Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after introducing a resolution, H.Res. 1026, urging that decisions on reopening schools be made at the local level: “In Virginia, we recognize that conditions can vary greatly between one region or another. Last week in the Energy and Commerce Committee, Dr. Fauci and Dr. Redfield, two of […]
Today is Monday, June 29, the 181st day of 2020. There are 185 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 29, 1613, London’s original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, was destroyed by a fire sparked by a cannon shot during a performance of “Henry VIII.” On this […]
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Round 2 at Pocono went to Denny Hamlin. Hamlin seized the spotlight, specifically in victory lane when Pocono had to set up lights after the race ended in the dark. Hamlin topped Kevin Harvick on Sunday night to win the second Cup race of the weekend at Pocono Raceway and […]
~ $50 million will provide rent and mortgage relief for households experiencing financial instability due to COVID-19 ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today launched the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP), which will provide $50 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for households facing eviction or foreclosure due to […]
As many college football programs around the country had already resumed voluntary workouts, some as early as June 1, the Virginia Cavaliers announced their plan on Friday morning. UVA announced both the return to grounds for the football program as well as the start of fall training camp. UVA announced on Friday that football players will […]
This Sunday, June 28 marks 40 years since 18-year-old Gina Renee Hall was last seen leaving the Marriott Hotel in Blacksburg in the company of Stephen Matteson Epperly. The two drove to a house on Claytor Lake where, sometime after midnight, Hall was killed by Epperly. Six months later, in early December of 1980 Epperly […]
The Capital Improvement Plan for Pulaski County Schools has grown to 58 projects totaling over $16.4 million. The prospects of taking care of all those needs anytime soon – to this point – haven’t been very good. Soon, however, that may change. Monday night the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors gave their approval to a […]
If you ask his family, friends and community leaders about Doug Irvin, Sr., they all seem to agree – he has always been very active in serving the citizens of Dublin. “He is one of the true public servants. It has never been about him personally, but all about being a public servant,” comments Ty […]
Justin L. Griffith will become Pulaski County’s next Commonwealth’s Attorney on July 1. Monday evening he was introduced to the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. Griffith will succeed Mike Fleenor who on March 3 was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a Circuit Court Judge in the 27th Judicial Circuit which includes Pulaski, Bland, […]
— Services are by appointment only — The New River Valley Public Health Task Force will conduct drive-thru COVID-19 testing on Tuesday, June 30 at the Radford Recreation Center, 200 George St. in Radford, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a clinical site, not open to the public. Individuals will be tested by […]