In honor of our 2022 Boys Outdoor Track State Championship team, Pulaski County High School has created a State Championship Ring Fund. The ring fund will allow individuals, groups and businesses to make donations toward the purchase of state championship rings for our boys track team. Donations of any size […]
Tony Allen Hurst, age 39 of Dublin, died unexpectedly Wednesday, evening, June 29, 2022 in the emergency room at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. He was born in Pulaski on December 3, 1982 and, is the son of Denver Simpkins and the late Rebecca Jane Hurst. Tony was a graduate […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday night unanimously approved a nearly $157 million county budget for 2022-23. The budget includes no tax increases, while maintaining a real estate tax rate of .74 cents per hundred dollars of assessed value. The budget’s general fund, […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County School Board on Wednesday grudgingly approved a $64.9 million budget for the 2022-23 school year – a budget that does not include $446,000 for 19 paraprofessionals for the county’s kindergarten classes. The budget revenue includes $32.3 million in state funds – $3.4 […]
The Burlington Sock Puppets no-hit the Pulaski River Turtles tonight in Burlington, and won, 3-0. The loss drops Pulaski 12-14 on the season. Burlington improved to 20-6. The two teams go at it again Friday night, also in Burlington.
Tony Allen Hurst, age 39 of Dublin, died unexpectedly in the emergency room at LewisGale Hospital – Pulaski on Wednesday evening June 29, 2022. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
The River Turtles were pounded last night in Bluefield by the Ridge Runners, 16-5. The loss drops Pulaski to 12-13 on the season. Pulaski heads to Burlington tonight and Friday to take on the tough Sock Puppets who currently are 19-6 on the season. The River Turtles return home Saturday […]
Margaret Irene Eads Handy, age 85 of Dublin, died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at her residence. She was born in Wytheville on September 5, 1936, and was the daughter of the late Gordie Gay Johnson Eads and the late Oscar Glen Eads. She retired after many years with Inland Motors […]
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Fire Programs-State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) urges Virginians ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend to leave fireworks to the professionals. In general, any firework that explodes, moves on the ground or in the air, or shoots a projectile is illegal in the […]
Mary Margaret Thomas-Shortt, age 59 of Dublin passed away Monday, June 27, 2022 at her home. Born February 18, 1963 in Harford County, MD, she was the daughter of Sam and Jewell “Jean” Burke. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ed and Margaret Shupe. She was a licensed […]
RICHMOND, Va. – The Interstate 81 Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, July 7, 2022, at 1 p.m. in the Shenandoah Room of the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, 110 Shenandoah Ave. NW, Roanoke, Va. 24016. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in person, or […]
Christiansburg, Virginia; June 28, 2022: The New River Valley’s 9th Annual GiveLocalNRV Giving Day raised $508,531 for 95 nonprofits serving the region on Wednesday, June 22. Run by the Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV), this event raises money and awareness for a variety of nonprofits serving the […]