The Virginia Association of Destination Marketing Organizations (VADMO), an association supporting destination marketing organizations and the development of tourism and travel professionals in Virginia, announced awards to the winners of the 2024 VIRGO Awards at their Annual Meeting and Spring Symposium recently in Richmond, Virginia. Pulaski County was announced as […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors convened at two separate locations on Thursday to announce what amounts to be the largest gift in Pulaski County history, and likely the largest private donation ever given to a locality in the history of the Commonwealth of Virginia. […]
Pulaski County Board of Supervisors announced this afternoon the donation to the county of Calfee Park by Shelor Motor Mile. The donation is said to have no affect on upcoming season of Pulaski River Turtles in the Appalachian League. See the announcement at Facebook.com/patriotpublishing
She accidently got a Powerball ticket that wins million-dollar prize From Virginia Lottery Miriam Long wanted to buy a Mega Millions ticket. The Mega Millions jackpot was getting a lot of attention with an estimated $893 million jackpot, and the Christiansburg woman wanted to get in the game. However, when she […]
Shelor Motor Mile donates Motor Mile Speedway to Pulaski County. See a video of the announcement at Facebook.com/patriotpublishing Watch for more later.
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing About a dozen School Councilors, administrators and central office staff joined several Virginia Tech alumni to pack lunch bags for students during the weeklong Spring Break. The event was organized by Virginia Tech Cornerstone Alumni organization with the help of Mary Cheverton, Coordinator of Student […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The old Jefferson Elementary School, which has stood vacant for several years, served as the site for the first ever lettuce crop to be grown with the assistance of carbon capture technology. “We’re harvesting lettuce which has been growing for about a month with recycled […]
From Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at approximately 8 p.m., Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to a disturbance call in the 4800 block of Lee Highway in the Dublin area. Upon arrival, units located a deceased male identified as 25-year-old Chad O. Pennington of Hiwassee. […]
Friday, April 26, 2024, Economic Development Authority Board of Directors Meeting, New River Room, Pulaski County Innovation Center, 6580 Valley Center Drive, Radford, Virginia; 10 a.m. (Contact: Megan Bird, Clerk to the Board, 143 Third Street N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, 540-980-7705, mwbird@pulaskicounty.org). The Economic Development Authority serves as the […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Some 100 people have participated in the first month of this year’s One Bag Challenge litter campaign in Pulaski County. “One Bag Challenge is a board initiative asking everyone in the county to go out and pick up at least one bag of trash,” said […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Meeting last Monday night at the School Board office due to renovation work being done in the County Administration Building, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors welcomed nearly a packed house – with about half those attending because of the announced closing of Gala’s Korona […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Wednesday, April 3 promises to be BIG for Pulaski County! That’s the word from County Administrator Jonathan Sweet, when asked about the “recess” of the Board of Supervisors meeting last Monday night instead of the usual adjournment. On Monday, Board Chairman Laura Walters asked her […]