RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new state survey shows that about 14 percent of Virginians consider themselves regular smokers. A report by the Virginia Department of Health found that Southwest Virginia had the highest rate of smoking, with smokers making up more than 18 percent of the region’s population. Smokers […]
Richard Douglas Blevins of Pulaski, was accepted into the loving embrace of Christ on December 5, 2018. Richard was born on March 21, 1929 in Logan, West Virginia to Everett Blevins and Ova Curry Blevins. He will be remembered as a person who loved life, a family man, and an […]
Bringing joy to children is a hallmark of the holiday season, so law enforcement agencies in the New Valley joined together last Saturday (Dec. 8, 2018) for the “Cops and Kids” event to take children in need shopping for their Christmas gifts. Law enforcement officers and their pint-sized partners met […]
Things – race cars, specifically – will be back on track at Motor Mile Speedway in 2019. Motor Mile Speedway’s 2019 schedule release heralds the anticipated return of a racing program. Pending NASCAR approval, the New River Valley short track will be embarking on its 31st NASCAR-sanctioned season, with the […]
Nancy Faulkner Parks, age 79, of Pulaski, VA went to be with the Lord on December 7, 2018 at her home and surrounded by her family. Born on November 16, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Luther C. Faulkner and Clara C. Faulkner of Bland, VA. She is […]
Linda Darlene Nelson Wall, age 71 of Wytheville and formerly Pulaski passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at her home. Born February 7, 1948 in Wythe County she was the daughter of the late James Nelson & Celia Spencer Nelson. Her husband, Roy Randolph Wall, Sr., sisters, Catherine Victoria Nelson […]
The Emergency Needs Task Force (ENTF) of Pulaski County will be collecting toys and non-perishable food items to help those in need this holiday season. Tis the season of giving and we invite you to join us in our effort to help ensure a joyous holiday season for all by […]
The Draper United Methodist Church will present its Christmas program “A Service of Gifts to the Christ Child” in the sanctuary of the Draper UMC located at 3080 Greenbriar Rd. in Draper on December 15 starting at 6 p.m. After the service refreshments including hot chocolate and cookies will be […]
Kansas is back where it started the season. The preseason No. 1, the Jayhawks are again the top-ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 despite struggling to get past New Mexico State at home. Kansas received 57 first-place votes from a 65-person media panel in the poll released Monday, sliding […]
SALEM – Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) equipment operators and contractors in western Virginia have made good progress on plowing and treating interstate and primary (those roads numbered 1-599) roads this morning. Plowing on secondary roads and neighborhood streets (those numbered 600 and above) is underway throughout the region. Interstates 77, 81 […]
Due to Sunday’s heavy snow and the overnight freezing temperatures, Virginia State Police is still advising Virginians to avoid traveling Monday in the western, southern and central regions of the Commonwealth. Conditions are remain slick and challenging, and troopers continue to respond to vehicles getting stuck on and off the […]
At 6:44 p.m., Sunday, a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 81 lost control at the 94 mile marker in Pulaski County and slammed into a trooper and his patrol vehicle. Fortunately, the trooper was not injured nor was the driver of the out-of-control vehicle. This is why the Virginia State Police […]