New River Community College will be offering two drive through food pick-up and collection events to help students in need. The first session will be Thursday, Dec. 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., outside of NRCC’s Uptown Christiansburg site. The second session will be held Friday, Dec. 4, from […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Virginia House will again conduct its work remotely when it convenes in January, Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn announced Monday. “As legislators, we must set an example on how to conduct our business and adapt during this pandemic. While I look forward […]
Governor says, “The time has come to legalize marijuana in our Commonwealth, and Virginia will get this right.” RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that he will introduce and support legislation to legalize marijuana in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The announcement comes as the Northam Administration prepares to release a report […]
No. 25 Tulsa is ranked in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 10 years and No. 9 Indiana is set to play the first top-10 matchup in program history. The AP Top 25 was mostly stagnant Sunday after four of the top five teams did not play […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brennan Armstrong ran for two touchdowns and passed for another and Virginia beat Louisville 31-17 on Saturday in a game that was pushed back a week by a COVID-19 outbreak among the Cardinals. Armstrong scored on runs of 8 and 9 yards, the latter with 4:29 […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — After coming precariously close to not being able to play Virginia Tech because of COVID-19 issues, No. 9 Miami came away with one of its gutsiest victories of the season. D’Eriq King threw for 255 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score, rallying the […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia High School League (VHSL) Executive Director Dr. John W. “Billy” Haun responds to Governor Northam’s new statewide measure to contain COVID-19, including a limit from 250 to 25 spectators for in-person gatherings. “We want to make it very clear that the Governor’s order for reduction in public […]
Both credit unions focus on commitment to the communities they serve; benefits WJC members with enhanced products and services WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Truliant Federal Credit Union announced today that WJC Federal Credit Union will be merged into Truliant in order to align the southwest Virginia-based credit union with a financially […]
The Town of Pulaski has been awarded a grant by the Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop a new community based Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) Program called SAFE Center of Southwest Virginia (SWVA). The goal of this program is to provide confidential, compassionate, […]
~ Pulaski County to Strategically Redirect Funds to Increase County Revenues and Better Serve and Support Pulaski County’s Tourism Businesses ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors is working in concert with the Pulaski County Economic Development Authority to repurpose funds and strategically invest in the development and launch of […]
RICHMOND—As COVID-19 surges in states across the country, Governor Ralph Northam today announced new actions to mitigate the spread of the virus in Virginia. While the Commonwealth’s case count per capita and positivity rate remain comparatively low, all five health regions are experiencing increases in new COVID-19 cases, positive tests, […]
Pulaski County Public Schools will be closed on Friday, November 13, 2020 due to flooding in the county. (This closing will be a Code 1- Remote Learning Day. Assignments will be sent to students through Canvas or e-mailed to parents by 11:00 a.m.) Please contact your child’s principal if you […]