RICHMOND, VA— The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) announced today that the unemployment insurance fund trust fund has returned to pre-pandemic levels and surpassed key solvency levels. As of December 2, 2022, the Virginia unemployment insurance trust fund balance available for benefits is $1,466,766,128. As employer tax statements go out in December, […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed December 22nd through December 26th. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Monday, December 26th will be picked up on Tuesday, December 27th.
We bring you good tidings of great JOY from Joy Ranch, a Christian Home for Children! We are happy to announce we will still hold our annual drive-thru Live Nativity on Saturday, December 10 from 6-8 pm. This is a FREE, family-friendly event where spectators will stay in their vehicles […]
By RODNEY YOUNG The Patriot HILLSVILLE – Coming into the season the Pulaski County boys basketball team had only three returnees. They got much younger in their season opener held at Carroll County on Monday night and lost that opener 69-48. First their senior leader Khalib Horton was in […]
The New River Valley Master Gardener Program is seeking applicants for the 2023 Master Gardener Training class. The classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from February 23rd through May 11th on the Virginia Tech Campus and at the Montgomery County Government Center. Topics covered include basic botany, […]
The music of Bluegrass Kinsmen and Gap Civil will be featured during New River Community College’s Concert Series event on Sat., Dec. 10, 2022. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin. Bluegrass Kinsmen is a bluegrass band from Southwest Virginia that was formed […]
The 2022-23 high school basketball season opened Monday night for Pulaski County’s boys, while the Lady Cougars traveled to Roanoke. The girls rallied to beat William Fleming, 51-50. The boys battled, but came in on the short end of a 69-48 final at Carroll County. Both the boys and girls […]
Results Class 1 Riverheads 21, Essex 8 George Wythe 35, Grundy 21 Class 2 Central Woodstock 37, Poquoson 10 Graham 36, Appomattox 20 Class 3 Phoebus 58, Brentsville District 14 Heritage 43, Christiansburg 0 Class 4 Dinwiddie 28, Warwick 0 Kettle Run 30, EC Glass 14 […]
Virginians Have Additional Time to Obtain Important Credential RICHMOND – Virginians interested in obtaining a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or identification card now have two additional years to apply before federal identification requirements change at America’s airports. In a news release today, the federal government announced the extension […]
Four Hokies score in double figures as Tech starts ACC play 1-0 Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech picked up its first ranked win of the season, as the Hokies downed No. 18 North Carolina, 80-72, on Sunday afternoon. The Hokies had four players score in double figures, led by Justyn Mutts, who […]
Claude Clayton Nuckols, age 95 of Dublin passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at the Skyline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Floyd, Virginia. Born February 8, 1927 in Wythe County he was the son of the late Claude Lee Nuckols & Hazel Arnold Nuckols. He was also preceded in death […]
Mildred Marie Stoots Thompson, age 91 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born October 9, 1931 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late James Monroe Stoots & Rachael Williams Stoots. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard […]