County Administrator Jonathan Sweet presented his End of the Year Report for 2022 during Monday night’s meeting of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. Sweet touched on dozens of achievements by the county and its staff, as well as by county administration and the Board of Supervisors. Board of Supervisors […]
Patriot Staff Report Pulaski County’s Lady Cougars girls basketball team continued its winning ways this week, beating Patrick Henry, 46-35. The win upped the Lady Cougars’ overall record to 14-3 on the season. Pulaski County could add to that record twice more this week, as they were scheduled to host […]
By RODNEY YOUNG The Patriot Sometimes a team just has better players, better athletes and a better team. This was the case Tuesday as the visiting Patrick Henry Patriots thumped the Pulaski County Cougars, 78-48. The Patriots (16-2) and ranked in the top five of Class 5 in the state […]
Patriot Staff Report Two of the area’s better boys basketball teams went at it this week, first in Hillsville and then back in Radford. Wednesday night, Radford overcame a cold shooting first quarter to edge Carroll County, 50-44. It was the second win of the week for Rick Cormany’s Bobcats […]
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By Madison Hirneisen (The Center Square) – A report released Wednesday by Attorney General Jason Miyares asserts the Virginia Parole Board and former Chair Adrianne Bennett violated state law and board procedures when granting parole to dozens of inmates in the spring of 2020. The results of a year-long investigation […]
Eddie Saunders Martin, 65, of Barren Springs, passed away with his family by his bedside, after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, January 23, 2023, at Highland Ridge Health & Rehab. Eddie enjoyed spending time at River Junction and Canoeing with family and friends. He also enjoyed hunting, kayaking […]
Road Side Trash. This has been a hot topic recently for citizens and the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors share the same concerns regarding the trash that has accumulated on several of our County roads. Deliberate littering by individuals, as well as, debris from vehicles during transport have been the […]
Cleared: I-81N at 0.2 mile north of Junction Virginia 99-Exit 94A. Incident: tractor trailer crash. New: I-81N at 0.2 mile north of Junction Virginia 99-Exit 94A. Incident: tractor trailer crash. The North left lane is closed. Last updated: Wed 01/25/2023 2:06 PM EST
Howard Rudolph “Rudy” Murphy, 84, of Vinton, Virginia went home to glory on Friday, January 20, 2023 surrounded by his family. Born April 30, 1938 in a log cabin in the foothills of Pulaski, Virginia. He attended Pulaski High School where he met and married his childhood sweetheart, Janie Anderson […]
Lillian “Carol” Hankins, age 73 of Mt. Airy, North Carolina passed away Friday, January 20, 2023 at her home. Born September 16, 1949 in West Virginia she was the daughter of the late Paul Thomas Hankins & Catherine Cornwell Hankins. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Terry and James […]
Cora Louise Snavely Linkous, age 74 of Christiansburg, formerly of Pulaski, died Monday, January 23, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski on May 21, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Alma Chrisley Snavely and the late Benjamin Snavely. Cora was a graduating member of the […]
Today, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) introduced the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act. Currently, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues temporarily fall under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) due to a temporary scheduling order that runs through Dec. 31, 2024. Due to the increase in […]