By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Pulaski County School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers has resigned to take the job of superintendent in Franklin County. The announcement was made last Friday in Pulaski County, at the same time Siers’ hiring in Franklin County was being announced during a special called meeting there […]
Photo by David Pynn Fine Art Center board members and community leaders mark the completion of the Together We Rise: Pulaski ladder sculpture with a ribbon cutting ceremony. From left: Nikki Pynn, John Ross, Scotia Marshall, William Paine, Terrie Sternberg, Adam Hall, Jeff Reeves, Becky Lattuca, Charlie Brouwer, Molly Keller, […]
William Paine/The Patriot Trova founder and CEO Patrick Collignon cuts the ribbon for his company’s new headquarters at the former home the Newbern Elementary School “Spotter” truck design – In addition to refitting diesel-powered trucks with electric motors, Trova engineers are designing Spotter trucks, which are used to haul freight at […]
Billy Williams has announced his candidacy for the Pulaski County School Board from the Draper District. “It is with great honor that I am announcing my candidacy for the Draper District School Board seat,” Williams stated in a prepared statement. “I completed the filing requirements at the end of March […]
Terri Nicewander-Hager has officially announced her candidacy for Clerk of Court in Pulaski County. “I am excited and proud to announce myself as a candidate for the Clerk of Court in Pulaski County,” she said in a statement this week. “I have 21 years of direct hands-on experience in the […]
Andy Cullip has formally announced he is a candidate for the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors from the Cloyd District. “My goal is to work toward positive growth to help sustain the quality of life that we enjoy in our county,” Cullip said in a statement this week. A lifelong […]
Pulaski County Circuit Court Clerk Maetta Crewe has formally announced her retirement in a statement to The Patriot. “After 17 wonderful years serving the citizens of Pulaski County as Clerk of the Circuit Court and 39 years of service in the clerk’s office, I have decided not to seek re-election […]
Henry Robert “Hank” McNeil, Jr., age 80 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday morning May 9, 2023 at home, surrounded by some of his adoring family. He was a gentleman with a pinch of scoundrel, a scholar who never got a college degree, and an honest man with a knack for […]
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RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the Criminal Justice Services Board awarded $2.4 million for statewide Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) as a component of the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Active Attack Program, which educates first responders and civilians on responding to active shooter emergencies. […]
Command Sgt Major VADF Retired, Cleatis Reginal Sisson, Jr. passed peacefully at his home in Floyd County, Virginia under the watchful eyes of his wife, Sally and his Savior, Jesus. He is the son of the late Cleatis R. Sisson, Sr. and Eugenia Hale Sisson, and predeceased by his first […]
A Washington County resident has been charged in a hit and run incident that left a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) employee seriously injured on Tuesday night (May 9, 2023). A 58-year-old VDOT employee was working to remove a tree that had fallen across Woodland Hills Rd. in Washington County […]