(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) released the new Virginia State Plan for Aging Services, which examines current and future needs of older Virginians. Developed every four years by DARS, this plan fulfills federal requirements to receive Older Americans Act funding through the Administration […]
Pulaski County’s Cougars are currently ranked eighth in the Class 3D region in football, according to the Virginia High School League’s first release of football rankings this season.
Edith Webb Fuqua was born to the union of the late Moses and Virginia Webb on February 23, 1931. She departed this earthly life on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at the age of 92. Edith is one of the last girls of 14 children. She is preceded in death by […]
James Edward Daugherty, Jr. age 54 of the Bethel Community of Montgomery County, died Sunday, October 1, 2023, at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
Clayborne Stafford Alexander, age 88 of Wythe County passed away Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the Northern Regional Hospital, Mt. Airy, N.C. Born In Carroll County, Virginia, he was the son of the late Charles Ingram Alexander and Minnie Nicatie Alexander Hamblin. He was also preceded in death by a […]
DMV-Issued Placards Required Starting July 1, 2024 RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) now offers permanent farm use placards for unregistered farm vehicles at all customer service centers. Applications for the permanent farm use placard are available on our newly redesigned website, dmv.virginia.gov. “It is our hope […]
GREENSBORO, NC (Oct. 2, 2023) – Mack Trucks today announced that it reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers union on a new five-year contract covering about 3,900 employees at facilities in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida. “The terms of this tentative agreement would deliver significantly increased wages and […]
By DANIELLE REID The Patriot Another historic event occurred at the Wilderness Road Regional Museum in Dublin, VA on Sunday, September 24th when over 50 people attended the unveiling of the DAR America 250th Patriot Marker. The Museum is the former home of Revolutionary War Veteran Adam Hance, who planned […]
A group of divers gathered after church last Sunday to clean the New River (to 25-40 feet deep), the shorelines and parking lots under the Rt. 114 bridge (near RAAP) where fishermen, boaters and scuba divers and picknickers come to enjoy the river. They picked up old tires, cleaned up […]
By WILLIAM PAINE The Patriot A forum featuring two candidates for the Pulaski County School Board took place this past Monday, Sept. 25 at the Robinson Tract Community Center. Dr. Paige Cash, who has served two terms on the school board representing the Robinson District, faced challenger Sabrina Smith Cox […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Draper Historic District is getting a new “front door” in the form of an ice cream and coffee shop adjacent to the Draper Community Park. Monday night, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning request from property owners Debbie Gardner of Thee […]
The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, along with its media partners The Patriot and The Southwest Times, are sponsoring Candidates Forums on Oct. 3 and 4. Candidates in all five School Board races will appear in the Oct. 3 forum at Edwards Hall on the campus of New River Community […]