At 11:25 a.m. Sunday (May 26), a Virginia State Police Trooper attempted to stop a Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling south on Interstate 77 in Bland County near the 52 mile marker. Speeding was the reason for the attempted traffic stop, as the Jeep was traveling 89 mph in a posted […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Visitors to Virginia’s scenic Blue Ridge Parkway had an estimated $1.3 billion economic impact last year in the park’s various communities. The National Park Service’s annual survey gauged the impact of visitor spending in the Virginia prize as well in as the other U.S. parks. The […]
The Radford City Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person involved in an indecent exposure incident and a separate sexual assault incident in the City of Radford. The indecent exposure incident occurred in the 1000 Block of New River Drive, on Friday, May 24 at […]
Vertis Opal Ford Olayvar, 84, of Dublin, passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at her daughter’s home in Belspring. She was a member of Max Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Josephine Ford; her husbands, Daniel Olayvar Clarence Geist; brother, Jack Ford; and […]
Carl Harvey, age 83 of Forest, Virginia and formerly Pulaski went to be with his Lord and Savior with his family by his side Friday, May 24, 2019 at Lynchburg General Hospital. Born March 10, 1936 in Burlington, N.C., he was the son of the late Fred Thomas Harvey and […]
Our Patriot of the Week is…. Robin Burdette, owner of The Blue Ridge Fudge Lady in Pulaski. She has owned and operated her business in Pulaski for over five years. She is also a Navy veteran. When she isn’t working she enjoys spending time with her daughter, time at the […]
Pulaski County High School’s Class of 2019 received their diplomas during commencement exercises Friday night. Here’s a look at the $2.1 million in scholarships and awards received by the members of the Class of 2019. LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS The following individuals have been awarded a local scholarship. 1. BOBBY AND MARTHA […]
Big Yard Sale Thurs., Fri., Sat., May 23, 24, 25 Jill Drive, off of Alumspring Rd, Pulaski. Follow signs till arrival Yard Sale Fri., Sat., May 24, 2, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. 900 Fifth St SE, Pulaski. Large 3 Family Yard Sale Thurs., Fri., Sat., May 30, May 31, […]
Chime Tate Saltz , 72, of Pulaski, Va. passed on Monday, May 20, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents William Lee and Kalima Dalton Tate, her husband Rhea “Bunny” Saltz and daughter-in-law Theresa Baldwin Saltz. She is survived by her children Stephen Saltz, Tige Saltz, David Saltz, […]
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) held its 2019 Scholarship Awards Dinner on May 9, 2019, at the German Club Manor in Blacksburg to celebrate the largest year of the program to date, awarding $80,908 in scholarships to 67 students from across the New River Valley. Over […]
The PSA and all three drop sites will be closed Monday May 27th for Memorial Day. There will be garbage collection.
Harvey’s GM of Radford, a Chevrolet, Buick, and Cadillac automobile dealership, will be the official sponsor of the Touchdown Classic that will take place in Dobson Stadium on Saturday, August 17th. For Harvey’s, for years a supporter of Pulaski County football, it is a renewal of an old relationship the […]