It is with great sadness that the family of Audrey Gertrude Shufflebarger Burton announces her peaceful passing on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at the age of 94 years. She was born on February 18, 1924 in Pulaski, VA to the proud parents of Jesse and Maggie (Linbury) Shufflebarger. Audrey attended […]
RAPHINE, Va. (AP) — An urgent care clinic is set to open next year at a travel center off Interstate 81, partly intended to serve truck drivers passing through.The Roanoke Times reports Carilion Clinic announced Wednesday that it will lease much of an 8,300-square-foot building being constructed by the truck […]
The Pulaski Yankees took part in their first doubleheader of the 2018 season, and the Princeton Rays won both games at Calfee Park by scores of 7-5 and 9-4 on Wednesday night. In the opener, the Pulaski Yankees erased a 4-1 deficit and grabbed a 5-4 lead, only to have […]
Wingfoot One visiting New River Valley as part of Thompson Tire’s 50th Anniversary celebration The iconic Goodyear Blimp Wingfoot One will fly over Calfee Park Friday evening during the Pulaski Yankees final home game of the 2018 season and will visit the New River Valley August 23-25 in celebration of the […]
Ruby King Poore, 92, of Roanoke, Va., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. She was born Ruby Lois King on May 28, 1926 in Switchback, W.Va., to her parents, Robert Roy and Betty (Hedge) King. She married Jesse Poore, Jr. on […]
The first of three games between the Pulaski Yankees and the Princeton Rays on Tuesday night was rained out at Calfee Park and rescheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 22. Both teams will participate in a doubleheader with the first game beginning at 6pm and gates opening at 4:30. The doubleheader […]
Cora Lee Marshall Cox Martin, age 91, departed this life Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Carrington House Nursing Home in Wytheville, VA after an extended illness. She was born in Pulaski, Virginia on February 21, 1927 to William Marshall and Rosella Hollie. Being the oldest child of 11 children, she […]
(UPDATED) * I-81 PAVING OPERATION IN PULASKI COUNTY – Paving operations will be conducted on I-81 northbound from exit 93 to 98. Alternating right/left lane closure will be in place from Sunday, August 19 to Friday, August 24 from 10pm to 6am, Sunday night to Friday morning. Estimated Completion: December 2018. PULASKI COUNTY (UPDATED) * […]
RANK SCHOOL POINTS 2017 RECORD PREVIOUS RANKING 1 Alabama (42) 1505 13-1 1 2 Clemson (18) 1476 12-2 4 3 Georgia 1350 13-2 2 4 Wisconsin (1) 1271 13-1 7 5 Ohio State 1256 12-2 5 6 Washington 1215 10-3 16 7 Oklahoma 1173 12-2 3 8 Miami 1027 10-3 […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has scheduled a special session of the General Assembly so lawmakers can comply with a court order to redraw the state’s legislative map.The governor announced Monday that he had signed a proclamation calling lawmakers back to Richmond on Aug. 30. The special […]
Raymond Scott “Scotty” Smith, age 57 of Pulaski, died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at his son’s residence in Roanoke. He was born on May 9, 1961 in Dale City, Virginia, and was the son of C.R. Smith and the late Joan Tolson. He is survived by his son: Samuel Scott […]
At 8:28 a.m., the Pulaski County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center received an alert of a chemical spill located at a Town sewer pump station in the vicinity of Critzer Elementary School. Upon arrival, first responders reported approximately 50 to 100 gallons of hydrogen peroxide had leaked from an onsite chemical […]