At 2:45 p.m. Friday (Feb. 11, 2022), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Wythe County. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the 64 mile marker. Traffic ahead had slowed when a passenger van collided with a tractor-trailer. The van overturned and came […]
Phillip Kent Mitchell, age 59 of Dublin, passed away Monday, February 7, 2022 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pulaski on November 16, 1962, and was the son of the late Vaneda Rhoades Roseberry and the late Truby Kenneth Roseberry. Phillip’s occupation for many years was at […]
Lena Rose Felts Cole, age 68 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home. Born May 2, 1953 in Galax, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Raymond Felts & Clara Bell Frost Felts. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Lela Ann Richardson, […]
RICHMOND – A guaranteed game-day loser is anyone who chooses to drive drunk on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 13). Whether you’re a Rams or Bengals fan, don’t let celebrating the game foul your life. The Virginia State Police is reminding all Virginians that if your game plan includes drinking, then add a designated […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee defeated a bill Thursday that would have prohibited abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in most circumstances. The measure from Republican Sen. Amanda Chase failed on a party-line vote of 6-9. While a similar bill is alive in the GOP-controlled House, […]
The River Ridge District Basketball Tournament begins this Friday (02/11/22). In an effort to keep our fan base informed, I wanted to share the below information with everyone. Friday 02/11/22 River Ridge District Tournament Girls Basketball: Blacksburg @ Pulaski Co. 6:00 pm Admission: $7.00 *Doors will open at 5:15 pm* *All […]
Peggy Graham Wilson, 86, of Radford, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, February 10, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ninnian and Lula Mae Graham; her husband, Barnie Allen Wilson; five sisters; and a brother. Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria and Dwight Boyd, […]
Timothy Allen Sarver, age 45 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022. Born October 18, 1976 in Pulaski County, he is the son of Herman Sarver and the late Janet Bowyer Sarver. In addition to his mother, he is also preceded in death by his grandparents, Giles and Nellie […]
Virginia State Police At 2:27 p.m. on Jan. 31, Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on the I-81 ramp for Exit 94. A 2011 Hyundai Tucson was traveling south on I-81 when it took Exit 94 for Route 99. The Hyundai ran off the left side of the […]
William Dean Dunagan, 87 of Pulaski, Virginia passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022, peacefully at his home. Born December 16, 1935, He was the son of the late Robert Elmer Dunagan and Grace Aileen Whitaker Dunagan. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mary Roope Dunagan and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bipartisan majority in the Virginia Senate capped more than an hour of debate Wednesday by voting to pass legislation that would ban public school systems from imposing mask requirements on students. The measure now heads to the GOP-controlled House of Delegates, which is expected to […]
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today released the following statement after the passage of Senate Bill 656, introduced by Senator Siobhan Dunnavant, R-Henrico, on a vote of 20-18. The bill requires the Department of Education to develop model policies for school districts to and make available to each school […]