Clayborne Stafford Alexander, age 88 of Wythe County passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the Northern Regional Hospital, Mt. Airy, N.C. Born In Carroll County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Ingram Alexander and Minnie Nicatie Alexander Hamblin. He was also preceded in death by a […]
DMV-Issued Placards Required Starting July 1, 2024 RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) now offers permanent farm use placards for unregistered farm vehicles at all customer service centers. Applications for the permanent farm use placard are available on our newly redesigned website, dmv.virginia.gov. “It is our hope […]
GREENSBORO, NC (Oct. 2, 2023) – Mack Trucks today announced that it reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers union on a new five-year contract covering about 3,900 employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. “The terms of this tentative agreement would deliver significantly increased wages and […]
By DANIELLE REID The Patriot Another historic event occurred at the Wilderness Road Regional Museum in Dublin, VA on Sunday, September 24th when over 50 people attended the unveiling of the DAR […]
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 […]