The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday named a new principal for Pulaski County Middle School. Rebecah Smith, currently principal at Pulaski Elementary School, will on April 1 assume the duties of principal at Pulaski Middle School and Pulaski County Middle. Smith takes over the positions being vacated by Adam […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is doing […]
(CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) — Following yesterday’s announcement of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the New River Health District, the Montgomery County Public Health Task Force urges everyone to remain informed and help prevent the spread of the illness. To that end, the Montgomery County Public Information Department and the health […]
Order will preserve medical beds and personal protective equipment for COVID-19 response RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, MD, MA today directed all hospitals to stop performing elective surgeries or procedures to help conserve supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE). The public health emergency order does […]
In response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, a portion of the Town of Pulaski’s Finance Department has relocated to 1000 East Main Street (the former Wells Fargo building), which we are henceforth referring to as the Finance Department Annex. The Annex is currently accepting payments for utilities and taxes via […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Toilets on two Virginia-based Navy aircraft carriers that have become repeatedly clogged could require treatments costing $400,000 each to get them working properly, a U.S. Government Accountability Office report found. The USS Gerald R. Ford and USS George H.W. Bush were made with sewage systems similar […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed a budget earlier this month that would give teachers and state employees raises and bonuses — a win for public sector workers who said they’d suffered too many years of stagnant pay since the Great Recession. The total cost of the pay increases […]
The world of sport is presently in limbo, held hostage by a virus. It is hard to imagine the total financial impact this is having on our great nation. I often use phrases frequently spoken by coaches. You can listen to a bunch of people debate, criticize, or whatever, but […]
Jerry Wayne Duncan, age 71 of Shiloh passed away Monday, March 23, 2020 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital, Pulaski. Born November 6, 1948 in Draper he was the son of the late George Anderson Duncan and Margaret Snavley Duncan. His brothers, Jimmy Anderson Duncan, George Duncan, JR., Richard Duncan, Henry Duncan, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on an unprecedented $2 trillion emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic. The urgently needed measure is the largest economic rescue bill […]
The rapid spread of the coronavirus since it was first reported in China has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy. Here’s a look at developments Tuesday as central banks, businesses and workers attempt to navigate a global outbreak that has brought economic activity to a standstill. The latest […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam doubled down Tuesday on his warning that people will have to stay at home and many businesses will remain shuttered for “months, not weeks” as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. Northam, who is a doctor, warned against “mixed messages” when asked […]