ROADWATCH: July 24-31, 2020 The following is a list of forecasted highway projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District this week. Work schedules and construction project timelines are always subject to change and weather dependent. New information is noted by “NEW” and updates are noted […]
Cynthia “Cindi” Ann Johnson, age 61 of Hiwassee passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Born July 9, 1959 in Starkville, Mississippi she was the daughter of the late Ernest Johnston & Martha Cleo Benson Johnston. Cindi was an LPN who had worked more than 30 years in […]
Radford and Pulaski County – Rush soccer helps children re-engage in physical activity in a responsible, reasonable, and flexible manner. Southwest Virginia Rush Soccer Club has published its preliminary Fall 2020 Return to Play Plan for Developmental Soccer Programs offered at Dublin and Radford locations. In response to COVID-19 health […]
~ Grants up to $5,000.00 to Help Pulaski County Small Businesses Offset the Impacts of the Shutdown and to Assist with their Response to COVID-19 ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has developed the Pulaski County Small Business Recovery Grant Program to support local small businesses with recovering from […]
Master plan for Countryside Landing. Note the most likely uses for areas A – D will be: -A = Multi-use / Greenspace -B = Townhouses -C = Apartments -D = Commercial According to Thom Rutledge, Land Development Project Manager for Shah Development LLC, the final use and layout of these […]
A birthday parade of over 30 vehicles drove past Mrs. Ophelia Smith’s Dublin residence on Sunday in honor of her 100th birthday. Mrs. Smith smiled and waved as she sat under a sunshade tent set up in her driveway by Tammy and Elmer Roush, as well-wishers drove by honking and […]
Larry Joseph Edwards, Jr., 44, of Pulaski, VA passed away July 22, 2020. He was a 1994 graduate of Pulaski County High School. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Joseph Edwards, Sr. and his mother, Cindy Kay Walker Edwards. Surviving are: Son – Larry Joseph Edwards, III, […]
Shoney’s in Dublin is closed again … and this time it may be for good. News of its closing broke this week on Facebook, and while early reports said the restaurant was gone for good, its owners say they still hope to re-open in the future. “Hopefully it is only […]
Justin L. Griffith has received the Pulaski County Democrat Party’s nomination to be on the ballot in November’s Special Election for Commonwealth’s Attorney. Griffith became the county’s new Commonwealth’s Attorney on July 1, succeeding Mike Fleenor who was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a Circuit Court Judge in […]
WYTHE COUNTY, Va. – This week Wythe County reported its second death related to COVID-19 and now has 38 active cases throughout the county. Health Department records show that the number of active cases has risen in recent weeks as the Mount Rogers Health District has shown an increase of […]
On Monday, March 16, 2020, Patricia Inez Aust, 61, of Pulaski passed away at home after a long battle with illness and is reunited with her late husband, Michael Paul Weeks (Richmond); father, Glen Aust (Pulaski); and father and mother-in-law, Paul and Patsy Weeks (Radford). Patricia leaves behind a large […]
~ Grants up to $7,500.00 to Provide Safe and Affordable ‘Out of School’ Programs to Pulaski County Students When Schools are Closed Due to COVID-19 ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has developed the Pulaski County Emergency ‘Out of School’ Program Grant to support the development and implementation of […]