Pulaski County School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers released the following statement prior to this evening’s meeting of the Pulaski County School Board: Equity Initiative Update There has recently been a lot of misinformation, conjecture, and false alarms circulating on and off of social media regarding the Pulaski County Public Schools […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors and the Pulaski County School Board will be having a Special Called Joint Meeting on Monday, April 19, 2021. The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the E.O.C. / Information Technology Training Center, located at 89 Commerce Street S.W., Maple Shade Plaza, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is ceasing the use of all Johnson & Johnson vaccines while the federal government investigates rare reports of potentially dangerous blood clots among recipients of the vaccine. Virginia State Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula said in a statement Tuesday morning that the state was halting […]
Patton Warehousing plans two-day job fair, April 17 and 19 at their new facility in the Commerce Park on Route 100 north of Dublin.
German manufacturer will invest $39 million to locate new facility in Progress Park RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced last week that STS Group AG, a leading global system supplier of interior and exterior parts for commercial vehicles, will invest $39 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Wythe County’s […]
The Virginia Department of Education has developed and released its Model Policies for the Treatment of Transgender Students in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools. The Department of Education’s document can be viewed here: https://pcpatriot.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=46267&action=edit The state’s policy will be on the agenda as an information item at today’s school board […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2021 North Carolina at Virginia Tech football game has been set for Friday, Sept. 3, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced today. The date of the game was listed as either Thursday or Friday when the 2021 ACC Football schedule was announced in January. Kickoff time and […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. admits to being surprised by his success at Martinsville Speedway. Truex won a stirring, laps-long duel for the lead with teammate Denny Hamlin in the rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday night, winning for the third time in the last four stops at […]
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After a year of closure because of COVID-19, the 4,200 square foot Pulaski Adult Day Service & Fall Prevention Center reopened this week to the delight of staff and its founder/executive director, Linda Davis. For those who think (as I did previous to this tour) that the Center is similar […]
The 7th GOP Legislative District Candidates Marie March, Sherri M. Blevins and Lowell Bowman were certified by the nominating committee as the Qualified candidates to run in the Saturday, April 24 ,2021 Firehouse Primary which is held from 9:00 A.M. till 1:00 P.M. at the following locations; Floyd County – […]
Saturday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL= Ridgeview 38, Richlands 34 VHSL Regional Semifinal= Class 5A= Region A= Deep Creek 20, Frank Cox 7 Maury 20, Salem-Va. Beach 7 Region B= Highland Springs 34, Prince George 0 Class 4A= Region A= Churchland 38, Warhill 12 Lake Taylor 40, Warwick […]
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN PULASKI…SOUTHWESTERN FLOYD…EASTERN CARROLL AND SOUTHWESTERN PATRICK COUNTIES… At 845 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Fancy Gap, moving north at 35 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include… Hillsville… Indian […]