Virginia State Police Trooper S.T. Golden is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Giles County crash. The crash occurred on Jan. 15, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. on Route 460, a short distance from Route 758. A 1990 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck was traveling west on Route 460 when it ran off […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett thinks that his team has more to improve this season. But he believes his team’s rout of No. 12 Clemson is a strong stride forward in that journey. “It’s one game,” Bennett cautioned after the 18th-ranked Cavaliers won their 11th straight over […]
Paige Huff splits the defenders to score against Radford. (Brian Bishop/PC Patriot) By BRIAN BISHOP The Patriot In the much-anticipated coaching debut of Pulaski County Head Coach Scott Ratcliff, the Lady Cougars on Saturday beat the Radford Bobcats 53-43 in the Cougar Den. Cougar junior Taryn Blankenship scored the first […]
One college football season just ended, and another one starts in just over a month. All but a few teams in the Football Championship Subdivision shut down in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will play a spring season culminating with the NCAA playoffs in April and May. […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Pulaski County High School who was last present on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with […]
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education is working on new state guidelines for reopening schools to in-person classes, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday. Although the governor said schools are not ready to fully reopen, and it will not be as soon as next week, he said the […]
At 10:32 a.m. Friday (Jan. 15), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. A vehicle traveling along Route 460 ran off the road near Route 580. The vehicle struck the embankment and overturned. The driver did not survive the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
New River Community College Educational Foundation would like to remind all local high school students and their families about the Access to Community College Education (ACCE) program upcoming February 1 deadline. ACCE, an economic development public/private partnership that makes college available debt-free to high school and home-schooled graduates by funding […]
~ Mohawk Industries to create 35 new jobs, invest $22.5 million to modernize production facility ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK), the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will invest $22.5 million to expand its operation in Carroll County. The company will […]
COVID-19 tests to be offered in fifteen Walgreens locations across Virginia, including Pulaski and Dublin (Richmond, Va.) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Walgreens to provide Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen testing at selected Walgreens locations across the Commonwealth. This arrangement increases the […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the death of Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Perry Hodge: “Sergeant Hodge served the people of Pulaski County for over fifteen years, most recently as a school resource officer. I join the people of Pulaski County in mourning the death of […]
Pulaski County and the rest of the New River Health District has moved into Phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccinations. According to Dr. Noell Bissell, Director of the New River Health District, Phase 1b means vaccines are now available to police, fire and hazmat response personnel, those living and working in […]