The Pulaski County School Board on Monday reached final approval of its budget for next school year – a spending plan that meets all its top priorities and reaches an important milestone for school employees and their health insurance premiums. The final budget totals just under $52 million – an […]
This is a big week for Al Davis of Fairlawn and his family. His daughter, Master Sergeant Adrian Davis-Harris is retiring after 25 years in the U.S. Army. Davis-Harris (pictured above with her father, Al and her husband, Major Roscoe “Tony” Harris) was in Pulaski this week for a retirement […]
2021 Randolph Park Summer Camp. Randolph Park Summer Camp will offer camp Monday June 14, 2021 thru Friday August 6, 2021. Camp will be offered under the guidelines and protocol set by the CDC regarding COVID measures for conducting this type of activity. Our summer Camp will offer spots to […]
Governor Northam Announces Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to Expand Passenger Rail to Southwest Virginia ~ Service will return to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979 ~ CHRISTIANSBURG—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Commonwealth has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to extend passenger […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Being a voter’s second choice is usually a recipe for disaster for a political candidate, but in this year’s chaotic GOP gubernatorial race in Virginia, second-place status could be a winning ticket. Seven candidates are vying for the Republican nomination at what the GOP is […]
Pulaski County High School, in conjunction with LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, will again be providing sports physicals to Pulaski County Public School students who will be enrolled in the 6th through 12th grades during the 2021-2022 school year. The physicals will take place at PCHS in the Career and Technical Education […]
ROANOKE, Va. – A former American Electric Power (AEP) employee pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud and filing false tax returns. According to court documents, Gregory Thomas Holland, 63, of Roanoke, was employed at AEP from 1982 until January 2018, where he worked for many years in the credit department. […]
Dr. Kim Lewis is hosting a two-workshop series on the beautiful craft of creating pysanky, or Ukranian Eggs. Her first workshop, offered online on Saturday, May 8, 2:00 pm, will provide an overview of this fascinating style of decorative art. She’ll follow up with an in-person workshop at the Center […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Busch thought he had a third-place car Sunday. His crew chief, Ben Beshore, though it was good enough for second. Both of them turned out to be wrong. Instead, Busch was perfect on a pair of late restarts and won a two-lap sprint to […]
The Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse has issued an AMBER Alert on behalf of the Giles County Sheriff’s Office, for a child abduction that occurred on May 2, 2021 at 1200 hours. The child is believed to be in extreme danger and was last seen at […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Minimum wage workers in Virginia are making about 27 percent more now that a state-mandated increase has taken effect. The minimum wage in the commonwealth increased Saturday from the federally mandated minimum of $7.25 an hour to $9.50. The May 1 increase is part of a […]
Saturday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL= VHSL State Final= Class 6A= Oscar Smith 62, South County 21 Class 5A= Stone Bridge 13, Highland Springs 10, OT Class 4A= Salem 28, Lake Taylor 20 Class 3A= Lafayette 27, Lord Botetourt 13 Class 2A= Appomattox 48, Stuarts Draft 41 Class […]