ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans, sometimes waiting in long lines of cars, cast ballots Saturday to choose nominees for governor and other statewide offices at a drive-thru nominating convention. The Republican Party held what it’s calling an “unassembled convention” on Saturday to select its nominees in this year’s race for […]
At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Friday (May 7, 2021), the Norton Police Department received an emergency call concerning a shoplifter at a commercial business within the 600 block of Commonwealth Drive in the City of Norton. As Norton Police Chief James Lane pulled up to the parking lot, he encountered a male pedestrian. The man […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Few places in the country have moved as quickly toward Democrats as Virginia, where Barack Obama ended his party’s 44-year presidential losing streak just 12 years ago. Republicans have won the governor’s mansion just once since then. And in 2020, the state wasn’t even considered a battleground. The shift has […]
Helen L. Simpson (Cheverton) passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born on May 18, 1931, in Jacksboro, Texas, Helen was the daughter of the late John P. Simpson and E. Grace Sidebottom Simpson. She is preceded in death by her seven siblings and the father of her children, […]
Monday 05/10/21 Boys Tennis: Blacksburg @ Pulaski Co. 4:30 pm Girls Tennis: Pulaski Co. @ Blacksburg 4:30 pm Wednesday 05/12/21 Girls JV Soccer: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. 5:30 pm Track: @ Christiansburg 4:30 pm Girls Tennis: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski Co. 4:30 pm Thursday 05/13/21 Varsity Baseball: Christiansburg @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Christiansburg 5 pm […]
Yard Sale: Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15, 8 a.m. to ? each day. At 1316 Hopkins Drive, Pulaski. Yard Sale: Family yard and garage sale, Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15 from 8 a.m. until ? at 6274 Stone Ridge Drive, Dublin. Lots of boys clothes 2T to 14-15, porch seat […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Team Rubicon, a veteran-led global disaster response organization, partnered with Pulaski County Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of Forestry to prevent future wildfires from impacting homes in the Draper Mountain Estates community. The chainsaw operation took place last weekend, in conjunction with the National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. About […]
No one spoke at Tuesday’s public hearing before Pulaski Town Council on the town’s real estate tax rate. There was discussion during the meeting, however, on topics including the town’s skate park, grass cutting, Virginia Public Service Week and economic development. The tax rate hearing was required following the recent reassessment of real estate in […]
The Pulaski County School Board on Monday reached final approval of its budget for next school year – a spending plan that meets all its top priorities and reaches an important milestone for school employees and their health insurance premiums. The final budget totals just under $52 million – an increase over this year’s budget […]
This is a big week for Al Davis of Fairlawn and his family. His daughter, Master Sergeant Adrian Davis-Harris is retiring after 25 years in the U.S. Army. Davis-Harris (pictured above with her father, Al and her husband, Major Roscoe “Tony” Harris) was in Pulaski this week for a retirement reception in her honor at […]
Bolen E. Gravley, 83 of Pulaski and known to many as “Horseshoe Pete” died Monday afternoon, May 3, 2021 in the Pulaski Health & Rehab Center. He was born on January 30, 1938 in Austinsville, VA and was the son of the late Preston Gravley and Myrtle Jones Gravley. He was also preceded in death […]
William Joseph “Billy” McCroskey, Jr., age 44 of Hiwassee passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Forsythe County Medical Center, Winston Salem. Born September 14, 1976 in Radford he was the son of William Joseph “Joe” McCroskey, Sr. and the late Vicky Darlene Mooney. He is survived by his Father William Joseph “Joe” McCroskey, […]
Elizabeth Ann Redd Peoples, age 76 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at the Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center, Pulaski. Born September 25, 1944 in Allisonia she was the daughter of the late James Richard “Bud” Redd and Lucy Jane Butler Redd. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Oliva “Ollie” William Peoples, […]
2021 Randolph Park Summer Camp. Randolph Park Summer Camp will offer camp Monday June 14, 2021 thru Friday August 6, 2021. Camp will be offered under the guidelines and protocol set by the CDC regarding COVID measures for conducting this type of activity. Our summer Camp will offer spots to 150 campers on a weekly […]
Governor Northam Announces Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to Expand Passenger Rail to Southwest Virginia ~ Service will return to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979 ~ CHRISTIANSBURG—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Commonwealth has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to extend passenger rail service to the New […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Being a voter’s second choice is usually a recipe for disaster for a political candidate, but in this year’s chaotic GOP gubernatorial race in Virginia, second-place status could be a winning ticket. Seven candidates are vying for the Republican nomination at what the GOP is calling an “unassembled convention” this […]