Ella Thompson Haga, 89 of Pulaski, passed away Saturday Oct. 5th 2019 at her home. She was born in Virginia on April 11th 1930 and was the daughter of the late Hobert Elmer Thompson and Cleo Ellen Marshall Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Friel Martin Haga, Sr., Daughters, Lida Lewis […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Deshawn McClease’s 3-yard run with 1:03 remaining capped a wild back-and-forth final few minutes and gave Virginia Tech a 42-35 win over Miami on Saturday, in a game where the Hokies wasted a 28-point lead. Dalton Keene caught three touchdown passes for the Hokies (3-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who […]
On Oct. 3 around 12:42 pm The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Newbern Fire Department and Regional Emergency Medical Services responded to the intersection of Newbern Rd. and Newbern Heights Dr. for a motor vehicle crash. A dump truck traveling south on Newbern Rd. crossed the center line and struck a Nissan SUV. The driver of […]
Roanoke– Pulaski County took its first loss of the season on the chin Friday night in Roanoke, falling to Hidden Valley, 35-14. The defeat dropped the Cougars to 5-1 on the season, and moved the Titans to 4-2. Things started going wrong for Pulaski Co. during the week and didn’t […]
Abingdon 42, Central – Wise 19 Albemarle 45, Monticello 16 Appomattox 56, Altavista 13 Arcadia 47, Col. Richardson, Md. 7 Bayside 14, Princess Anne 12 Bishop McNamara, Md. 38, Paul VI Catholic High School 6 Blacksburg 31, Patrick Henry-Roanoke 20 Blue Ridge School 34, Norfolk Christian School 20 Bluestone 39, Cumberland 0 Briar Woods 24, […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami defensive lineman Trevon Hill remembers the day he started seeing the Hurricanes in a different light. Nov. 4, 2017. It was Virginia Tech at Miami, a prime-time showdown between a pair of ranked teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Hill played for the Hokies then, and the lasting memory […]
Pulaski Fire Marshal Todd Garwood and Pulaski Fire Department are teaming up again this year with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years—to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” The campaign works to […]
Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced this week that 92 percent of Virginia’s public schools are meeting the state Board of Education’s expectations for achievement and improving student outcomes, and are accredited for the 2019-2020 school year. Included in that 92 percent are all but one of Pulaski County’s schools. The accreditation report comes […]
Save the date! Country music performer Kaitlyn Baker, from Pound, Virginia will kick off the Southwest Fall Festival on October 10, 2019 with a special Thursday night concert at the Appalachian Regional Expositional Center. The center is located off I-81/77 at exit 77. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 […]
Pulaski County’s football team will easily face its toughest test yet on the season when it travels to Hidden Valley this Friday. The Titans are a battled tested team with a 3-2 record against a very formidable schedule. Scott Weaver’s team has posted victories over Patrick Henry, William Byrd, and Glenvar, and the two losses […]
Don Lewis Fariss Sr, age 83, died in his home on the creek in Allisonia, VA of Parkinson’s disease on October 1, 2019. He was born on November 14, 1935, the son of Alven Pierce Fariss and Hetty Jo Lindsey Fariss. Don retired from Klopman Mills in Altavista, VA after 30 years with Burlington Industries. […]
