A group of divers gathered after church last Sunday to clean the New River (to 25-40 feet deep), the shorelines and parking lots under the Rt. 114 bridge (near RAAP) where fishermen, boaters and scuba divers and picknickers come to enjoy the river. They picked up old tires, cleaned up […]
By WILLIAM PAINE The Patriot A forum featuring two candidates for the Pulaski County School Board took place this past Monday, Sept. 25 at the Robinson Tract Community Center. Dr. Paige Cash, who has served two terms on the school board representing the Robinson District, faced challenger Sabrina Smith […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Draper Historic District is getting a new “front door” in the form of an ice cream and coffee shop adjacent to the Draper Community Park. Monday night, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning request from property owners Debbie Gardner of Thee […]
The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, along with its media partners The Patriot and The Southwest Times, are sponsoring Candidates Forums on Oct. 3 and 4. Candidates in all five School Board races will appear in the Oct. 3 forum at Edwards Hall on the campus of New River Community […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Fiber optic broadband internet service is closer to becoming a reality for 7,900 unserved locations in Pulaski County. The Board of Supervisors heard an update Monday night by a representative of All Points Broadband on the $55 million project. The infrastructure project is the largest […]
A member of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has been appointed to the state’s Charitable Gaming Board by Governor Glenn Youngkin. On Friday, the governor’s office announced his appointment of Draper Supervisor Dirk Compton to the Charitable Gaming Board.
William “Brady” Cole, age 47 of Pulaski passed away Friday, September 29, 2023 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Pulaski. Born November 15, 1976 in Pulaski he was the son of Junior Lee Cole & Wilma Diane Owen Cole. Brady was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Alex & Nancy Cole and […]
Abingdon 49, Central Wise 12 Albemarle 45, Fluvanna 24 Altavista 56, Appomattox 16 Amelia County 28, Nandua 12 Arcadia def. Chincoteague, forfeit Atlantic Shores Christian 42, Nansemond-Suffolk 21 Battlefield 45, Unity Reed 0 Benedictine 35, St. Christopher’s 5 Bethel 21, Kecoughtan 0 Brentsville 22, Liberty-Bealeton 11 Brooke Point 35, Stafford […]
Pulaski County falls tonight in Roanoke, Patrick Henry 48, Pulaski County 22
Margaret Jane Meade, born April 21, 1935, to Gorge Eirven Lambert and Wancy May Lambert has passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, with her family by her side. Margaret was a family loving lady who married the love of her life, Billy Joe Meade on June 5, 1984, […]
Jo Ann Allen, age 73 of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Jo Ann was born in San Antonio, Texas on March 26, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Joe Allen and Arline Hayes Allen. Jo Ann was an army brat […]