******UPDATE********* An autopsy was conducted on the body of Angela Dawn Spain at the Roanoke Medical Examiners’ Office on May 5, 2023. The cause of death has been determined to be from both blunt force trauma to the head and strangulation. Charles Lee Spain Jr. has been charged with First […]
Romma “Harvey” Wade, Sr., age 84 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at his home. He will be remembered for faithfully serving the Lord Jesus Christ and his church that he loved. He always helped anyone in need. He had a God given ability to fix anything. Anytime […]
Virginia Tech will hold in-person commencement ceremonies at Lane Stadium starting Wednesday and running through Sunday. The university will celebrate both graduating seniors and graduate students, along with their families. The commencement ceremonies begin with the Graduate School’s ceremony in Blacksburg at 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The Virginia-Maryland College […]
2023-05-05 Pulaski County at Blacksburg Results: Blacksburg defeated Pulaski County 9-0 Singles: 1. Aaron Bennett 0-6 0-6 2. Mark Graham 0-6 0-6 3. Eli Duke 0-6 0-6 4. Ashton Paul 2-6 2-6 5. Ethan Worley 1-6 1-6 6. Jackson RahLan 0-6 0-6 Doubles: 1. Aaron/Eli 2-8 2. Mark/Ashton 1-8 3. […]
Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Giles County. The crash occurred May 5, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on Route 460, approximately one mile west of Route 61. A 2022 Kawasaki Ninja 650 was traveling west on Route 460. As it came into a curve, the rider […]
Bobby Lee Nester, 85, of Parrott, passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Bobby was a founding member of the Twin Community Fire Department and served for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Virgil Lee and Margaret Albert Nester; grandson, Shaun Whittaker; great-granddaughter, Skylon Amos; […]
Virginia Pearl Cook Jessie, age 91 of Pulaski went to be the Lord on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Born August 27, 1931 in Welch, West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, William Calup Jessie. She was also preceded in death by her parents Fred […]
Fred Allen “ Booboo” Hardin, age 57 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Lewis Gale Hospital, Salem, Virginia Born June 26, 1965 in Princeton, WV, he was the son of the late Benjamin Fred Hardin and Barbara Jeanette Kennedy Hardin. He was also preceded in death by […]
Tanya Ann Price, ae 55 of Pulaski, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at her residence. She was born on August 16, 1967, and was the daughter of the late Barbara Ann Quesenberry Price, and the late Richard Edison Price. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by […]
William Thomas Wohlford III, age 93 of Pulaski, died Thursday, May 4, 2023 at his home in Pulaski. He was born August 22, 1929 in Dante, Russell County, VA. He was educated in the local Public-School grades 1-11 and graduated from Dante Central High School in June 1946. The summer […]
ROANOKE, Va. – A plan by Appalachian Power to promote job growth and investment in southwest Virginia is included in a new transmission rate adjustment clause petition filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). Aerial image and site information are available on the Virginia Economic Development Partnership website. The company is […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot Pulaski County School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers has resigned to take the job of superintendent in Franklin County. The official announcement was made Friday in Pulaski County at the same time the Franklin County School Board was holding a special called meeting broadcast on their […]