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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]