William Cardwell Hager passed away on February 6, 2020. Born in Max Meadows, VA on April 20, 1928, he was the youngest of five children born to Thomas H. and Mary C. Hager. He served in the Army Air Corps, attended VMI, and graduated with honors from VPI in 1951 with a degree in Agricultural […]
A public meeting will be held sometime in March to gain input from citizens on the idea of Pulaski County Schools adopting a four-day instructional week. The idea of a four-day week was discussed at length Tuesday during the School Board’s regular meeting for February. School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers presented a report stemming from […]
RICHMOND, Va. — A controversial bill banning assault firearms passed the House this week along party lines, and after several amendments whittled away at certain requirements that had caused the loudest opposition. The House of Delegates passed HB 961 this week 51-48, which bans the sale of assault firearms and other firearm accessories. Sponsored by […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An annual statewide drill to prepare for tornado threats and test public warning systems will be held in Virginia on March 17. The drill will begin at approximately 9:45 a.m. with a test tornado warning sent in the form of a required monthly test by the National Weather Service to National […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The House of Delegates passed a bill this week that would allocate the commonwealth’s electoral college votes to the candidate who received the national popular vote. The bill would join Virginia into the National Popular Vote Compact, which ensures the presidential candidate with the most votes nationally is elected once states […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Brianna Morgan’s driver’s license was suspended due to court debt in 2014, her life became more challenging. Morgan was pregnant at the time and had two children, which made it difficult to get around without a car. “It completely changed my day to day life at the time,” said Morgan, […]
Elizabeth Lenn Wohlford Garter (Beth), 64, of Pulaski, VA, passed away on Feb. 7th 2020. She was preceded in death by her Mother, Mary Clare Carroll Dougherty Wohlford. Surviving are her Husband of 45 years, Ernest B. Garter, her Father, William T. Wohlford of Pulaski, her Sisters, Anne Heck of Pulaski, Susan Wysor (Bill) of […]
The Pulaski County boys basketball team suffered its worst defeat of the season in Roanoke Tuesday evening, 78-34 to Cave Spring. The first time the two teams met the Knights won, 84-54, but this time the margin moved to 44. Cave pushed its record to 9-2 in the River Ridge District, […]
Two 14-5 teams locked horns on “Senior Night” for the Pulaski County girls basketball program at PCHS Tuesday evening, and the Cougars were the team that came away, 15-5 in a big way as PCHS routed Cave Spring, 66-48. All five Pulaski Co. seniors started the game, and all five of […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Braxton Key made a free thow with 2:04 left in overtime and Virginia held off Notre Dame on a rough shooting night for both teams, 50-49 on Tuesday night. Mamdi Diakite scored 20 points for the Cavaliers (16-7, 8-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), including the basket with 2:51 left in regulation that […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is considering expanding the playoffs to nearly half the 30 teams and allowing higher-seeded wild-card teams to choose opponents. The playoffs would grow from 10 clubs to 14 under the plan, first reported Monday by the New York Post. There would be four wild cards in each league, […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Universal Pictures said Tuesday that it will release the social satire “The Hunt,” a film it canceled in the wake of criticism about its premise of “elites” hunting people for sport in red states. A trailer announcing the film’s March 13 release date presents the “elites” hunting regular people as a […]