Tornado watch issued
Pulaski County is now under a tornado watch until 7 p.m. this evening, according to the National Weather Service.
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PCHS Sports Schedule
Monday 11/04/19 JV Football: Patrick Henry @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Tuesday 11/05/19 Varsity Volleyball: Region 4D Tournament Pulaski Co. @ Amherst Co. 6 pm Wednesday 11/06/19 Cross Country: Region 4D Meet @ Randolph Park 3 pm Thursday 11/07/19 JV Football: Pulaski Co. @ Salem 6 pm Friday 11/08/19 Varsity Football: Salem @ Pulaski […]
Grammy winner Marty Stuart to hand out gifts on Santa Train
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star and Grammy winner Marty Stuart will be the celebrity guest on the annual CSX Santa Train, which visits towns in Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia in November to hand out gifts for families. The holiday train, which has run every year since 1942, makes a […]
State sees 12% increase in homeschooling over last 5 years
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — The number of home-schooled students in Virginia is rising. The Danville Register & Bee reported Tuesday that the state’s home-schooled population saw a 12 percent increase in the last five years. There were nearly 39,000 home-schooled students during 2013-14 school year. That’s compared to about 43,500 […]
ACC teams looking for postseason berths down the stretch
Fourth-ranked Clemson and No. 23 Wake Forest could lead another long line of ACC schools playing after the regular season ends. Ten of the other 12 Atlantic Coast Conference schools enter the regular season’s final month with a shot at becoming bowl eligible. Pittsburgh, Virginia and Virginia Tech could reach […]
Final comeback as Nationals win World Series title
HOUSTON (AP) — What a comeback for the Washington Nationals. The team that was 12 games under .500 before the end of May is now the World Series champion. The Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Wednesday night, when they were down 2-0 after six innings. It was Washington’s […]
FOCL: Appalachian Power to start lowering lake level due to anticipated rain
Appalachian Power has notified FOCL that they are starting to lower the lake to ‘1844 ahead of the regularly scheduled Drawdown, in anticipation of incoming high water flows from the current weather conditions. Please take extra precautions with your docks, boats, watercraft, or any item that could be affected by […]
New River Valley Agency on Aging Announces Relocation of Offices
After 44 years being headquartered in the Town of Pulaski, The New River Valley Agency on Aging and New River Valley Senior Services, a nonprofit transportation service provider, will make their move to Fairlawn, VA. “This move will centralize our operations here in the New River Valley and be more […]
Griffith Statement on Senator Warner’s Call for Better House Impeachment Process
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding H. Res. 660, the Democrat impeachment resolution, and comments from Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) calling for a better impeachment process: “The Democrat impeachment resolution is an attempt to ratify their ongoing faulty process. It is not a serious document, and it […]
Virginia looks to limit turnovers, late-game drives vs UNC
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia is well-represented among the national leaders in numerous defensive categories with some impressive statistics. Coach Bronco Mendenhall believes they need to do better. Mendenhall said his team needs to improve in two areas to win the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division: turnovers and late-game situations. […]
Man charged with multiple counts of robbery after BB&T robbed today
Today (Oct. 29) at approximately 1:35 pm, officers with the Pulaski Police Department responded to BB&T Bank at 1105 Bob White Blvd. in reference to a robbery that just occurred. The suspect was described as a white male wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with no facial hair. The suspect handed […]
NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness
The NCAA Board of Governors took the first step Tuesday toward allowing amateur athletes to cash in on their fame, voting unanimously to permit them to “benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness.” The United States’ largest governing body for college athletics realized that it “must embrace […]