Former Marquette head coach took Golden Eagles to NCAA tournament three times BLACKSBURG — Megan Duffy was named the eighth head women’s basketball coach at Virginia Tech, Director of Athletics Whit Babcock announced Wednesday morning. Duffy, who guided Marquette University to the NCAA tournament in 2024, spent five years in Milwaukee […]
Bob Taylor Sr., of Pulaski, died April 1, 2024. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Taylor. They were married for 66 years. Shirley died July 11, 2023. He was a machinist for a glass factory for 38 years. Bob is survived by sons, Bobby Taylor Jr. and […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing About a dozen School Councilors, administrators and central office staff joined several Virginia Tech alumni to pack lunch bags for students during the weeklong Spring Break. The event was organized by Virginia Tech Cornerstone Alumni organization with the help of Mary Cheverton, Coordinator of Student […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The old Jefferson Elementary School, which has stood vacant for several years, served as the site for the first ever lettuce crop to be grown with the assistance of carbon capture technology. “We’re harvesting lettuce which has been growing for about a month with recycled […]
From Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at approximately 8 p.m., Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to a disturbance call in the 4800 block of Lee Highway in the Dublin area. Upon arrival, units located a deceased male identified as 25-year-old Chad O. Pennington of Hiwassee. […]
Mary Katherine Collins, age 89 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 at the Montgomery Regional Hospital. Born February 7, 1935 in Pulaski County, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Edwards & Edna Louise Lawson Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, […]
Friday, April 26, 2024, Economic Development Authority Board of Directors Meeting, New River Room, Pulaski County Innovation Center, 6580 Valley Center Drive, Radford, Virginia; 10 a.m. (Contact: Megan Bird, Clerk to the Board, 143 Third Street N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, 540-980-7705, mwbird@pulaskicounty.org). The Economic Development Authority serves as the […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Some 100 people have participated in the first month of this year’s One Bag Challenge litter campaign in Pulaski County. “One Bag Challenge is a board initiative asking everyone in the county to go out and pick up at least one bag of trash,” said […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Meeting last Monday night at the School Board office due to renovation work being done in the County Administration Building, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors welcomed nearly a packed house – with about half those attending because of the announced closing of Gala’s Korona […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Wednesday, April 3 promises to be BIG for Pulaski County! That’s the word from County Administrator Jonathan Sweet, when asked about the “recess” of the Board of Supervisors meeting last Monday night instead of the usual adjournment. On Monday, Board Chairman Laura Walters asked her […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing On a 3-2 vote by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors last Monday night, large truck through traffic on Giles Avenue in Dublin will be prohibited – pending final approval by the Commonwealth Transportation Board. The narrow decision brings to an end a months-long debate […]
Ted Drexel Lyons, age 92 of Pulaski, died Monday afternoon, April 1, 2024 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700