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 […]
Randolph “Randy” Fravil Smith, Jr., age 75 of Pulaski, died Thursday, March 17, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 19, 1946 in Pulaski, and was the son of the late Virginia Cynthia Roseberry Smith and the late Randolph Fravil Smith, Sr. After high […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Andrew Jones scored 21 points, Marcus Carr beat the halftime buzzer with a shot from well beyond halfcourt to put Texas ahead for good, and the Longhorns beat Virginia Tech 81-73 on Friday for their first NCAA Tournament victory since 2014. The sixth-seeded Longhorns (22-11) advance to a second-round […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski County School Board is ready to move toward having a school-based health clinic on the campus of Pulaski County High School. At its meeting last week, the board heard a presentation from Megan Atkinson, Director of Career and Technical Education on the health […]
By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Town of Pulaski is currently “doing very well” with its current budget, as far as revenues and expenditures are going. That was the good news presented to Town Council on Tuesday by Town Manager Darlene Burcham and Finance Director Jackie Morris. Morris provided council […]
Pulaski County High School, in conjunction with LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, will again be providing sports physicals to Pulaski County Public School students who will be enrolled in the 6th through 12th grades during the 2022-2023 school year. The physicals will take place at PCHS in the Career and Technical Education […]
Linda “Pie” Carroll Holliday, 72, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 at her home in Dublin. She was born in Anjean, W.Va. to John Viro Holliday and Edna Mills Holliday. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Arnold Lee Holliday. Survivors include her daughter, Tammy McBride […]