The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday night unanimously approved a new four-year contract for County Administrator Jonathan Sweet. Terms of the contract were not readily available Monday night, except for the length of the contract, however, Chairman Joe Guthrie said the terms are public record and would be […]
Charles Bopp – who has represented the Robinson District on the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors since first being elected in 2007 – announced Monday night he is retiring from the board. ‘Since I was first elected to the Board of Supervisors from the Robinson District in 2007, it has […]
Richard Webster Quesenberry, age 81 passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born December 17, 1940 in Hiwassee, Virginia to Rosie and Kermit Quesenberry. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 56 years, Brenda Kemp Quesenberry, sons Randall E. Quesenberry […]
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Robb and his wife, Lynda, were hospitalized Wednesday after a fire destroyed their northern Virginia home. Fire officials said the injuries were not life-threatening. Robb’s family confirmed in a statement issued through Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam that their parents were taken to […]
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) would like to announce the launch of the New River Valley Passenger Rail Station Feasibility Study, which is a study of potential passenger rail station locations in and around the New River Valley. The following information provides a brief highlight of activities to-date that […]
It was 10 a.m. on the last Monday before Christmas 2021, when Keith Covey pulled his pick-up truck and trailer to the entrance of the YMCA of Pulaski County. The pick-up truck’s bed was filled to the brim with large cardboard boxes, each containing about 45 toys and a dozen […]
Abingdon 62, Graham 53 Bishop O’Connell 61, Salesian-Richmond, Calif. 48 Blacksburg 64, Lord Botetourt 58 Buffalo Gap 59, R.E. Lee-Staunton 53 Castlewood 60, Twin Valley 47 Charlottesville 76, Wilson Memorial 47 Churchland 63, Tallwood 61 Courtland 63, James Monroe 55 East Rockingham 77, Luray 33 Fairfax 57, Herndon 36 Floyd […]
Abingdon 50, Graham 43 Auburn 56, Grayson County 37 Brentsville 66, Gar-Field 23 Caruthers, Calif. 58, Word of Life 40 Catholic High School of Va Beach 73, Tallwood 36 Edison 56, Lloyd Bird 27 Fort Chiswell 58, Northwood 16 George Wythe-Wytheville 47, Galax 31 Highland Springs def. Clover Hill, forfeit […]
Senior Ally Fleenor (0) poses on the court in the Cougar Den with her family celebrating her 1,000th point as a member of the Lady Cougars. The achievement occurred Tuesday night during the Pulaski County vs. Patrick Henry girls basketball game. (Brian Bishop/The Patriot)
Johnny Ernest Tickle, 69, of Draper, departed this life on Thursday, December 16, 2021. He was born January 8, 1952, in Pulaski, but spent his entire life living in Draper. He was a graduate of Dublin High School and worked for Overnite Transportation Company & Estes Express Lines for over […]
Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney Justin L. Griffith reported today that the Pulaski County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court heard a motion for bond filed by the attorney for William Tyler Griffith, a defendant charged with 2nd Degree Murder. Griffith, no relation to the Commonwealth’s Attorney, is being held for the […]
Geraleen Beatrice Freeman Talmage went to be with her Lord and Savior on the evening of December 19, 2021. Born September 12, 1931, in Caldwell, West Virginia she was the seventh child of Bessie B. and Parris E. Wood. She lived in a Christian home where many ministers, laymen, and […]