Dublin sets holiday schedule
Dublin Town Offices will be closed Monday, October 11, 2021. Garbage scheduled for pickup on Monday, October 11th will be picked up on Tuesday, October 12th.
EXPLAINER: Why coffee could cost more at groceries, cafes
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — As if a cup of coffee wasn’t expensive enough, a confluence of factors is driving up farmers’ costs to grow the beans and it could begin filtering down to your local cafe before the end of the year. After hovering for years near $1 per […]
Dollar Tree breaks the $1 barrier as costs take a bite
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Dollar Tree embedded in its very name what it stands for: Behind these doors, everything can be had for just $1. The mantra to which the Chesapeake, Virginia, company has held true for decades will now be only mostly true. After expanding nationwide from only a […]
QB battle: Virginia is rolling, as Miami still has questions
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There’s no question who Virginia will start at quarterback. That’s not the case with Miami. The Hurricanes (2-2) open their Atlantic Coast Conference schedule on Thursday night against Virginia (2-2), and will be facing the national leader in passing yards per game so far this […]
Obituary for Nora Jane Flynn
Nora Jane Flynn 97 of Pulaski, VA, passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021. She was born August 26, 1924 in Draper, VA, daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Flynn. She was a member of Slaughter’s Chapel United Methodist Church. She continued to serve God as a member of Randolph […]
ACC race looks wide open amid No. 25 Clemson’s struggles
It took less than a month to dramatically change the look of the Atlantic Coast Conference race and likely knock the league out of the national-title hunt. Six-time reigning league champion and 25th-ranked Clemson has an early league loss against one of its top division challengers and two losses overall. […]
Obituary for Aubrey Carlton Henley
Aubrey Carlton Henley passed away Sept. 21 2021 at his home in Kissimmee Florida after battling cancer. He was born Sept. 28 1953 to the late Johnnie Ward and Dorothy Watson Henley of Hiwassee VA. He was preceded in death by his brother Johnny Wayne Henley of Hiwassee, his step-daughter […]
Obituary for Peggy Jane Hudson Rorrer
March 27, 1938 – September 28, 2021 Peggy Jane Hudson Rorrer, age 83, of Pulaski, Virginia passed away peacefully at her home on September 28, 2021, after a long illness. Peggy was born in Pulaski to the late Robert Alfred Hudson, Sr. and Thelma Harrell Hudson. She is survived by […]
Former Christiansburg police officer sentenced to 40 years for distribution and possession of child pornography
Ethan Michael Havens, 26, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court to three counts of distribution and two counts of possession of child pornography RICHMOND – Former Christiansburg Police Department Officer Ethan Michael Havens, 26, of Christiansburg, has pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court to three counts of distribution […]
ARC Awards $41,075 to FIRST Chesapeake Robotics to Support STEM Education in Southwest Virginia
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) today awarded $41,075 to FIRST Chesapeake Robotics to support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in Southwest Virginia. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Quality STEM education will serve students for a lifetime and draw attention to our region from innovative businesses […]
Fiddle and Banjo Club at NRCC nears season kick-off
NRCC’s Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club’s 2021-22 season kicks off Oct. 9.
County’s Board of Equalization to hear more property assessment appeals
There will be another round of hearings on property reassessments in coming weeks following action Monday evening by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. Also, the date of the county’s official observance of Halloween has been set and the board has given a preliminary OK to a project to create […]