By DANIELLE REID The Patriot According to current statistics, older Americans make up the fastest growing segment of the population and by 2025, twenty-five percent of Virginia’s population will be age 60 or older. Because criminals find ways to prey on senior citizens, organizations have been developed to help educate, […]
By WILLIAM PAINE For The Patriot Monday, August 15 marked the first day of classes for the newly established Valley Harvest Christian School in Dublin, which offers instruction for students attending 1st through 10th grades. School Administrator Derek Burton and Lead Pastor Steve Willis, along with several members of the […]
Pulaski Town Council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building to resume their meeting from last week. Last week’s regularly scheduled meeting was recessed due to a power outage. See the meeting agenda here 08-23-22 Council Agenda
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors will be meeting Monday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. at the County Administration Building on Third Street, NW in Pulaski. The meeting agenda can be found here Monday, Aug. 22 Agenda
Barbara Kathleen King Prince, age 84 of Draper passed away Friday, August 19, 2022 at the Radford Health and Rehab Center. Born May 25, 1938 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Oscar King and Lucille Hale King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles […]
By MASON CLARK The Patriot On a sloppy field, Pulaski County welcomed Radford High to Dobson Stadium for this season’s benefit game, the last action before the regular season begins. The Bobcats used a number of different players to stretch the field horizontally and that led to a solid win […]
UPDATE 08/19/2022 10:15 PM: In regards to the Brush Mountain search for Shawn Tolbert, law enforcement has remained in the area throughout the day. We have utilized saturation patrols, foot patrols, K-9 units, and drone searches when following up on sighting reports. We have received no reported sightings since this […]
On August 18, 2022 at approximately 10:30 pm the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 6000 block of Virgil Lane in reference to a structure fire. Once the fire was extinguished a body was located inside of the residence. The body was transported to the Medical Examiners Office and […]
On Aug. 19, 2022, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office donated a cache of school supplies to the Pulaski County Public Schools in an effort to assist the many teachers who educate our children throughout the year. Due to a variety of reasons, there are many teachers who spend their own […]
Pulaski County Public Schools is pleased to announce the decision to remove the Interim Head Coach title from Cam Akers, naming him the official Head Coach of the Cougar football program. Coach Akers is a product of Pulaski County Public Schools, graduating with the PCHS Class of 2008. Coach Akers […]
The Pulaski Democratic Committee is holding a Meet the Candidate picnic on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m. at Randolph Park. Hotdogs and fixings will be served at 5 p.m., followed by comments from Taysha DeVaughan, the Democratic candidate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the 9th District. DeVaughan, […]
UPDATE: Our office has received inquiries from both the public and media as to if/why the suspect, believed to be Shawn Tolbert, seen attempting to break into a residence in the area of Brush Mountain is considered armed and dangerous. Below is a summary of the information we have on […]