WEEKLY REPORT: Virginia State Police Ongoing Crime Suppression Operations, Recovering Firearms, Narcotics, and Investigating Human Trafficking RICHMOND, VA—From April 17 to April 23, 2025, the Virginia State Police, in partnership with supporting federal and local agencies, achieved significant criminal interdictions. Their ongoing efforts led to the recovery of firearms, […]
Energy infrastructure company will invest $22.5 million and create 120 new jobs RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that provides electrical grid infrastructure to customers in the utility, industry, transportation, data center and infrastructure sectors, is expanding transformer production capacity in […]
Tuesday 04/29/25 Varsity Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Cave Spring 5 pm JV Baseball: Cave Spring @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Varsity Softball: Cave Spring @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Cave Spring 5 pm Boys Soccer: Pulaski Co. @ Cave Spring JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Girls Soccer: Cave Spring @ Pulaski […]
Staff Report The Pulaski County Cougar baseball team – playing Tuesday in historic Calfee Park – broke open a close game with a five-run explosion in the fourth inning and held on to beat Christiansburg, 7-4. The win upped the Cougars’ record to 7-3 on the season. Andrew Newberry paced […]
Staff Report The Pulaski County softball team – playing three games this week – started off the busy week with a 10-6 win Monday at home over William Byrd, before falling in Christiansburg Tuesday to the Blue Demons, 9-7. Against William Byrd, the Cougars exploded for six runs in the […]
By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing The Radford City Council Monday night adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 budget that included a 13-cent hike in the Real Estate Tax along with other fee and rate increases. The real estate tax rate will increase from 69 cents to 82 cents per […]
Radford, Va. – On April 22, there was a spill of weak nitric acid at Radford Army Ammunition Plant. Cleanup actions at the stabilized spill site are going well. After stabilizing the area so personnel could directly measure the amount of material lost from the rail car, Radford updated […]
Three students from Pulaski County were recently recognized as 2025 Outstanding Students in a Curriculum/Subject Area by New River Community College. Students from Pulaski County who were honored included Brennan Belial Grimshaw, human services; Joshua Caleb Martin, IT cyber security; and Corine Allison Yopp, English. Students were recognized at the […]
Church Yard Sale and Food Sale. Barren Springs Holiness Church at 818 Gardner Rd, Barren Springs Thursday – Saturday, May 8th, 9th and 10th. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday. Will have for sale, cheeseburger, hot dogs, macaroni and potato salads, […]
FOCL Submits Draft Plan to Appalachian Power for Review Claytor Lake may soon undergo a scheduled drawdown this November to support shoreline cleanup and maintenance efforts. Friends of Claytor Lake (FOCL) has submitted a draft proposal to Appalachian Power Company for a 5-foot drawdown to begin on Wednesday afternoon, November […]
By MADISON PARLOPIANO VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Temperatures are warming, flowers are blooming and Virginia’s peak park tourism seasons are ahead. Travelers could find their plans affected, with funding and job cuts hitting the National Park Service. Virginia boasts several trails, parks and historic landmarks that fall […]