Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame announced the addition of eight well-accomplished members as part of its 2024 induction class on Monday. The 2024 class of inductees include: Jeff Artis-Gray, a five-time All-American with the men’s track & field program that holds four program records. Larsen Bowker, a former […]
ABINGDON, Va. – A federal grand jury in Abingdon, Virginia returned an indictment May 21, 2024 charging 17 individuals with conspiring to defraud the United States by filing fraudulent claims for pandemic unemployment benefits. The grand jury has charged Josef Ludwig Brown, Crystal Samantha Shaw, Jonathan Scott Webb, Christopher Kirk […]
~ The Board of Supervisors Adopts the FY-25 Budget that will Officially Establish the First Paid Fire-Rescue Department for Pulaski County, Virginia ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors adopted their Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and included within the approved allocations is the funding necessary to create the first […]
Joy Arlene Smith, of Dublin, died Friday, May 31, 2024 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
Myrtle Annabelle Turman, age 89 of Florida, and formerly of Allisonia, VA, died Wednesday, May 29, 2023 in Florida. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
Laverne Howlett, age 77 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Pulaski. Born May 2, 1947 in Pulaski County, she was the daughter of the late James Edwin Dalton & Ola Mae Taylor Dalton Marshall. She was also preceded in death by her sister Ruby Dalton […]
JOHN DOUGLAS VEST, 81, of the Little Creek Community of Dublin, VA, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024. He was born March 13, 1943 in Poplar Hill, VA, the son of the late Jackson & Myrtle Vest. John Doug was a giving soul and one of a kind. He had […]
No Kid Hungry Awards $284,000 to 14 School Districts and Nonprofits to Combat Summer Hunger in Rural Communities Across Virginia Richmond, Va. – As schools close for the summer, school districts and nonprofits are beginning to launch summer meal programs to connect kids with nutritious meals outside of the classroom. This year, more school […]
Dorothy “Dottie” Stafford King, of Georgetown, SC and formerly of Dublin, VA went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 24th, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, her father, Joe Stafford, and her husband’s parents, Hugh and Mabel King. Dottie leaves behind: her daughter and son-in-law […]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – On Thursday, May 30, the Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners announced the kickoff times and networks for the majority of ACC football games during the first three weeks of the 2024 football season. The announcement also includes the times and networks for the league’s Thursday […]