Judy Ann Flinchum, age 61 of Hiwassee, Virginia passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the New River Valley Medical Center. Born July 11, 1960 in Pulaski County she was the daughter of Laura Ellen Peak Reynolds and the late Willie “Ray” Reynolds. She was also preceded in death by […]
Olen Roy Smythers, age 79 of Dublin passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born January 3, 1943 in Allisonia he was the son of the late Trent Roy Smythers & Alta Ellen Alexander Smythers. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Freda Watson […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s General Assembly moved swiftly Wednesday to put the final legislative touches on a bill that bans local school systems from imposing mask mandates on students, joining a number of other states that have taken similar measures. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin moved even more swiftly, […]
Eva Juanita Martin Davis, age 77 of Dublin passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Born November 17, 1944 in Wytheville she was the daughter of the late Edgar Jefferson Martin & Estelle Underwood Martin. Eva was also preceded in death by her husband, William […]
Johnny Donald McGlothlin, 84 of Pulaski died on Sunday, January 13, 2022, peacefully at his home. Johnny was a hard-working man who spent many years working various assembly and production lines. He enjoyed family times and watching old Western movies. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church […]
Brian Bishop/The Patriot The Pulaski County Lady Cougars pose with the trophy for winning the River Ridge District Girls Basketball Tournament Tuesday night, routing Patrick Henry, 65-34. The Lady Cougars move into regional play Friday night when they host Jefferson Forest at 6 p.m. in the Cougar Den. With Tuesday’s […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — It was literally the first thing Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, did when he took office last month: sign an executive order designed to root out critical race theory from the state’s education system. He ordered the Department of Education to conduct a review and even […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — School mask mandates in Virginia would end on March 1 if the General Assembly adopts amendments made by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to just-passed legislation on the issue. The legislature passed a bill Monday giving parents and students the ability to opt out of mandates imposed […]
Virginia Ann Barnett Shepherd, age 62 of Dublin passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 in the Lewis Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born February 6, 1960 in Christiansburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Roy Allen Barnett and Thelma Elizabeth Kanode Barnett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded […]
RADFORD — Radford University has released its Dean’s List for Fall 2021. Appearing on the Dean’s List is the most prestigious academic recognition Radford University 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 […]
Daniel Eugene Parker, age 70 of Pulaski, died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem. He was born in New Hall, West Virginia on March 3, 1951, and was the son of the late Vernie Hicks Parker and Riley Parker. He was retired from Radford Army […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored 24 points and sank two clutch shots down the stretch to allow Virginia Tech to hold off Commonwealth rival Virginia, 62-53 Monday night for its sixth straight win. After Kadin Shedrick scored to pull the Cavaliers within four points, 54-50, with just under […]