Friday, December 20, 2024 – The U.S. House of Representatives completed passage of the American Relief Act. This legislation keeps the government funded through March and includes disaster relief supplemental funds. After voting in favor of the American Relief Act to fund the government and bring much-needed disaster relief aid […]
Thelma Long Horton, “Cookie” of Pulaski Virginia passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in the ICU of Lewis Gale hospital in Pulaski. She was born on April 28, 1948, to the late Floyd McKinley Long and Vivie Mae Johnson Long. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in […]
Registration is still open for the spring semester at New River Community College, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. The spring semester offers courses in more than 100 degrees, diploma and certificate programs, as well as short-term workforce development offerings. Several programs available this spring include early childhood development, EMT, […]
RICHMOND – All Virginia DMV full-service customer service centers will be closed for the Holidays from Tuesday, December 24 through Wednesday, December 25, and will reopen on Thursday, December 26. DMV will also be closed on January 1 for New Year’s. During the closure, customers can still access more than […]
The lady cougar game tonight against Radford has been canceled.
Amid affordability challenges, home sales and inventories continue to rise RICHMOND – According to the November 2024 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, the Fall 2024 housing market continues to outpace last year’s. Closed sales rose sharply as did pending sales in November. Home prices are still climbing in most […]
RICHMOND – With the holidays rapidly approaching, as well as the start of 2025, Virginia State Police is asking Virginians, and all travelling in the Commonwealth, to please drive safely in the coming days. Virginia State Police’s goal this holiday season is that everyone makes it to their destination safely. […]
Friday 12/27/24 JV Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. v East Wilkes NC @ Fort Chiswell Tournament 10:30 am Varsity Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. v East Wilkes NC @ Fort Chiswell Tournament 4 pm Wrestling: @ Heritage (Lynchburg) 1 pm (Day 1) Saturday 12/28/24 JV Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. v TBD @ Fort Chiswell Tournament Time TBD […]
Staff Report Claremont School Apartments in Pulaski is receiving a $1 million Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta to use toward the construction and rehabilitation of 50 multifamily rental units. Funds will be distributed by Truist with sponsorship from Archetypes LLC, according to […]
Alfred Franklin Pearce, Jr., age 78 of Pulaski, died Tuesday evening, December 17, 2024 at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on April 15, 1946 in Wythe County, and was the son of the late Dolly Belle Creger Pearce and the late Alfred Franklin Pearce, Sr. He was […]
By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Going on the road sometimes is an adventure. Such was the case for the Pulaski County Cougars on Wednesday as they traveled to Daleville to play Lord Botetourt. With multiple accidents on Interstate 81, getting to Lord Botetourt became a three-hour jaunt. It delayed the […]