A local group calling itself “Friends of Angi Simpkins” is promoting a write-in campaign for the Dublin attorney in the Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney race. Only one candidate – Justin L. Griffith – is listed on the ballot in Tuesday’s election. Griffith, a Democrat, is the current Commonwealth’s Attorney. He […]
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch won for the first time this season to extend a 16-season streak while his penalized teammate missed a chance to secure a spot in the championship in the NASCAR playoff race at Texas that finished Wednesday, three days after it started. Busch, the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Southwest Virginia is seeing a sustained, troubling increase in cases of COVID-19 driven partly by small family gatherings, the governor and top health officials said Wednesday, as one area health system issued a stark warning that its resources were being stretched thin. “To be quite frank, […]
October 28, 2020, Pulaski County has been awarded the SolSmart Gold designation from the Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy’s SolSmart program through the Energy Transition Initiative of the University of Virginia. The Gold designation is in recognition of all the hard work and leadership Pulaski County has demonstrated […]
U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Gade will visit Pulaski Saturday night. He will be special guest of a Halloween Night Harvest Festival at Calfee Park in Pulaski from 6 to 8 p.m. Come by and meet the candidate and enjoy games, food, candy and prizes. Gade, a Republican, is a retired […]
On Friday, October 30 at 3:15pm, Senator Mark Warner will visit the historic Calfee Training School (1 Magnox Drive) in Pulaski, VA, to learn about the school’s significant history and the future plans for the Calfee Community & Cultural Center (CCCC). In attendance will be members of the CCCC Board […]
FLOYD, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a teenager dead. Virginia State Police said Katerina Renee Higgins, 18, was driving a Ford Mustang in Floyd County early Sunday when the car left the road and struck a tree. Higgins was not wearing a […]
Indiana jumped into The Associated Press college football poll Sunday after pulling off the weekend’s most dramatic upset and Ohio State moved up to No. 3 following a dominant season debut. Clemson remained a rock-solid No. 1 and Alabama was No. 2. The Tigers received 52 first-place votes and the Crimson Tide got […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami’s coaching staff sent a clear message to its receivers this week by opening up what was a nine-player competition for three starting spots. Mike Harley heard them — and came up with the best game of his career. D’Eriq King threw for 322 yards […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Walk-on freshman safety Nick Andersen had three interceptions, Christian Beal-Smith ran for 129 yards and Nick Sciba kicked three field goals to help Wake Forest beat No. 19 Virginia Tech 23-16 on Saturday. Andersen stopped two deep Hokies drives. His third interception ended their final possession. […]
~ Funding will support statewide vaccination program when vaccine is approved ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced $22 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding will be used to create a statewide program to distribute COVID-19 vaccines when such vaccines are approved for public use. […]
A new cell phone policy has succeeded in significantly reducing phone-related interruptions in class at both the high school and middle school. That was the key information coming out of an update on the new policy during last week’s meeting of the Pulaski County School Board. School Superintendent Dr. Kevin […]