WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday as the country’s chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks over his recusal from the Russia investigation. Sessions announced his resignation in a letter to President Donald Trump. He said the resignation came […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The only Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division teams that have yet to appear in the league’s championship game are Pittsburgh and Virginia. Pitt leads the Coastal right now. Virginia sits alone in second place. Go figure. There’s Coastal chaos, again. While the Atlantic Division has […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Ty Jerome scored 20 points and De’Andre Hunter had 13 and 10 rebounds Tuesday night as No. 5 Virginia beat Towson 73-42 in the opener for both teams. Jerome made six 3-pointers for the Cavaliers (1-0), who were playing for the first time since they made […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Caleb Tanner made six 3-pionters and scored 19 points, Ed Polite Jr. had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Radford made 18 3-pointers in beating Division II Davis & Elkins 91-57 on Tuesday night. It was Radford’s largest win since 2014. No Highlander made more than […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Morgan Griffith of Virginia re-elected to the US House, defeating Democrat Anthony Flaccavento. In Pulaski County, Griffith carried all 12 precincts and won the county with 66 percent of the vote. Overall in the Ninth District, Griffith has 65 percent of the vote with 97 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia re-elected to the Senate, defeating Republican Corey Stewart. In Pulaski County, Stewart won with 66 percent of the vote over Kaine.
Lula Mae Shelton Akers Turpin age 83, of Peterstown, WV and formerly Dublin passed away November 3, 2018 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born October 6, 1935 in Carroll County, she is the daughter of the late Victor Shelton and Blanche East Shelton. She was also preceded in death by her […]
Voter turnout has been steady throughout Pulaski County’s 12 precincts today, according to Pulaski County Registrar Kathy Webb. According to Webb, 6,312 countians had voted as of noon today. A quick check by The Patriot back to the 2014 midterm results showed only about 8,500 voted in Pulaski County that […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed Monday, November 12, 2018. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Monday, November 12th will be picked up on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 along with Tuesday’s regular pick-up.
A sidecar/trike motorcycle course is being offered at New River Community College this month. This non-credit course will be held November 9 through 11. The class is Friday evening from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in 135 Rooker Hall at NRCC in Dublin, and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to […]
A ceremony honoring U.S. military veterans will be held at New River Community College in Dublin on Friday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. The ceremony and a reception will take place in 117 Edwards Hall. The program will include Pulaski County High School Color Guard; Serena Moore, NRCC accountability in […]
Fans are always primarily concerned and understandably so about the region their favorite school is a member when the VHSL Playoffs begin. Pulaski County is happy to be back in the playoffs this season, and so are a lot of schools, most deserving, some not, but that’s the way the […]