Bluegrass jam with Santa on tap in Snowville Dec. 12
Bluegrass Music Jam, Thursday, Dec. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Snowville Ruritan Club, 4867 Lead Mine Road, Snowville. Calling all kids! Bring your wish list. Santa Claus will be at the Jam. Serving breakfast with biscuits, gravy, eggs, bacon and sausage, pancakes (gluten-free also available), desserts and drink. […]
Cougars come up short versus Falcons
By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Playing on the road can be difficult at times. Pulaski County played hard but during the last five minutes of the game they just missed too many shots and didn’t value the basketball. The game was tied at 53-all at the end of three quarters […]
NRCC to share $50,000 grant from Truist Charitable Fund to support student parents
New River Community College will receive $10,000 to support its College Attainment for Parent Students (CAPS) program, thanks to a generous donation from the Truist Charitable Fund. “Strengthening our support for parent students through the CAPS program has been truly rewarding. The impact of the Truist Charitable Fund reaches beyond […]
Governor Invests Additional $290 Million to Support School Construction and Modernization
This additional investment brings total state support to nearly $2 billion under Gov. Youngkin’s leadership and an estimated $3.4 billion including contributions from local governments and federal matching funds RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced an additional $290 million budget investment to further support school construction and modernization […]
Virginia Lottery and Virginia Council on Problem Gambling remind adults to gift responsibly this holiday season
It’s the time of gifts and gift-giving – and also the time to remember to gift responsibly. The Virginia Lottery and the Virginia Council on Problem Gambling (VCPG) are reminding everyone that lottery tickets are never an appropriate gift for anyone younger than 18. In fact, it is against state […]
NRCC Concert Series presents Lonesome Heart and Gap Civil
The music of Lonesome Heart and Gap Civil will be featured during New River Community College’s Concert Series event on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin. Lonesome Heart is a band based out of southwest Virginia and performs […]
Schedule change for Pulaski County and the PSA
Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Pulaski County Offices will be closed and will reopen on Friday, December 27, 2024, in observance of Christmas. The Pulaski County Public Service Authority Billing Office will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, and will reopen on Friday, December 27, 2024, in observance of Christmas. […]
Cavaliers outlast Cougars
By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Pulaski County, playing their second game in three nights, played much better at Carroll County Friday, but came up short as they lost to the Cavaliers, 64-57. The game was all tied up at 53 with three minutes left and the Cougars were in possession […]
Sara Barker Rogers
Sara Barker Rogers, age 92 of Saint Albans, West Virginia passed away Thursday, December 5, 2024 at her vacation home in Draper. Born August 25, 1932 in Draper, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Cedar Allison Barker & Edith Rogers Barker. She was also preceded in death by […]
George Duane Hix
January 20, 1940 December 6, 2024 George Duane Hix, 84, of Draper, passed away on Friday, December 6, 2024. He attended Emory and Henry College on a football scholarship after he graduated from Pulaski County High School, and then transferred to Concorde College. George retired as a store supervisor after […]
State Police probe fatal Wythe County crash
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred Nov. 30, 2024, at 12:15 a.m. on Interstate 81 northbound at the 59-mile marker in Wythe County. A 2014 Chrysler Town and Country van was stopped in the right lane of Interstate 81 when it was struck from behind by […]