By Thomas Howlett Patriot Publishing After a dominating win the Hokies hit the road for the first time under James Franklin, as they head up north to College Park to face the Maryland Terrapins.   Coach Franklin is familiar with the Terrapins as he was once an assistant there having […]

By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing The Pulaski Town Council Tuesday night heard a presentation supporting the proposed Rosie’s Gaming Emporium. Ryan Saylor addressed the Council on behalf of a citizen’s group supporting approval of the November referendum to permit pari-mutuel wagering within the town. Saylor told Council that a “yes” […]

By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing A heavy agenda greeted Radford City Council at Monday’s meeting with public hearings and presentations taking up most of the meeting. Council conducted two public hearings. The first was a budget amendment for the Radford City Public Schools to account for additional state revenues for […]

Week Three High School Football Schedule Fort Chiswell at Carroll County Lord Botetourt at Christiansburg James River at Hidden Valley Cave Spring at Tunstall Northside at Glenvar Pulaski County at Staunton River Bassett at William Byrd Grayson County at Floyd County Radford at Galax Auburn at Castlewood Northwood at Bland […]

Radford City Council, Chief Jerry Holdaway, Deputy Chief Jason Slaughter  with Medal of Valor recipients Lt. Evan McManus, Sgt. Jordan Ellis, Officer Jacob Caudell.   By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing   Three officers of the Radford City Police Department were presented the Award for Valor by the Virginia Association of […]

RADFORD – At a time when the need for highly skilled nurses continues to grow, Radford University is opening the door for more high-achieving students to turn their interest in healthcare into a career. Beginning with incoming freshmen in August 2027, students with a 3.0 high school GPA or higher […]

The Pulaski County School Board will meet on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, for a Special Called School Board Meeting at the Pulaski County School Board Office beginning at 6:00 p.m. The agenda is posted on BoardDocs. The Patriot has been told this meeting has been set to be an open forum, Q/A information session in regards to the 1% sales tax. http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcva/Board.nsf/Public

From Pulaski County Public Schools SALEM — Pulaski County’s girls finished 19th in the Black Division, while the Cougar boys turned in several strong individual performances Saturday at the Knights Crossing XC Invitational at Green Hill Park. The large-field meet brought together teams from across the region and gave Pulaski […]

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 9340 – the Ratepayer Protection Act. This legislation protects local communities from electricity cost hikes by directing state regulators to make data center companies pay the full cost for its use of electricity infrastructure. Under the bill, all […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the 2027 football conference opponents for all 17 programs on Wednesday, setting the league matchups for the second season under the ACC’s 9-game scheduling model.   Building on the scheduling model used last year, the ACC will maintain a similar framework […]

State of Emergency Allows for Increased Hay Deliveries in Response to Shortages Created by Ongoing Drought Declaration Also Provides Access to Emergency Funding & Activates Price Gouging Protections RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today declared a State of Emergency to support Virginia farmers and producers in response to the […]