Concerned Americans across the United States acknowledged Thursday, May 2, 2019 as the official National Day of Prayer. Approximately 200 local residents joined with them at noon in front of the Pulaski courthouse to pray for an hour in unity for our government and society. Each year has a different […]
Monday 05/13/19 Baseball: River Ridge District Tournament @ TBD Softball: River Ridge District Tournament @ TBD Girls Soccer: River Ridge District Tournament @ TBD Tuesday 05/14/19 Boys Soccer: River Ridge District Tournament @ TBD Wednesday 05/15/19 County Sports Physicals: CTE Building 3:30 pm River Ridge District Tournament: Semi Finals @ […]
The Virginia State Police is investigating a continuous incident this morning that resulted in two separate – but related – pursuits and shots being fired early Thursday morning (May 9). The incident began around 1:40 a.m. Thursday when a Virginia State Police trooper was traveling south on Interstate 81 near […]
Pulaski’s Music and Merchants Festival is something all ages can enjoy. Over 50 vendors, craft beer, a local winery, live music and a kids zone full of activities. From 4-10 pm on Saturday May 18th, this is a nighttime festival in the heart of downtown Pulaski. The event is rain […]
Esther Marie Smith O’Dell, age 75 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Salem. Born January 14, 1944 in Pulaski County she was the daughter of the late Millard Filmore Smith & Pierce Elizabeth Smith. Many brothers and sisters also preceded her in death. She […]
Pulaski County’s school superintendent responded Tuesday to comments made last week by county officials concerning teacher pay and pupil-teacher ratios. Last week, with the School Board present, the county Board of Supervisors met to finalize its level of local school funding for the 2019-20 fiscal year. During their presentation, County […]
The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday reluctantly approved a final version of its 2019-20 budget for next fiscal year. The final version of the $47,167,182 spending plan represents a $524,073 increase over this year’s funding – which includes $149,073 more in state funding and $375,000 in additional local funding. […]
Appalachian Power will create a catalog of the Claytor Lake shoreline structures this summer. Property owners and lake visitors could see a motorized vessel with two or three people and camera equipment on the lake beginning Monday, May 13. Appalachian Power, which owns and operates the Claytor Hydroelectric Project […]
Pulaski County High School, in conjunction with Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski, will again be providing sports physicals to Pulaski County Public School students who will be enrolled in the 6th through 12th grades during the 2019-2020 school year. The physicals will take place at PCHS in the Career and Technical […]
On Tuesdsay, May 7, at approximately 8:31 AM, an officer with the Pulaski Police Department was involved in a vehicle accident with a deer on Dora Highway, near Kiwanis Park. The officer sustained very minor injuries from broken glass and will make a full recovery. Attempts were made to rescue […]
On Monday, May 6, 2019, at approximately 4:25 PM, an officer with the Pulaski Police Department conducted a traffic stop at N. Jefferson Ave/5th St. NW, due to the vehicle being improperly registered. The vehicle contained two occupants – the driver, Jeremy David Lambert, 49 of Pulaski, and passenger – […]
While the Board of Supervisors last week approved funding for the county’s participation in New River Community College’s ACCE Program, that funding won’t be coming through Pulaski County Public Schools. The School Board on Tuesday approved a resolution “appreciating and indeed applauding the desire of the Pulaski County Board of […]