Music & Merchants Festival coming May 19
Velociti Audio presents the inaugural Music & Merchants Festival, Saturday, May 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. on Main Street in Downtown Pulaski.
Obituary for Burnie Temple Lovern
Burnie Temple Lovern, age 76 of Beckley and formerly of Pulaski County passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Princeton Health Care Center. Born August 23, 1941 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Roy Garfield Lovern & Ruby Pauline Tolbert Lovern. His sister, Judith Mae […]
Lawmakers form committee to address school buildings
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are forming a panel to address deteriorating school facilities across the state. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Sen. Bill Stanley, a Republican from Franklin County, announced Tuesday he will create a school facility modernization subcommittee. Stanley, who is chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee, […]
Virginia House passes Medicaid expansion, sends to Senate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia House of Delegates has approved a state budget that would expand Medicaid eligibility to about 400,000 low-income adults. The Republican-led House approved the state spending plan Tuesday with bipartisan support, but the measure still has to pass the state GOP-controlled Senate. Lawmakers are taking […]
IRS gives taxpayers extra day to file after website issues
Americans are getting an extra day to file their taxes after key elements of the IRS website crashed on deadline day. The IRS said that individuals or businesses with a filing or payment due Tuesday now have until midnight Wednesday to complete the task. Earlier Tuesday, Americans who had waited […]
Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
HOUSTON (AP) — Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92. Mrs. Bush brought a grandmotherly style to buttoned-down Washington, often appearing […]
IDA to meet April 24
There will be a meeting of the Industrial Development Authority on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the Basement Conference Room at the Pulaski County Administration Building, 143 Third Street, NW, Pulaski, Virginia, 24301.
Obituary for Virginia Myrtle Shouse Nuckols
Virginia Myrtle Shouse Nuckols, age 90 of Dublin passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. She was born January 18, 1928 in Pulaski County. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Walter Shouse & Susan Turner Shouse; five sisters, Bertha Shouse, Gracie Rutherford, […]
Martin’s donates $1,000 to PCHS After Prom Party
Martin’s Pharmacy has made a $1,000 donation the PCHS After Prom Party. All donations go toward covering expenses, providing entertainment, food and drinks for the After Prom Party. The desire is for students at PCHS to have a fun, safe, alcohol and drug free event to attend after Prom is […]
NRCC welcomes Anderson as new vice president for instruction and student services
New River Community College has hired Dr. Peter T. Anderson, of Blacksburg, as the new vice president for instruction and student services after a national search process. Anderson recently accepted the position after serving as interim vice president for instruction and student services when the previous vice president, Dr. Pat […]
Special called meeting of School Board canceled
The Special Called meeting of the Pulaski County School Board, scheduled for Monday, April 16th has been canceled.
Rains cause Peak Creek to rise
Heavy rains yesterday evening and last night caused the level of Peak Creek in downtown Pulaski to rise overnight. Junior Moles shot this photo of the creek early this morning from the bridge on Jefferson Avenue looking toward Al’s on First and the Jackson Park Inn.