Nancy Jean Horton Thornton, age 81 of Pulaski passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at her home. Born February 29, 1940 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Walter Mack Horton & Ruby Mae King Horton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Thornton (2012) and […]
Pulaski, Virginia – Interim Police Chief Jill Neice, who formerly served as the Pulaski Police Department’s Patrol Lieutenant, has been selected to serve as the Town of Pulaski’s next Police Chief. Out of 16 applicants that applied for the position, Neice was the unanimous choice of the interview panel. She […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch was fined $50,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for recklessly entering the garage following a crash in the opening race of the playoffs. Busch was fined for a safety violation, actions detrimental to stock car racing and violating NASCAR member conduct guidelines during Saturday night’s […]
Georgia jumped three spots to No. 2 behind Alabama in The Associated Press Top 25 released Tuesday, giving the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 30th time in the 85-year history of the college football poll. It is the second time in the last three […]
Richmond — As of September 5, 2021, the unpaid “Waiting Week” for unemployment insurance (UI) has been reinstated. The “Waiting Week” is the very first week of your claim. You must claim the week and meet all eligibilty requirements, but nobody is paid for that first week. The first payable […]
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of September. Traveling office hours follow the status of local government offices, which vary across the 22 counties and nine independent cities of the Ninth District. As local government offices reopen, office hours will be resumed. September 9, […]
Virginia State Police Trooper J. Hutchinson is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Wythe County. The crash occurred at 9:04 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 6) on Interstate 81 at the 72 mile marker. A 2020 Harley-Davidson Street Glide was traveling north on I-81 when it ran off the left side […]
There will be no Bluefield vs. Pulaski County football game this Friday. Scott Vest, Pulaski County Athletic Director issued the following statement earlier this afternoon: “Bluefield High School contacted PCHS a few moments ago to make us aware that due to COVID issues within the Bluefield program they are unable […]
Richard “Dickie” Elbert Thomas (82) of Pulaski, VA passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, September 3, 2021. He was born June 9, 1939, to the late Cecil Elbert Thomas and Deanie W. Thomas Turner. He was also preceded in death by his infant son, Robin Christopher Thomas and siblings […]
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch slammed into the wall and wiped out several orange cones on his way to the garage. Chase Elliott told his crew chief simply, “It’s killed,” after he was crunched against the wall at Darlington Raceway. It was a layout certainly “Too Tough To Tame” […]
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia this spring, its 2,900 workers went on strike. The company soon dangled what looked like a tempting offer — at least to the United Auto Workers local leaders who recommended it to […]
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Denny Hamlin shook off a difficult week in the best way possible — ending his season-long winless drought with a victory at the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The week’s problems included some personal issues and continued at the track Saturday when […]