SALEM, VIRGINIA — The Salem VA Health Care System will host its Quarterly Town Hall Meeting for Veterans on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Building 5 Auditorium of the Salem VA Medical Center (1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153). At the Town Hall, Leadership from the […]
Salem VA Health Care System helped house 113 Veterans locally WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025. That number is 4,011 more Veterans than VA housed last year. The nationwide numbers include 113 permanently housed […]
June 8, 1948 – November 24, 2025 Gary Harding Phillips, 77, passed away at his home in New River on Monday, November 24, 2025. He was a member of Fairlawn Church of God and a U. S. Navy veteran having served during Vietnam. He was retired from the maintenance department […]
Roberta Randall Rice Sullivan (Bobbi) went to be with her Savior on November 22, 2025. Bobbi was born on February 23, 1943, in Roanoke, Virginia, to Raymond Randall Rice and Virgina Dare Wallner Rice. She was the middle sister of Suzanne Rice Mott and Martha Louise Rice Shelton, and her […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia Athletics and the Virginia Athletics Foundation announced Tuesday (Nov. 25) a five-million-dollar gift from Drew and Kate Parker. The five-million-dollar gift to the Athletic Director’s Excellence Fund will be used at the discretion of Carla Williams to support Virginia Men’s Basketball. The Parker family believes in the […]
WISE, VA — The Virginia State Police obtained 10 warrants for a missing high school football coach Monday, November 24, 2025. Travis L. Turner, 46, of Appalachia, VA is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. The […]
For the second consecutive year, LewisGale Hospital Pulaski is ranked among the cleanest hospitals in the nation. The hospital received the 5-star cleanliness rating from Becker’s Hospital Review, making LewisGale Hospital Pulaski among the top 368 cleanest hospitals in the U.S. This is a tremendous honor. As Tina Brown, Pulaski’s […]
Rickey Duane Slate, age 57 of Pulaski passed away suddenly at his home Saturday, November 22, 2025. Born December 10, 1967 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Rex and Ida Belle Slate. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Billy, Jerry and Rusty Slate; sisters […]
Leslie “Blaine” Turpin, age 77, of Pulaski, passed away on November 23, 2025. A devoted family member, a loyal friend, and a proud United States Air Force veteran, Leslie lived a life defined by service, integrity, and quiet strength. Born on March 9, 1948, he grew up with a deep […]
By RODNEY YOUNG Patriot Publishing Playing on a mild night in Glenvar, the Radford Bobcats saw their season come to a halt. The Glenvar Highlanders scored early and went on to defeat the visiting Bobcats, 27-3. Radford received the opening kickoff and after one first down QB Peyton Dobbins under […]
ROANOKE, Va. – A former Virginia Beach man, who repeatedly threatened the lives of former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris through a series of phone calls to local government offices, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison. Kevin Butler, 47, was found guilty of […]