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 […]
Pulaski resident Anne-Kirk Terry is among the first Peace Corps volunteers to return to overseas service since the agency’s unprecedented global evacuation in March 2020. The Peace Corps suspended global operations and evacuated nearly 7,000 volunteers from more than 60 countries at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I learned […]
Tech’s Szefc named Coach of Year GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson sophomore third baseman Max Wagner has been voted the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Year by the league’s head coaches, and Wake Forest sophomore righthander Rhett Lowder is the ACC Pitcher of the Year. NC State designated […]
Charles James Goodwin gained his angel wings on May 16, 2022. He was born January 17, 1945 in Owosso Michigan and was 77 years of age. He will join his parents Ernestine Mary Welch Goodwin and Clarence Dwight Goodwin who preceded him in death. He leaves behind his loving wife […]
Harless James Hurst, Jr., age 90 of Hiwassee, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2002 at his home. Born March 7, 1932 he was the son of the late Harless James Hurst, Sr. & Cora Leigh Hurst. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Mary Teresa […]
Richmond – John and Mary Jean Brown of Blacksburg have received the Virginia Community College System’s Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. They were nominated for the award by New River Community College (NRCC). More than two dozen individuals, families, and businesses from around Virginia were awarded the 2022 Chancellor’s […]
Public Invited And Encouraged To Attend The Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this tribute to honor and remember the men and women who gave the […]
Hokiesports.com photo Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – No. 3 Virginia Tech softball had to win three games in 24 hours to advance to super regionals, and the team with no quit accomplished the feat, getting its final victory over Kentucky Sunday evening by a score of 5-4 at Tech Softball Park. It […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the County Administration Building on Third Street. Several public hearings will be held tonight, including hearings on the proposed county budget, and updated ordinances on noise and animal control. Below are links to the proposed budget and updated […]
RADFORD – Meals on Wheels offers seniors a chance for a hot meal five times a week, and often a welcome respite from the isolation felt by some homebound folks. Now, the Meals on Wheels program is searching for volunteers to deliver those vital meals to the people who need […]
Peggy Cox Quesenberry, age 83 of Pulaski, died Friday, May 20, 2022 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. She was born in Pulaski on August 15, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Virginia Ellen Hall Cox, and the late Cecil Claude Cox. A woman of beauty, virtue, and […]