Staff Report The Cana man sought this weekend for shooting two Carroll County deputies – one fatally – has been captured in North Carolina. Michael Timothy Puckett, 55 was apprehended late Sunday night in Surry County, N.C. near Mt. Airy. The arrest culminated an intense multi-law enforcement agency manhunt following […]
A photo by Joseph Pack of Fairlawn of four-horned Jacob sheep in Floyd won The Radford Photo Club’s May animal theme challenge. David Notter of Blacksburg and Joyce Sims of Radford tied for first in the open theme photo contest. Notter’s photo is of Spider Web Arch on Hunt’s Mesa […]
Elizabeth Ann Bush, age 57 of Dublin and formerly of Roanoke passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026 in the Select Specialty Hospital, Greensboro, N.C. Born September 2,1968 in Roanoke, she was the daughter of late Donald Ray Bush and Virginia Robinson Bush. She is survived by Daughter- Katrina Stepp and […]
RICHMOND, VA — From May 20, 2026, through May 26, 2026, the Virginia State Police, in partnership with supporting federal and local agencies, achieved significant criminal interdictions. Their ongoing efforts led to the seizure of narcotics and the investigation of multiple crimes throughout the Commonwealth. Operation Highlights Firearms […]
ROANOKE, Va., May 29, 2026 – Appalachian Power Company (APCo) is requesting its lowest increase in a base rate review in Virginia in nearly 30 years, with savings generated through securitization under the APCo Rate Reduction Act helping reduce the impact on customer bills. Securitization is a financing tool that […]
Monday 06/01/26 Region Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Abingdon 6 pm Friday 06/05/26 Class 3 State Track & Field: @ Liberty University 11 am (Day 1) Saturday 06/06/26 Class 3 State Track & Field: @ Liberty University 9 am (Day 2) — Scott Vest Athletic & Activities Director Pulaski County High School
Spencer Moser, Owen Jackson, and Isaac Haslip put up big days on Wednesday to propel the Pioneers past the Parry McCluer Blues 29-0 in the First Round of the Region C Baseball Tournament. Moser and Jackson drove in five runs a piece as Moser collected three hits including a two […]
Known as Mae, Flora Mae Killen Spence, was born on December 12, 1935, and stepped into Heaven on the morning of May 27, 2026. A much-loved daughter, wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, Mae was a charter member of Stafford Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church until its closing in […]
Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Pulaski County Sports Tourism and Entertainment Authority Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Conference Room, Pulaski County Administration Building, 143 Third Street N.W., in the town of Pulaski, Virginia, 9 a.m. (Contact: Megan Bird, Clerk to the Board, 143 Third Street N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, […]
The PCHS Lady Cougars traveled to Cave Spring where they defeated the Knights 5-0 in a region quarterfinal softball game! The first several innings were a real pitching duel with no score for either team. In the top of the fourth, Addison Puckett singled and scored on a double […]
Dr. H. Randall Edwards and Dr. Florine Graham have received the 20th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. They were nominated for the award by New River Community College (NRCC). Hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCCE), more than two dozen individuals, families, and businesses from […]
RICHMOND, VA – The Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced a harvest of 24,105 turkeys during the 2026 spring turkey season. The harvest represented an increase of approximately 17% from the previous spring. Ryan Brown, DWR Executive Director, stated “Hunters enjoyed another very productive year in the spring turkey woods, […]