On a sultry Monday night in August in the summer of 1895, over five thousand people were attending the Wabash Camp Meeting on its final night when suddenly Pastor Kelly shouted “Don’t you hear it? The angels are singing”! Then Pastor Wagner yelled out “Listen! Listen! The redeemed hosts of […]
By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing The 8th Annual Gusto with GRAPeJAM event brought both paddlers and players to the Rockhouse Marina on the last Saturday of Spring. Race start was scheduled for 9:30 a.m., but as in past years, extra time was given to register late arrivals. Before the […]
Staff Report Pulaski County third baseman Andrew Newberry led a host of Pulaski County spring sports athletes among Class 3D All-Region honorees, announced this week. Newberry was the lone Cougar to make first team on four spring sports All-Region teams. A senior, Newberry was a leader on the Cougars’ baseball […]
Estate Sale 5599 Locust Drive, Dublin. Saturday, June 21 starting at 7 a.m. Everything must go!
Newbern’s Wilderness Road Regional Museum awarded $100,000 planning grant RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that he is recommending 13 projects for funding by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), totaling $5.356 million in grants. ARC will finalize approval of these project awards later this year. “These projects represent the […]
The Pulaski River Turtles upped their 2025 season record to 8-4 on Wednesday night, beating the Tri-State Coal Cats, 3-2 at Calfee Park. The Turtles scored all their runs in the third inning and made the outburst hold up for the win. After the win, Pulaski trails Burlington by just […]
Newbern, VA — The Wilderness Road Regional Museum is proud to participate in the 12th Annual GiveLocalNRV Giving Day campaign, hosted by the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. This year, the museum’s fundraising efforts carry special significance as Carolyn Mathews leads a heartfelt peer-to-peer campaign in memory of her […]
The Virginia Board of Contractors on track to receive an all-time record of more than 14,000 new applications this year from contractors and tradesmen applying for licensure in the Commonwealth RICHMOND, VA – Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin remarked on new application data from the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational […]
BRIDGEWATER — Tyashia Gellner of Radford, Va., graduated with a bachelor of arts in business administration from Bridgewater College during the May 3, 2025, Commencement exercises. Approximately 302 undergraduate and 25 graduate students from the Class of 2025 received degrees. Dr. David W. Bushman, president of Bridgewater College, conferred the […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – The Old Pros Big Band Orchestra of New River Community College (NRCC), will present a free public concert, “Music on the Lawn,” at the Christiansburg Library on Saturday, June 28, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy […]
By DAVID QUESENBERRY Patriot Publishing The Radford City Council at its Tuesday night meeting, decided, at least for this year, not to issue a tax rebate grant to the Radford University Foundation for the Highlander Hotel. Council’s reason for postponing the grant was the City’s current financial situation. The rebate […]
William Paine/Patriot Publishing Pulaski Fire Chief Jeff Conner came to Tuesday evening’s town council meeting to announce that three of his firefighters had recently gained their Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification. According to Conner, the testing for EMT certification is both rigorous and time consuming. From left: Firefighter Mike Kesling, […]