DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to nearly $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A panel of Virginia legislators advanced a bill Friday to remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a staunch segregationist, from the state Capitol grounds. The decision to advance the bill comes amid a yearslong effort in history-rich Virginia to rethink who is honored in […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of an employee from Dublin Elementary School who was last present on Friday, January 15, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with the […]
Travis Hackworth of Tazewell County has won the Republican nomination for Virginia Senate in the 38th District. Placing first in a six-candidate field, Hackworth, who currently represents the Northwest District on the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors, will be the Republican nominee in the March 23 Special Election to fill […]
Deborah McGee Gessner, 65, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 in Morristown, TN. She was born in Radford, VA, on January 21, 1955, the daughter of Alfred S. and Peggy S. McGee. She was a graduate of Dublin High School in 1973. She attended New River Community College […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Sports betting in Virginia is now a reality after the state lottery approved an online sportsbook operated by FanDuel through a partnership with the Washington Football Team. Meanwhile, two dozen other would-be competitors are still waiting to see if they will receive one of what […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A top health official said Thursday that he’s confident no COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone to waste in Virginia, despite mounting criticism over the state’s sluggish inoculation rate and questions about where shots have been distributed. Dr. Danny Avula, who was recently tapped by the governor […]
Pulaski Town Council – after lengthy discussion Tuesday evening – approved a resolution amending the Special Exceptions permitted in the B-3 Central Business District to permit apartments on the ground floor of mixed-use buildings. Both council and the Pulaski Planning Commission held a joint public hearing on a request by […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Dublin Elementary School who was last present on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with the […]
Brandon Lee Abbott, age 33 of Pulaski, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at his residence. He was born on April 27, 1987 in Pulaski and is the son of Evelyn Frances Boyd and James Edward Abbott, Jr. He was preceded in death by his aunt: Joy Regina Boyd; maternal grandfather; […]
LONACONING, Md. (AP) — The jackpot-winning Powerball ticket worth $731.1 million was sold in a struggling coal mining town whose biggest previous claim to fame was being the hometown of baseball legend Lefty Grove, the Maryland Lottery announced on Thursday. Coney Market, a convenience store in the Allegany County town […]
Virginia Quesenberry Donelson, of Pulaski, passed away due to heart related issues on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born in Pulaski County and was the daughter of the late James Emmett Quesenberry and Amanda Mitchell Quesenberry. She was also preceded in death by her […]