Kelley Pedro Bonds, 74, born June 30, 1947 to Roscoe and Lizzie Bonds, in Pulaski County, Virginia, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022. Kelley is a 1965 graduate of Auburn High School in Riner. Kelley served two years in the U. S. Army as a Military Police Officer at […]
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today praised the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board for their vote to remove unnecessary COVID-19 workplace restrictions. The board, consisting of former governor Ralph Northam appointees, evaluated the current COVID-19 infections in Virginia, mitigation strategies, and asserted that the COVID-19 virus no longer poses a […]
Zebbie Miller Thompson, 84, of Dublin, VA, passed away on March 20, 2022. He was a lifelong member of Dublin United Methodist Church and sang in the choir for many years. He also participated in many service projects including preparing Christmas baskets and the Backpack Program. He was preceded in […]
The Pulaski County girls tennis team bounced back from a shellacking at Floyd County to beat Carroll, 5-4 March 17. In singles against Carroll: #1 seed Amarah Hyduke lost 8-9 (tiebreak score 2-7) #2 seed Isabel Weigel lost 5-8 #3 seed Victoria Cantrell lost 1-8 #4 seed Lacy Donaldson won […]
Pulaski County’s boys tennis team defeated Carroll County last week, 7-2 in Hillsville. The Cougars took five of the six singles matches enroute to the victory. Singles matches went this way for Pulaski County: Camden Hite won 8-4 at No. 1. Aaron Bennett won, 8-3 Mark Graham won, 8-2 Eli […]
Comments will be received March 21 through April 4 via online survey SALEM – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in partnership with the Town of Christiansburg invites residents and travelers to provide input on a transportation study to address safety and concerns for bicyclists and pedestrians on a section […]
New River Community College has been designated as a National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency (NSA). Beginning this year, students who graduate with an associate degree in Information Technology – Cyber Security Specialization will receive a letter with their diploma indicating this […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia (21-13) will host St. Bonaventure (22-9) in an NIT quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, March 22. Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN. Virginia advanced to the quartefinals Sunday with a 71-69 overtime win over North Texas State. St. Bonaventure advanced by […]
The legacy of James I. “Bud” Robertson Jr. lives eternally in the hearts and minds of those he educated. It’s cemented in the walls of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, and it breathes in the stories he told and passed on for generations to come. “What would Civil War […]
Alice Jean Merricks Anneski, age 92, went to join her husband Anthony in Heaven on March 12 in Mesa, Arizona. Born September 12, 1929, in Clifton Forge, Virginia, Jean was the youngest daughter of the late Louie Smith and Cora Mayhew Merricks. Jean was an active member of the community […]
The Pulaski Police Department has opened a death investigation after a body was found Friday morning in a wooded area behind Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA) at 1250 E. Main Street. Officers responded to a call at 10:30 in the morning reporting a body behind the business and uncovered a victim. […]
Carol Passmore Gardner, 73 of Pulaski went to be with the Lord and loved ones on Friday, March 18, 2022. On December 16, 1967 she married Darrell Gardner and they celebrated 47 years of marriage before his death in 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents Wilmon and […]