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William Paine/The Patriot Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office introduces their new K-9 teams. Top Row from left: Captain Lucas Nestor, Sheriff Mike Worrell, Laurel Galaszewski, Barry Turner, Lieutenant Paul Akers. Bottom Row from left: Corporal Kim Hodge (with Sadie),  Corporal Michael Bruce (with Onna), Sergeant Cody Linkous (with Kilo). By WILLIAM […]

By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot During the council comments portion of last week’s meeting of Pulaski Town Council, several councilmen gave comments on a number of issues, including trash, two-way traffic, speed limits and train whistles. Councilman Brooks Dawson spoke on the increased visibility local businesses are going to have […]

RICHMOND, VA – Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin addressed the Joint Meeting of the Senate Finance, House Appropriations, and House Finance Committee and announced his amendments to the Biennial Budget. “Together we can accelerate results for Virginians and my administration is committed to going faster and getting the job done, so […]

The Town of Pulaski announced today that effective Monday, December 19th, the intersections of Washington and Main, as well as Jefferson and Main in Downtown Pulaski will have the traffic lights put into flashing red mode. Motorists should be aware that while in flash mode, this is the same as […]

Governor Glenn Youngkin today unveiled his three-year plan to transform Virginia’s behavioral health system, entitled “Right Help, Right Now.” This is a six-pillared approach to address our behavioral health challenges, encompassing crisis care, law enforcement burden, substance use disorder support, behavioral health workforce and service delivery innovation. The current behavioral […]

Keslyn Secrist reaches 1,000 career points in a 53-40 win against Christiansburg on Tuesday evening. Secrist led the Lady Cougars with 20 points. Other scoring for the Lady Cougars included: H. Keefer, 8; M. Vest, 6; K. Jones, 6; P. Huff, 3; J. Lawson, 3; T. Vest, 3; A. Ratcliff, […]

On Saturday Evening, Decemeber 10, 2022, the Dublin Lions and their guests attended I’ll Be Home For Christmas at the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre in Wytheville, Virginia. Many of the members were able to begin the festivities early with a group bus ride from Dublin to the event courtesy of […]

This year the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery Volunteers are proud to present their 10th Annual Wreath Ceremony on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 1 pm at the Wall of Honor located in the cemetery. Family members and guests will park in the community parking lot located on Bagging Plant Road […]

By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Chris Stafford, Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations in Pulaski County Public Schools is retiring. His plans became public Tuesday when – during a meeting of the School Board – his name was listed among the several personnel actions approved by the board. The effective […]

To the Public, Today, Nathan Christopher Harrell, was sentenced for his numerous July 13, 2022 convictions for possession of child pornography. The Court sentenced him to 190 years with the Virginia Department of Corrections with a 10-year active prison sentence. This investigation was a multiple agency coordinated effort. The Virginia […]

On Monday, Dec. 12, around 9:50 pm the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and Pulaski County Emergency Medical Services responded to a single vehicle crash in the 4200 block of Lee Highway. Through initial investigation it was determined that a silver van driven by Michael Phillip Meyer, 41 years of age […]