Visitors Spent a Record $96 Million per Day, Driving a $2 Billion Year-Over-Year Increase RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced today that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a record high $35.1 billion in visitor spending in 2024, marking a 5.4% increase from $33.3 […]
RICHMOND, VA— Governor Glenn Youngkin last Friday announced additional administration and board appointments. VIRGINIA BOARD OF FORESTRY Jennifer Gagnon of Snowville, Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech VIRGINIA SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE Kelly McCoy of Radford, Executive Director, Women’s Resource Center of the New […]
Be patient and attentive on the roads to keep students safe as they return to school RICHMOND, Va. — With more than one million Virginia students headed back to school this month, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is calling on everyone to be cautious around school buses and in […]
By Shirleen Guerra (The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would endorse Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the commonwealth’s 2025 governor’s race, three months ahead of Election Day. “Yeah, I would. I would,” Trump said, when asked if he plans to back Earle-Sears. “I think […]
Our precious son, Jefferson Duane Martin, “JD“, 39, slept away on July, 30, 2025. He attended Pulaski County High School. JD loved to ride horses, hunt and fish. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Melvin Duane Martin, maternal grandparents, Jefferson B. Stanley and Mary Frances Gordon Stanley, and […]
Susan Elizabeth Dunagan Edmonds, age 65 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Hospice House in Roanoke, Virginia. Born May 27, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of Janet Dowdy Weber and the late William “Bill” Dunagan. She was also preceded in death […]
APPLETON, WI — David Smith, a physics major from Radford, VA, is the recipient of Lawrence University’s J. Bruce Brackenridge Prize in Physics, which recognizes an outstanding junior or senior physics major with a strong academic record and significant potential for future work in physics. Smith is senior with a […]
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Virginia Lottery ended the 2025 fiscal year (FY25) with its second-highest profit total in the Lottery’s 37-year history. Profits generated by Virginia Lottery games for the year totaled more than $901 million. Under Virginia law, all Lottery profits go to support K-12 […]
From Appyleague.com The Bluefield Ridge Runners beat the Kingsport Axmen, 11-3, on Friday in the 2025 Appalachian League Championship Game. The Ridge Runners never looked back after taking the lead with a six-run third inning and drew 13 walks to fuel their offense.
Mildred Colleene Stoots Phillips, 91, of Pulaski, Virginia, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at Heritage Hall – Rich Creek. Her family is extremely grateful to the staff of Heritage Hall for the family-like, loving care that they have given Mildred during these past two years. Mildred was […]
📅 PCHS SPORTS SCHEDULE Week of August 4–8, 2025 Tuesday – August 5 Golf: @ Draper Valley (Pulaski Co. vs. Carroll & Christiansburg) – 12:00 PM Thursday – August 7 Golf: @ George Wythe – Woodford Classic – 8:00 AM Fall Sports Pictures: • Cross Country – 2:00 PM (Gym) • Competition Cheer – 2:00 PM (Gym) Friday – August 8 […]
November 5, 1948 – July 31, 2025 Randy Parker was a great man, husband, father, a wonderful grandfather, and will truly be missed by all that loved him. He passed away at the age of 76, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Randy loved camping with his brother Danny, and spending time […]