New River Community College has hired Dr. Peter T. Anderson, of Blacksburg, as the new vice president for instruction and student services after a national search process. Anderson recently accepted the position after serving as interim vice president for instruction and student services when the previous vice president, Dr. Pat […]
The Special Called meeting of the Pulaski County School Board, scheduled for Monday, April 16th has been canceled.
Heavy rains yesterday evening and last night caused the level of Peak Creek in downtown Pulaski to rise overnight. Junior Moles shot this photo of the creek early this morning from the bridge on Jefferson Avenue looking toward Al’s on First and the Jackson Park Inn.
The tornado and severe thunderstorm watches for Pulaski County have been canceled. A flash flood watch remains, however, until midnight.
A tornado watch has been issued for Pulaski County. From the National Weather Service… TORNADO WATCH 53 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AMHERST APPOMATTOX BEDFORD BOTETOURT BUCKINGHAM CAMPBELL CHARLOTTE CRAIG FRANKLIN HALIFAX HENRY MONTGOMERY PATRICK PITTSYLVANIA PULASKI ROANOKE ROCKBRIDGE WYTHE […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Former first lady Barbara Bush is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, a Bush family spokesman said Sunday. “Following a recent series of hospitalizations, and after consulting her family and doctors, Mrs. Bush, now age 92, has decided not to seek additional medical treatment […]
…Heavy Rainfall Possible This Afternoon and Evening… .A strong cold front will approach the area from the west this afternoon and pass across the region tonight. Deep moisture ahead of this boundary will lead to bands of showers and heavier thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. The potential exists for […]
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia… The City of Radford in southwestern Virginia… Bland County in southwestern Virginia… Carroll County in southwestern Virginia… Wythe County in southwestern Virginia… The City of Galax in southwestern Virginia… Eastern Grayson […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 200 million eggs distributed to restaurants and grocery stores in nine states have been recalled because of bacterial contamination. A notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration website Friday said the eggs shipped from a North Carolina farm may be tainted with salmonella. […]
Work on the county’s new middle school is moving ahead right on schedule with grading work targeted to begin this summer. Pulaski County’s Board of Supervisors and School Board heard an update on the middle school project Monday evening during a four-hour joint meeting that saw a number of topics […]
Most everyone at some point in their lifetime has experienced some type of a problem with either their teeth or gums and possibly both at the same time. Dental care can be both expensive and difficult to find for those without a regular dentist or dental insurance. In the most […]
On Thursday, First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam helped No Kid Hungry Virginia and partners announce the winners of the 2017-2018 Virginia Breakfast Challenge, a campaign to increase school breakfast participation across the state. In total, 1,514 schools from 127 divisions participated in the Challenge. School divisions were placed in […]