By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing The Dublin Town Council held two public hearings during its May meeting on its annual budget and utility rates and fees for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Council first held a public hearing on the annual budget, which for the new fiscal year totals $6,961,041. Of this […]
RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced that she removed Rector John Rocovich from the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and appointed Edward “Ed” Baine to complete his term, which ends on June 30, 2027. Baine was previously appointed to the Board of Visitors […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference today announced the matchups of the league’s 18-game men’s basketball schedule for the 2026-27 season. The 18-game schedule features teams starting league play in late December and ending on the first Saturday of March. Each team will play one primary partner both […]
Notes: The Dublin Hugh School Class of 1971 will be holding a 55th Reunion on Saturday, August 29th, 2026, at the Dublin Alumni Shelter at Randolph Park in Dublin, Virginia. There will be a catered luncheon. We are in the process of trying to find and contact everyone who was […]
Community Yard Sale: Stoneridge Subdivision, Dublin, Saturday, June 6 at 8 a.m. “You don’t want to miss it.” Yard Sale: Thursday and Friday, May 28 and 29 at Trinity United Methodist Church, 528 5th Street, Pulaski. Baby car seat, flower pots, rocker, clothes including little girls clothes, dishes, pictures […]
The Pulaski County Office of Prevention and Recovery has received a $30,000.00 grant from the Virginia Department of Veteran’s Services and launches the HOPE Program to support veterans and their families to access mental health and wraparound services to prevent addiction, reduce substance use and avert suicide. The HOPE Program, […]
A Slight Risk of severe weather will be possible this afternoon and evening in our area. Afternoon storms will be capable of producing isolated damaging wind gusts. A Marginal Risk of Excessive Rainfall is also forecast for today as repeated rounds of rain, some heavy at times, will continue due […]
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Bland County Medical Clinic, Inc., based in Bastian, Virginia, a grant of $900,172. The funding supports operations of local health centers. In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the […]
November 5, 1941 – May 27, 2026 Jane Lineberry Duncan passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Highland Ridge Nursing Home in Dublin. She has now found eternal peace and healing after a long battle with Dementia. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted mother Eva […]
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Free Clinic of the New River Valley, Inc., based in Christiansburg, Virginia, a grant of $1,095,625. The funding supports operations of local health centers. In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith […]
Jeremy Burks Rhett, age 54 of Decatur / Atlanta, Georgia, died Saturday, May 16, 2026 after a courageous 4-year battle with cancer. He was born on July 22, 1971, in Okinawa, where his father, Charles Rhett, was stationed at Kadena Air Base. Upon his parents’ return to Pulaski, Va. in […]
SALEM, VIRGINIA — The Salem VA Health Care System will host its Quarterly Town Hall Meeting for Veterans on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Building 5 Auditorium of the Salem VA Medical Center (1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153). At the Town Hall, leadership from the […]