The Fort Chiswell Varsity Softball and Baseball Teams won their Region C Quarterfinal games on Thursday as the girls defeated the Parry McCluer Fighting Blues 12-1 and the boys outlasted the Narrows Green Wave 5-0. In the softball game, Blair Jackson was dominant in the circle as she rang up […]

Congratulations to the PCHS Boys 4×400 Relay Team! The team of Bryant Nottingham, Tanner Linkous, Jackson Squires, and Cole Boone made history by breaking the school record in the 4×400 relay—previously set in 2015! With an incredible time of 3:28.39, they claimed the title of Region Champions! Way to go, […]

By PC Track & Field Media The Pulaski County High School Track & Field team delivered a stellar performance at the regional championships, highlighted by individual titles, state qualifications, and a new school record. The boys’ team finished just off the podium in fourth place with 65 points—only two points […]

Homer Ellis Hampton, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, passed away peacefully on May 24th, 2025.   He was the son of Robert H. Hampton and Edna Mae Doughten Hampton. He was born August 10, 1938 in Seaboard in Tazewell County, Virginia. He attended Richlands High School in Richlands, […]

Schedule Update: Region Baseball Tournament Game The Region Baseball Tournament game originally scheduled for Thursday night has been rescheduled. New Date: Friday, May 30, 2025 Matchup: Pulaski County @ William Byrd Time: 5:00 PM Location: William Byrd High School Come out and support your Cougars!

Here is the 2025 schedule for the Pulaski River Turtles. Games start next week!  

By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing The killer in the 1985 murder of an 11-year-old in the town of Pulaski has been denied parole. Former Commonwealth’s Attorney Everett Shockley reported late last week he had been informed that earlier this month the Virginia Parole Board had denied a request for parole […]

RICHMOND, VA – The Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) announced a harvest of 20,565 turkeys during the 2025 spring turkey season. This season represents the fourth highest spring turkey harvest in Virginia. Ryan Brown, DWR Executive Director, stated “Even with annual fluctuations based on the hatch, weather, and food conditions, […]

Tuesday, June 3, 2025, Pulaski County Sports Tourism and Entertainment Authority Board of Directors Meeting, Executive Conference Room, Pulaski County Administration Building, 143 Third Street N.W., in the town of Pulaski, Virginia, 9 a.m. (Contact: Megan Bird, Clerk to the Board, 143 Third Street N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, VA, 24301, […]

By WILLIAM PAINE Patriot Publishing Chief Sam Shumate announced his imminent retirement from the Town of Pulaski’s police force in a letter of resignation submitted to Town leadership in early May. Shumate’s tenure as chief will end as of midnight Saturday, May 31, when Assistant Pulaski Police Chief Michael Parmalee […]