In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in honor of Memorial Day. On […]

By: T. J. Cox In June 1775, the English Royal Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, slipped out of Williamsburg under the cover of darkness. He was rowed to a British naval vessel anchored in the York River. From there, he continued acting as Royal Governor from afar, supporting the King […]

By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing At Tuesday night’s meeting, the Pulaski Town Council held a public hearing on the Town’s proposed FY 2026-2027 budget. Council also received good news that there were no increases proposed either in taxes or fees for the Town’s General Fund budget. Town Manager Todd Day, […]

By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved the county’s budget for Fiscal Year 2027 with no change in tax rates. The new budget covers the fiscal year from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The budget totals $189,291,223 and holds the […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – No. 1 seed Georgia Tech belted six home runs to power past No. 8 seed Virginia, 16-10, in the first of two quarterfinal games Thursday at the 2026 ACC Baseball Championship at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina.   The Yellow Jackets and Cavaliers combined for […]

    By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service   NASCAR Cup Series champion driver Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41. A joint statement from the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR confirmed Friday afternoon that Busch had passed away after being hospitalized with a severe illness. […]

RICHMOND – Virginia State Police is reminding all drivers, young and old, to drive safe, smart, and sober as we head into the Memorial Day weekend and summer. Last year, in 2025, there were nine fatalities on Virginia roadways during the four-day statistical counting period for the Memorial Day holiday.* […]

On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch. Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who […]

This evening the Lady Cougars traveled to Christiansburg to face the Blue Demons in the River Ridge Tournament!  The Lady Cougars and the Lady Blue Demons are reigning co-champions of the Blue Ridge District having identical win loss records, each having 2 district losses and having split evenly in head […]

PCHS Softball defeated Christiansburg HS tonight 3-1 to win the River Ridge District Tournament Championship. The Lady Cougars are also 2026 Regular Season Co-Champions.