Three people have announced their candidacies for the Seventh District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Republican Nick Rush prompted the announcements last week when he broke the news on Facebook that he would not seek a sixth term in the House. So far Sherri Blevins, Marie March and […]
ROANOKE, Va. – Appalachian Power has filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) seeking recovery of electric transmission costs. Submitted last week, the rate change is the first sought by the company since 2017 for transmission infrastructure improvements. In its filing, Appalachian Power requested to increase the […]
Tuesday night the Pulaski County School Board unanimously approved the final part of the school system’s new Comprehensive Plan for Equity. Last month the board approved the first five strategies of the plan, which has been created in response to state guidelines for school systems to eliminate racial and socio-economic […]
After 40 years experience as a building contractor, Todd Lewis was seeking direction from God on how to use his talents and abilities to help young people and his community. The concept transpired during a spontaneous trip. “Several months ago, I was seeking direction from God and decided to go […]
Corbin Grantham, son of former Pulaski County Cougar Todd Grantham, is a freshman outfielder this season for Southeast Conference baseball power Mississippi State. The 5-10, 185 pound Corbin joined the Bulldog program this year after strong high school baseball and football seasons at Buchholz High in Gainesville, Fla. He finished […]
An apartment fire in Pulaski Thursday night displaced 20 people. Pulaski Fire Chief Robbie Kiser reports that at 10:57 Thursday night, the department was dispatched to 15 Fifth Street N.E. for a structure fire. The location is a multi-family apartment building with four apartments. Kiser said the first engine arrived […]
Pulaski County Cooperative Extension has extended the signup deadline for Spring Into Mealtime. See details below:
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the Georgia Tech vs. Virginia ACC men’s basketball tournament semifinal game has been canceled. The game was scheduled to be played on Friday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. The cancellation follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing […]
This was Sam Hauser’s first postseason game as a Virginia Cavalier, but he’s watched countless hours of college basketball. He knows magical moments occur regularly this time of year. “That’s what March is,” Hauser said on a Zoom call from the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. “I think once you hit March […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Usher scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, including a game-clinching dunk created off a sterling play by Jose Alvarado, and Georgia Tech ended Miami’s run in the ACC tournament with a 70-66 win on Thursday. Miami’s Kameron McGusty hit a 3-pointer […]
Faye J. McPeak Farris Williams of Wythe County passed away on March 9, 2021. She was born October 9, 1929 in Wythe Co. and was the daughter of the late Ballard and Pearlie Mae McPeak. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Mason Farris and her second husband, […]
Authorities have identified the two men killed Wednesday when two boats collided on Claytor Lake near Peak Creek. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources reported the victims are 67-year-old Faron Dale Gardner of Hillsville and 70-year-old Reginald Sizemore of Dublin. According to a Pulaski County Public Safety posting on social […]