Merry Lee Stoots, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Monday, May 3, 2021 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born June 1, 1932 in Foster Falls she was the daughter of the late Marion Vivian Shockley & Hallie Oneida Sutphin Shockley. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Melvin Shockley, Fielding Shockley, Sherman K. […]
Pulaski County High School, in conjunction with LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, will again be providing sports physicals to Pulaski County Public School students who will be enrolled in the 6th through 12th grades during the 2021-2022 school year. The physicals will take place at PCHS in the Career and Technical Education Building on Wednesday, May 26 […]
ROANOKE, Va. – A former American Electric Power (AEP) employee pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud and filing false tax returns. According to court documents, Gregory Thomas Holland, 63, of Roanoke, was employed at AEP from 1982 until January 2018, where he worked for many years in the credit department. Specifically, Holland was responsible for […]
Dr. Kim Lewis is hosting a two-workshop series on the beautiful craft of creating pysanky, or Ukranian Eggs. Her first workshop, offered online on Saturday, May 8, 2:00 pm, will provide an overview of this fascinating style of decorative art. She’ll follow up with an in-person workshop at the Center on Saturday, May 22, 2:00 […]
John Edward Sadler, Jr., 85, of Pulaski, VA died Thursday, December 17, 2020. A private graveside service will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Oakwood Cemetery, Pulaski, VA, with Rev. Melissa McNair-King officiating. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski, VA.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Busch thought he had a third-place car Sunday. His crew chief, Ben Beshore, though it was good enough for second. Both of them turned out to be wrong. Instead, Busch was perfect on a pair of late restarts and won a two-lap sprint to the finish at Kansas Speedway, […]
The Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse has issued an AMBER Alert on behalf of the Giles County Sheriff’s Office, for a child abduction that occurred on May 2, 2021 at 1200 hours. The child is believed to be in extreme danger and was last seen at Big Stony Creek Road, Ripplemead, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Minimum wage workers in Virginia are making about 27 percent more now that a state-mandated increase has taken effect. The minimum wage in the commonwealth increased Saturday from the federally mandated minimum of $7.25 an hour to $9.50. The May 1 increase is part of a state law passed last year. […]
Saturday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL= VHSL State Final= Class 6A= Oscar Smith 62, South County 21 Class 5A= Stone Bridge 13, Highland Springs 10, OT Class 4A= Salem 28, Lake Taylor 20 Class 3A= Lafayette 27, Lord Botetourt 13 Class 2A= Appomattox 48, Stuarts Draft 41 Class 1A= Riverheads 65, Galax 29 […]
Monday 05/03/21 Boys Tennis: Pulaski Co. @ Christiansburg 4:30 pm Girls Tennis: Christiansburg @ Pulaski Co. 4:30 pm Tuesday 05/04/21 Varsity Baseball: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Hidden Valley 5 pm Varsity Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Hidden Valley 5 pm JV Softball: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Boys Soccer: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski […]
Carl Ellwood Rupe, age 88 of Pulaski, died Wednesday April 28, 2021 at Radford Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 21, 1933 in Pulaski, and was the son of the late Eunice Mae Cecil Rupe Turpin and Charlie Basil Rupe. Ellwood was a Veteran of the United States Army, a member of […]
Volvo Trucks North America today announced that the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new five-year contract that would cover approximately 2,900 employees at the New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, VA. In conjunction with the tentative agreement, the UAW has ended […]
“It just feels unbelievable! I can’t believe it!” That was Mari Hall’s reaction as she redeemed her winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game. The Pulaski woman matched all five winning numbers in the April 21 drawing to win the $274,355 jackpot. The winning numbers were 10-30-35-38-41. She used Easy Pick and allowed the […]
George Blair Sanders, 57, of Dublin, VA passed away Tuesday morning, April 27, 2021. He is survived by his wife, loving children Matthew, his girlfriend Ciara as well as Grace and her husband Zac, grandchildren Farmer and Dorothy, and his two sisters Lynn and Kay. Blair appeared to be a simple man living the life […]
Yard Sale: Saturday, May 1 from 8 a.m. until ? Pleasant Hill Drive, Pulaski. Multiple homes participating. Yard Sale on May 7th and 8th, from 8 am till 3 pm 5526 Harris Street, Dublin. Vintage and Antique glassware, Household goods, Vintage and Contemporary Decorative Items, Coffee Makers, Vacuums, Clothing, (less expensive than local thrift […]
Colene Robertson Tolbert, of Pulaski, victoriously entered into the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ on April 28, 2021 at the age 91 after a long battle with renal failure. There she joins her loving husband of nearly 60 years, Robert Daniel Tolbert. Many others have gone before her including her parents, Kent H. and […]