By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has been asked by a county resident to consider implementation of a school choice voucher program. School vouchers give parents the freedom to choose a private school for their children, using all or part of the public funding set […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors held six public hearings at their meeting on Monday night on topics ranging from the 2022-23 budget to noise and animal control ordinances. County Administrator Jonathan Sweet said the board had met five times publicly on the budget, but […]
The Annual Celebration at Claytor Lake State Park is set for June 11, 2022. The festival kicks off the summer season for Claytor Lake State Park each year. The state park is located at 6620 Ben H. Bolen Drive, Dublin, Virginia. This is the festival’s 23rd. year. This year’s festival […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and its television partners announced the kickoff times and networks for all ACC controlled contests during the early weeks of the 2022 football season Thursday. Also included are the times and networks for the Thursday and Friday night contests throughout the 2022 […]
RADFORD — Radford University has released its Dean’s List for Spring 2022. Appearing on the Dean’s List is the most prestigious academic recognition RU students can receive for their performance during a semester. Students will be placed on the Dean’s List if they meet four specific criteria. They must have […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors is now taking applications for its vacant Massie District seat. The vacancy occurred May 10 when then-supervisor John Travis announced he and his wife, Donna had sold their home on Peppers Ferry Road in Pulaski and would be living […]
Marlon Clayton Dean, age 74 of South Charleston, West Virginia passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Charleston Area Medical Center, WV. Born November 12, 1947 in Pulaski, Virginia he was the son of the late Marlon Seymour Dean & Arthelion Phyllis Arnold Martin. He was also preceded in death by […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Ninth-seeded Florida State collected 15 hits, including two-run homers by Alex Toral and Reese Albert, to roll past fifth-seeded Virginia,13-3, in the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship opener for both teams Wednesday afternoon at Truist Field. The game was halted at the end of eight […]
Five students from Pulaski County were recently recognized as 2022 Outstanding Students in a Curriculum/Subject Area by New River Community College. Students from Pulaski County who were honored included Alexander David Baird, information technology network and technical support; Amanda Gail Bishop, forensic science; Victoria Lynn Duncan, medical administrative support; Michael […]
Cochcroft Made Over $200,000 Selling Fraudulent “Dietary Supplements” ABINGDON, Va. – The owner of a supplement company, who manufactured and shipped unapproved drugs and illegal steroids for use by members of the body building community, pled guilty this week to a pair of federal drug charges. John Franklin Cochcroft, 37, […]
Pulaski County is pleased to announce that Ashlyn Shrewsbury, CEcD, has been hired to lead the Planning & Zoning Department and head-up the County’s community development efforts, starting June 1, 2022. The Planning & Zoning Department will be adding a community development and project management component to its focus to […]
From left: Mary Graham, Audrey Bucy, Elaina McCoy, NRCC President Pat Huber, Paige Lilly, Greta Dargel, and Melanie Gallimore (NRCC photo) New River Community College recently recognized the recipients of the first class of NRCC Nursing Scholars, a new scholarship program that fosters opportunity and success for outstanding high school […]