All Middle School and High School Age Students In Virginia Eligible to Enter (Richmond) The Virginia War Memorial in Richmond is seeking entries for its Virginia War Memorial 2023 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest. The annual competition is open to all Virginia middle and high school age public, private, and […]
SALEM – Paving at the rest area on northbound Interstate 77 in Carroll County, just north of the North Carolina border, at mile marker 1 near Lambsburg will cause temporary closures in the month of September. Weather permitting, the tentative schedule for closing the rest area is as follows: On […]
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Betty Jean Handy Thomas, age 81 of Dublin gained her wings Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Commonwealth Assisted Living Facility, Christiansburg. Born February 3, 1942 she was the daughter of the late Howard Luther Handy & Mary Kathleen Bell Handy. She was also preceded in death by her husband […]
Doris Ann Harrison Wood passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2023, in the home of her loving daughter in Shawsville, Virginia. Doris was a very kind and loving individual who devoted herself to the care of others while working in the Meadowbrook Nursing Home, also in the Shawsville area. […]
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, one of the institutes that make up the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $295,294 to Biotherapeutics, Inc., located in Blacksburg, VA, for their project titled, “A First-in-class Topical Immunoregulatory Therapeutic for Psoriasis.” Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following […]
New River Community College’s Campus Cruise-In will be held on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in parking lot A at NRCC in Dublin. The Campus Cruise-In will feature classic cars from regional car club members. The event is sponsored by the NRCC automotive technology department, and […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County School Board on Monday evening unanimously approved the adoption of a new model policy on the treatment of transgender students as advocated by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Without any discussion, the board voted to approve the Virginia Department of Education’s Model Policies on […]
Bluegrass musicians Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent will perform on Friday, September 22 at 7:30 p.m. at New River Community College in Dublin. The event is part of the NRCC 2023-2024 Concert Series. Reserved seating tickets are $35 and available for purchase online only at www.nr.edu/concerts. General seating tickets are […]
Information on advance ticket sales for Friday night’s Cougar game in Princeton. Scott Vest Athletic & Activities Director Pulaski County High School
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: “Today we remember and honor the innocent lives lost 22 years ago on September 11, 2001. “I still remember exactly where I was that Tuesday morning. As I worked in my law […]
