historic commercial districts, expanding small businesses, and growing local economies. “These grants will go a long way towards revitalizing […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot A mainstay of the Pulaski business community since 1890 – Stevens Funeral Home – has been sold. Effective July 1, Norris Funeral Services, Inc. – owned by David and Michelle Norris – purchased the funeral home from the Stevens family. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Although the ownership […]
Pulaski River Turtles defeated Johnson City Doughboys 9-4 on Wednesday thanks in part to Myles Smith, who drove in six runners. Smith drove in runs on a home run in the second and a grand slam in the third. Johnson City Doughboys scored three runs in the ninth inning, but Pulaski River Turtles still managed to pull out the victory. The offensive onslaught by Johnson […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is expected to receive up to $530 million over many years from a proposed $26 billion national settlement agreement to litigation over the opioid crisis, Attorney General Mark Herring announced Wednesday. Herring and other attorneys general outlined key details of the proposed agreement that states and municipalities reached with the […]
Fort Chiswell High School has a new football coach. According to area sports site, RodneySportsNow.com, Robert “Spider” Thompson has been named as the head man for the 2021 season. It will be Thompson’s second stint with the Pioneers. He was head coach from 1999 to 2002 and compiled an 11-29 record during his stay. Thompson […]
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, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison. According to court documents, Jason Kelly Inman, 41, of Mount Airy, N.C., used […]