By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors gave its blessing last Monday night (Nov. 21) to the New River Resource Authority to temporarily allow both Smyth County and Patrick County to dispose trash at the Cloyd Mountain landfill. “Here in Pulaski County, we are blessed,” began […]
Crystal Eugenia Forbes was born on May 24th 1962 in Radford, VA to the late Carl Edwards Forbes and the late Julie Hodge (McCoy). Crystal met her husband Steven Crapps and settled in Dublin, VA. They eventually moved to Chesapeake, VA. Crystal battled a tedious long-term illness which she succumbed […]
By RODNEY YOUNG For The Patriot The 2022-23 edition of the Pulaski County Cougars boys basketball team will be young and inexperienced. They have only three returnees from last season’s team. The Cougars are under the direction Head Coach Tyler Cannoy. This is Cannoy’s fourth season and his three-year record […]
Majority of those in vehicles were not wearing a seatbelt RICHMOND – Three pedestrians and a motorcyclist were among the 14 individuals who lost their lives on Virginia highways over the 2022 Thanksgiving weekend, according to preliminary data. Of the 10 individuals riding in vehicles equipped with seatbelts, eight chose […]
List includes former Pulaski sportswriter, Jerry Ratcliffe 50th Induction Weekend events to be held, April 21 & 22, 2023, in Virginia Beach VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Gridiron legends. National champions. Industry icons. Olympic gold medalist. World Series Champion. These are just some of the titles that have been used to […]
The Pulaski County Cougars placed six players on the All-River Ridge District team in football, led by running back Trevor Burton who was First Team All-District. Three Cougars made Second Team. They are offensive lineman Diego Turner, offensive lineman Evan Alger who also was named as a defensive end, and […]
PULASKI, VA. (November 28, 2022) – LewisGale Hospital Pulaski announced it has been recognized with a 2022 Performance Leadership Award for excellence in Quality. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards honor top quartile performance (e.g., 75th percentile or above) among rural hospitals in Quality, […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Wake Forest redshirt junior quarterback Sam Hartman has been named the recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 2022 Brian Piccolo Award, the league announced on Monday. The Piccolo Award has been given annually since 1970 in memory of the late Brian Piccolo to the “most courageous” football […]
Wednesday 11/30/22 Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Carroll Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Wrestling: Glenvar/Salem/RR @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Friday 12/02/22 Girls Varsity Basketball: Radford @ Pulaski Co. 7 pm **REC NIGHT** Girls JV Basketball: Floyd Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5:30 pm Saturday 12/03/22 Swim: Southwest Invitational @ Christiansburg Aquatic Center 11 am Cross […]
Street Dog Coalition – in connection with Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine under the Shelter Medicine and Surgery clerkship program – will be hosting a One Health Clinic on Wednesday, November 30th at the Central Gym in Pulaski from 12-4. The mission of Street Dog Coalition is to provide free […]
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) — The Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern Conference and ESPN today announced the formation of the ACC/SEC Challenge for men’s and women’s basketball, which will begin as part of the 2023-24 season. ACC and SEC teams will square off as part of the annual Challenge – one in men’s […]