A report Monday by Pulaski County Administrator Jonathan Sweet on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests received by the county set off a bit of a firestorm between one citizen and a board member. Near the end of their monthly meeting, the Board of Supervisors heard Sweet report on the […]
The Richmond Times Dispatch and other state media are reporting that Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw will play for the Hokies in the NCAA Tournament Friday night after passing a drug test. Original Associated Press article: Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlawhas been charged with possession of marijuana, potentially jeopardizing his status for […]
(CHRISTIANSBURG) — The Virginia Department of Health New River Health District’s mobile health bus will offer free health screening, giveaways and information on clinical and environmental health department services in a series of visits to local communities in celebration of National Public Health Week, April 1-5, 2019. The mobile health […]
Tyler Cannoy of Wythe County is the new head basketball coach at Pulaski County High School in a search that amounted to less than a month, and he was the only reported coach to be interviewed for the job. The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday voted 4-1 to make […]
Action on a proposed Reduction In Force policy was delayed Tuesday by the Pulaski County School Board after concerns were raised over certain aspects of the new policy. The board on Tuesday approved a budget proposal for the next school year with a $1.4 million revenue shortfall. The majority of […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech’s Ty Outlaw has been charged with possession of marijuana, potentially jeopardizing his status for the remainder of the NCAA Tournament. The sixth-year senior was charged March 21, the day after he and the Hokies arrived in San Jose, California for the first round of […]
I appreciate athletic competition. It doesn’t matter if it’s a football game, basketball game, baseball game, a sprint to the finish in track. Good competition is enjoyable. So I do not mean to slight the spirit of competition at any level or in any sport, but it […]
The Gibson Brothers, multi-award winners of International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards, will perform Friday, April 26, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. at New River Community College in Dublin. The event is sponsored by NRCC Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club. The bluegrass band, including brothers Leigh and Eric Gibson, has performed […]
Amid concerns over a possible reduction in force, the Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a $48 million budget proposal for FY 2019-20. The School Board and Board of Supervisors will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the county’s Technology Center in the Maple Shade plaza to discuss […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) will be hosting his 2019 Service Academy Day on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Students will have the opportunity to meet with invited officials from the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. […]
— Health Bus Offers Childhood Vaccines at Local Schools — The Virginia Department of Health New River Health District’s mobile health bus will visit area public schools in April to offer vaccines for TDaP (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, or whooping cough), HPV (human papillomavirus) and MCV (meningococcal disease, or meningitis). […]
Ultra successful Salem High football coach Steven Magenbauer surprised high school football fans around the region, and certainly those at Salem by announcing his resignation and retirement Tuesday evening. He will be replaced by assistant Don Holter who has already been approved the City of Salem School […]