Riley “Tom” Thomas McPeak, age 81 of Dublin, died Monday evening, August 11, 2025, at Wythe County Community Hospital. He was born on November 13, 1943, in Pulaski, and was the son of the late Daisy Maxwell McPeak and the late Riley Sparrel McPeak. Tom was a graduate of Pulaski […]
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Cook Out 400 The Place: Richmond Raceway Track Length: 0.75 Mile Asphalt Oval The Date: Saturday, August 16 The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET The Purse: $9,797,935 TV: USA Network, 7 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 300 miles (400 Laps); Stage 1 […]
RICHMOND – Virginia State Police is aware of multiple social media posts raising concerns about missing children across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia State Police is not investigating any reports of mass abductions in Virginia, nor is there evidence of mass abductions occurring in Virginia. Virginia State Police oversees the […]
Sandra Gail Wright Smith, age 67 of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at the Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, Virginia. Born October 14, 1957 in Harford County, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Donald Junior Wright & Aldah Lee Burch Wright. She was also preceded in […]
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin directed the Virginia State Police to open a criminal investigation into allegations of school-funded abortions in Fairfax County. The investigation comes after a report published detailed allegations of school staff members allegedly facilitating minors to get abortions without parental consent. “I am deeply concerned […]
DUBLIN, Va. — Renovations are underway at what will become one of the largest and most versatile indoor sports and event complexes in Virginia and the future hub for recreation, athletics, and entertainment in Pulaski County. “This project represents a transformational investment by the Board of Supervisors in the health, […]
Peggy Chrisley Tabor, age 84, of Aberdeen, NC and formerly of Pulaski, died Thursday, August 7, 2025, at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. She was born June 25, 1941, in Wythe County Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Ernest Franklin Chrisley and the late Lena Hodge Chrisley. […]
If you’ve purchased reserved seating tickets for Pulaski County High School football games, we kindly ask that you reach out to Kim Alger to confirm your seating for the upcoming season. As we work to fill the very big shoes of Fran Shelton, who faithfully handled this for many years […]
Congratulations to Bruce and Tabatha Padgett from Barren Springs (pictured with granddaughter Jocie) who won the quilt from our recent Draper Community Park Fundraiser. Thank you to everyone who supported the park and purchased tickets.
RADFORD – The Virginia Board of Education has unanimously approved the creation of the New River Valley Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, marking the first new Governor’s School approved in the commonwealth since 2009. The innovative academic-year, half-day program will serve gifted and advanced high school students across […]
New initiatives will expand workforce capacity, modernize oversight, and enhance safety and quality for nursing home residents across the Commonwealth RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed Executive Order 52, launching a series of initiatives to strengthen oversight of nursing homes in Virginia, ensuring that nursing homes meet the […]
Virginia State Police is investigating a double fatal crash that occurred Saturday (Aug. 9, 2025) at 1:47 a.m. on Route 89 in Grayson County. A 2016 Nissan Rogue was travelling southbound on Route 89 (Skyline Highway), near Route 886, when it drifted off of the right side of the road […]