Frances Ann Bowers Vipperman, 86, passed away on April 14, 2020 at the Forsythe Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was born on June 1, 1933 in Woodlawn, Va. She was the daughter of Joseph Bowers and Annie Edwards Bowers. She was preceded in death by five brothers and four […]
Marilyn Jean Sweitzer, 67 of 230 Washington Avenue, Apartment 102 passed away on March 21, 2020 at her home. She was born on January 3, 1953. She is survived by two daughters and two grandchildren. Preceding her in death were her parents and an infant son. M.J. (as she preferred […]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – “NASCAR is postponing the scheduled events on May 8-9 at Martinsville Speedway. Our intention remains to run all 36 races, with a potential return to racing without fans in attendance in May at a date and location to be determined. The health and safety of our […]
Virginia sees 67 percent decline in new commitments for misdemeanors, 17 percent decrease in jail population RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s collaborative efforts to release low-level offenders from local and regional jails in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are working, and the administration’s guidelines have been effective in […]
Due to extensive flooding on Monday, April 13th, the Town of Pulaski is partnering with the Pulaski County Public Service Authority (PSA) to provide a flood debris drop-off area in the First Street parking lot located at the corner of First Street SW and Randolph Avenue (behind the Pulaski Fire […]
According to the Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 website, Pulaski County now has eight confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Montgomery County has increased to 40, while Radford remains at 1 case. Wythe County is at 8, Floyd has 1 and Giles County has 4. Statewide, 231 people have died from […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More than 100,000 Virginians filed unemployment claims in the past week, new data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor shows. It’s a significant drop from the nearly 150,000 from a week before but still a massive number compared to filings before the coronavirus outbreak. […]
It is natural for parents and grandparents to brag about their kids. What seems to be unusual though is when kids appreciate and brag about their parents. In William “Patrick” McClanahan’s case, the family admiration is mutual and much deserved. McClanahan, who graduated top in his class from Pulaski County […]
(Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia) – A regional effort of seven United Ways has raised $361,000 so far and reached their initial goal of 19% of the $1.9 million goal of the Northeast TN and Southwest Virginia Regional Relief Fund to combat effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The fund […]
Richmond – Today, Republican Party of Virginia Chairman, Jack Wilson, issued the following statement in response to Governor Northam’s decision yesterday to extend the closure of many Virginia businesses until May 8th: “Virginians are the most resilient people on the face of the Earth. We have survived everything from the Civil War […]
Pulaski County’s COVID-19 case count is now up to 5, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 website. Across the New River Valley, Wythe County remains at 7 cases, Floyd, 1; Giles, 4; Radford, 1, and Montgomery County at 34. Carroll County has 3 and the City of Galax […]
House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, Republican Caucus Chair Kathy Byron, R-Bedford, and Republican Caucus Whip Jay Leftwich, R-Chesapeake, issued the following statement: “Virginians are an industrious and creative people. In the weeks since all this began, we’ve seen some amazing efforts to improvise, adapt, and overcome. Businesses that have […]