WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department says it has sent out 90 million economic impact payments totaling $242 billion since President Joe Biden signed a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan last week. The bulk of those payments were made by the IRS as direct deposits, which recipients starting seeing in […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Pulaski County Middle School. The last day that this student was present was Friday, March 5, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will […]
WASHINGTON – Today (Wednesday), U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) highlighted some of the ways in which the American Rescue Plan will help families, workers, small businesses and local governments across Virginia defeat COVID-19 and recover from the health and economic impacts of the virus. “The […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Lottery says players have won more than $400 million since online game offerings were introduced less than nine months ago. The new way of playing the lottery on smartphones, tablets or computers started on July 1 as a modern alternative for consumers. Online products […]
A 30-day contract extension has been agreed to by United Auto Workers Local 2069 and Volvo Group North America, and averts a possible strike by union employees as early as tonight (Tuesday). The current five-year contract, agreed to in 2016, was due to end tonight (Tuesday) at midnight. The extension […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored voting rights to more than 69,000 former felons who have completed their prison sentences but are still on probation. Northam’s move mirrors a proposed constitutional amendment recently approved by the General Assembly that would automatically restore […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some areas of Virginia will soon transition to Phase 1c of the state’s vaccine distribution plan and start giving shots to other essential workers. The Virginia Department of Health said in a statement Tuesday that those areas will expand vaccination efforts to people who work in […]
In the Cougars’ first four games this season they have dominated on the scoreboard – winning their games by margins of 42, 41, 21 and 56 points. And as one would expect that domination carries over to the season statistics. With Pulaski County enjoying a bye this week, it seemed […]
Salem continues to lead the way in Region 4D football rankings, issued this week by the Virginia High School League. Through games of last week, the 3-0 Spartans have a rating of 25.33. Pulaski County remains in second after a 4-0 start with a rating of 23.00. Trailing right behind […]
Here are the new team names and logos for this summer’s Appalachian League entries. This morning, Danville became the latest team to announce its new nickname. Danville will now be the Otterbots. Only Princeton has yet to announce its new name. The Appalachian League team logos are joined in this […]
PEARISBURG, Virginia – On Monday, March 15th at noon, the deadline passed to file for the Republican Party nomination for Delegate in House District 12. Jason Ballard was the only candidate to file and no additional applications were submitted. Jason has released the following statement in response to becoming the […]
Reginald “Reggie” Sizemore, 70 of Dublin, Va. and formerly of Pineville, W.Va., traded in the hunting grounds and fishing holes here on Earth for his eternal home in Heaven on March 10, 2021 after a boating accident. Reggie took his last breath doing what he loved, out in the sunshine […]