Pulaski County High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Ratcliff as the new varsity girls basketball coach. Ratcliff has led the highly successful Pulaski County Wolves AAU program for the last 16 years. Ratcliff takes over a program that is coming off a State Runner-Up finish in […]
RADFORD, VA— The Radford Highlanders Festival Committee has announced the cancellation of the 24th Radford Highlanders Festival that was scheduled for October 10, 2020 on the campus of Radford University. The decision to cancel was made out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the campus, […]
6-team league to begin play on July 20 The Pulaski Yankees today announced they will be hosting a co-ed adult softball league at Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park this summer. The league, sponsored by Collision Plus, will begin on July 20 and run for six weeks with games played […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
~ $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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]