RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Workers at the beleaguered Virginia Employment Commission are still responding to only a “small portion” of calls for help related to unemployment benefits, a state official told lawmakers Tuesday, presenting troubling preliminary findings from an ongoing agency audit. Lauren Axselle, who is leading a review of […]
Debra Dobson Tonkin, of Pulaski County, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home, Pulaski.
On June 30, 2021, Jill left her earthly home to join her Heavenly Father in a place where there will be no more pain or sorrow. She was born to James Radcliff and Ethel Radcliff Boothe on March 8, 1964 and will be reunited with them, her daughter Brandi Dalton […]
Plans to host a Christian Homeschool Co-op at the First Baptist Church located at 325 Randolph Avenue in Pulaski are moving forward. Starting in the fall of 2021, the Homeschool Co-op will be held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30AM to 11:40AM followed by lunch (brought from home) in the church […]
Starting the season with a 1-3 record, the season for the Pulaski County 12U recreation team did not look hopeful and All-Stars seemed out of reach. After being defeated by Blacksburg on Saturday, the Cougars faced an uphill battle knowing they needed to win not one, but two games against […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors last Monday night (June 28) approved the county’s fiscal year 2022 budget totaling $141,653. The board approved the budget on a 3-1 vote with Robinson District Supervisor Charles Bopp casting the lone “no” vote. Supervisors Chairman Joe Guthrie (Cloyd), Laura Walters (Ingles) and Dirk […]
Board of Supervisors Chairman Joe Guthrie presents Alex Turner with a frame resolution announcing her as the winner of the board’s Lead Through Service $10,000 Scholarship. Pictured from left are County Administrator Jonathan Sweet, Jack Turner, Supervisor Laura Walters, Alex Turner, Joe Guthrie, Leslie Turner, Supervisors Charles Bopp and Dirk […]
A long-awaited proposed policy for the treatment of transgender students was introduced Monday during a special called meeting of the Pulaski County School Board. No action was taken Monday by the board on the policy proposal, rather a vote on a final policy is set for the board’s meeting in […]
Congratulations to Alexandria Jhae’ Smith who received her Masters in Education from Radford University, and Jeremiah Alexander Smith who received his Masters in Fine Arts, Creative Writing from Randolph College. Alexandria and Jeremiah Smith are the grand children of James and Sharon Smith Sr.
As is customary, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors held a closed session last Monday (June 28) prior to their regular monthly meeting. Topics of discussion for the closed session included personnel, legal consultation and legal matters. Nothing out of the ordinary for the board, except for the subject of […]
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of July. 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. July 8, […]
Ernest “Ernie” Blackwell Garter, Jr., 69, of Pulaski, VA died Thursday night, July 1, ,2021 at his home. He was born in Pulaski on September 18, 1951 and was the son of the late Ernest Blackwell Garter, Sr. and Frances Nelson Elliotte Garter. He was also preceded in death by […]