By MIKE WILLIAMS The Patriot The Pulaski River Turtles announced their 2022 roster Wednesday, and the list of players has a bit of a hometown feel to it. The 33-man roster includes Wytheville’s Avery Mabe, a 6-4, 210 lb. righthanded pitcher. The 20-year-old Mabe is currently a sophomore at the […]
William Burke Sparks, Jr., age 76 of Falls Mills, VA, formerly of Pulaski County, died Saturday February 19, 2022 at his Falls Mills residence. He was born on February 28, 1945, and was the son of the late Vicie Lucile Vincell Sparks and the late William Burke Sparks, Sr. He […]
Pulaski County defeated Louisa County, 63-49 to advance to the Region 4D Tournament finals. The win over Louisa County was especially satisfying to the Lady Cougars, who fell to the Lions in last year’s state championship contest in the Cougar Den. Pulaski County will play E.C. Glass in Lynchburg on […]
Hilda Ann Dishon Ayers Bower, age 74 of Pulaski passed away Monday, February 21, 2022 at the Pulaski Lewis Gale Hospital. Born January 30, 1948 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Archie Dishon and Amy Dotte Phillips Dishon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in […]
Warren Preston Phillips II, age 72, of Virginia Beach, Va. and previously of Pulaski, Va. passed away January 17, 2022 at his home. Born April 13, 1949 in Welch, W. Va. he was the son of the late Warren Preston and Phyllis Hogan Phillips. He was a 1967 graduate of […]
Curly Land, Jr., age 25 of Pulaski passed away January 20, 2022 at his home. Born September 29, 1996 in Galax he was the son of the late Curly Land, Sr. & Patty Jean Bullins Privett. He is survived by his Daughter – Natalie Brammer “Mama” – JoAnn Oliver – […]
Wanted to give a shout out to our athletes that excelled this past weekend in region and state tournaments. Congratulations to each!! Wrestling State Tournament Evan Alger finished third in the Class 4 State Wrestling Tournament Indoor Track Region 4D Meet PCHS Boys – Region 4D runner-up JJ Gulley High […]
From Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office On Monday, at approximately 3:58 p.m., Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office received a call concerning a motor vehicle crash involving 2 motorcycles and a pickup truck on Lee Highway, just south of Hermosa Drive on Draper’s Mountain. Both motorcyclists passed away as a result of their […]
From Pulaski County Public Schools In a Special Called Meeting of the Pulaski County School Board Monday, Feb. 21, the board voted to approve a motion to accept the bid for the Pulaski County Public Schools HVAC Improvements and Window Replacement Project. The project will involve work at four different […]
William Burke Sparks, Jr., age 76 of Falls Mills, VA, formerly of Pulaski County, died Saturday February 19, 2022 at his Falls Mills residence. He was born on February 28, 1945, and was the son of the late Vicie Lucile Vincell Sparks and the late William Burke Sparks, Sr. He […]
Iris Gordon Farmer, 97, of Dublin, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 20, 2022. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church and retired from Radford Community Hospital in housekeeping. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Alice Gordon; husband, David Hughes Farmer; and daughters, Carolyn Sowers […]
RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a nearly 89% decrease in the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) backlog. This is the first step in the governor’s day one game plan commitment to fix the VEC and put government to work for Virginians. On day one, Secretary of Labor Bryan […]