New River Community College Educational Foundation would like to remind all local high school students and their families about the Access to Community College Education (ACCE) program upcoming February 1 deadline. ACCE, an economic development public/private partnership that makes college available debt-free to high school and home-schooled graduates by funding […]
~ Mohawk Industries to create 35 new jobs, invest $22.5 million to modernize production facility ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK), the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will invest $22.5 million to expand its operation in Carroll County. The company will […]
COVID-19 tests to be offered in fifteen Walgreens locations across Virginia, including Pulaski and Dublin (Richmond, Va.) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Walgreens to provide Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen testing at selected Walgreens locations across the Commonwealth. This arrangement increases the […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the death of Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Perry Hodge: “Sergeant Hodge served the people of Pulaski County for over fifteen years, most recently as a school resource officer. I join the people of Pulaski County in mourning the death of […]
Pulaski County and the rest of the New River Health District has moved into Phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccinations. According to Dr. Noell Bissell, Director of the New River Health District, Phase 1b means vaccines are now available to police, fire and hazmat response personnel, those living and working in […]
During its meeting Tuesday, the Pulaski County School Board named its chairman and vice chairman for this year, held a public hearing on the 2021-22 school budget and remembered two supporters of the school system who passed away recently. Tim Hurst, representing the Draper District on the Pulaski County School […]
The Pulaski County Planning Commission voted 4-2 Tuesday night to recommend approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow construction of a solar farm on over 2,700 acres of farmland in Pulaski County. The commission’s recommendation now goes to the Board of Supervisors which will ultimately decide whether the […]
A Pulaski County native is in the running to fill the State Senate seat left vacant by the death New Year’s Day of Ben Chaffin, who died of complications from COVID-19. Chad Dotson, a law professor at the Appalachia School of Law, former political blogger and retired Circuit Court Judge, […]
Each year the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) selects the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts from across the Commonwealth in an effort to bring awareness to the items and offer some conservation funds to help protect the artifacts. In past years, this program has benefited Wilderness Road Regional Museum by highlighting […]
Jeffrey Wayne Burchett, 59, of Oswego, IL formerly of Pulaski, VA, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 11, 2021. We know that he was praising and glorifying Jesus as he entered his eternal home. Jeff was a constant missionary always telling anyone he met about his […]
The Virginia State Police is reporting that at 4:09 a.m. this morning (Jan. 14), Virginia State Police responded to a crash on Route 11, north of Dublin and 1.3 miles south of Route 1170. A 2011 Chevrolet 1500 pick-up truck was traveling south on Route 11 when it crossed the […]
Rachael F. DeHaven, age 78, a retired Director and Children’s Librarian of the Pulaski County Library, passed away peacefully in her sleep in Roanoke on Monday, January 11, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Alven Pierce Fariss and Hetty Jo Lindsay Fariss. She was also preceded in death […]