Buford Jason Edwards, 85 of Hillsville, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021 at his home. Mr. Edwards was born in Carroll County to the late Curtis Jefferson and Elva Alverta Harmon Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Bedsaul. Survivors […]
From the Nartional Weather Service: A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7:00 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS VIRGINIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: CARROLL FLOYD FRANKLIN GRAYSON HENRY MONTGOMERY PATRICK PULASKI SMYTH WYTHE VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT CITIES INCLUDED ARE: GALAX MARTINSVILLE RADFORD
(AP) – Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots when some members of his own church referred to them as “the mark of the beast,” a biblical reference to allegiance to the devil, […]
(AP) – A Republican state senator is among a group of people suing the Virginia Redistricting Commission over plans to count prisoners at their last known address instead of the prisons where they’re incarcerated. The lawsuit says the change will politically weaken Virginia’s rural and conservative areas after the state […]
Monday, August 16, 2021 – Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today issued the following statement regarding the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan: “While I have supported an orderly withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan, President Biden and his Administration have botched America’s exit. The problem was not withdrawing American troops, but that […]
(AP) – Another college football season will start with everyone chasing the Tide. Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll for fourth time in the past six seasons. Coming off its sixth national championship under Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide enters the season loaded with […]
(AP) – The beating blades of U.S. military helicopters whisking American diplomats to Kabul’s airport on Sunday punctuated a frantic rush by thousands of other foreigners and Afghans to flee to safety as well, as a stunningly swift Taliban takeover entered the heart of Afghanistan’s capital. Two weeks from the […]
Curtis Floyd Wyatt, age 45 of Wytheville, Virginia passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at his home. Born July 2, 1976 in Dublin he was the son of Harrison Floyd Wyatt and Alice Lawson Wyatt. He is survived by his Children – Christy Wyatt, Heaven Wyatt and Hunter Wyatt Parents […]
Theodore Hezel, Jr., age 59 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021 at his home. Born October 11, 1961 in Hackettstown, N.J., he was the son of Betty Groover Hezel and the late Theodore Hezel. He was a supervisor employed by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems in Radford. He is […]
Sharon Ann Sayers, 55, of Pulaski, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Okie Martin. She became a full time MeMaw when the light of her life, grandson Maddox was born. Sharon loved helping Matt in the garage, and reading, especially Harry […]
Brenda Kaye Thompson Jones, age 76 of Dublin, died Friday, August 13, 2021 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski County on October 27, 1944, and was the daughter of the late Gladys Compton Thompson and Roy C. Thompson. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death […]
(Richmond, Va.) — Today the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced that Virginia will make third doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines available for moderately and severely immunocompromised Virginians, starting as early as August 14. This move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its vaccination […]