VDOT pretreating roads ahead of next round of winter weather SALEM – With more freezing rain and snow expected to impact western Virginia on Feb. 17 and 18, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews and contractors are preparing to respond to snow-covered or icy roads and downed trees. With significant […]
IRMO, SC – Vivian Jones Coltrane, 81, passed away on February 14, 2021. A graveside service will be held Noon on Monday, February 22, 2021 in Fort Jackson National Cemetery. Vivian was born April 9, 1939 in Pulaski, VA to Thomas Howard and Anna Cregger Jones. She will be remembered as […]
Company to invest $10.7 million to relocate operations to larger facility in Christiansburg RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance motion control products and solutions, will invest $10.7 million to transfer existing jobs and equipment from one of its […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of an employee who was last present in Pulaski County Middle School and Pulaski County High School on Monday, February 8, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS […]
The VHSL State Semifinal Girls Basketball Game (Loudoun Valley @ Pulaski Co) scheduled for Wednesday (02/17/21) at 6 pm will now tip-off at 4:00 pm. Below are the details Wednesday 02/17/21 VHSL State Semifinal Girls Basketball Game Loudoun Valley @ Pulaski Co. 4:00 PM […]
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is given pursuant to the Pulaski County Unified Development Ordinance and Section 15.2-2310 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, that a public hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 in the Board Room of the County Administration Building, 143 Third […]
Paul Harvey Shepherd ‘Harvey’, 81, of Dublin, VA went to his heavenly home on Monday, February 15, 2021. Harvey was born on November 24, 1939, to the late Edward McKinley and Helen C. Shepherd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Nita ‘Eunice’ Burk, […]
Former Virginia House of Delegates Speaker, retired teacher, and 2021 candidate for Governor Kirk Cox on Tuesday urged Democrats in the Virginia General Assembly to utilize the approximately $730 million in additional projected revenues to provide one-time taxpayer rebate checks. Cox’s proposal would provide approximately two million single filers making […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state health department has launched a centralized website where people can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine. The website went live Tuesday. Previously, Virginia’s local health districts were handling pre-registration. The state says Virginians who have already pre-registered will be automatically imported into the new system […]
Federal stimulus funds available to help landlords and tenants impacted by COVID-19 pandemic ARLINGTON—Governor Ralph Northam today announced $524 million in new federal funding to help keep Virginia families in their homes amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) is funded through the Emergency Rental Assistance […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — M.J. Walker scored 17 points and No. 16 Florida State built a big first-half lead, beating No. 7 Virginia 81-60 on Monday night in a showdown between the top two teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. RaiQuan Gray had 15 points for the Seminoles (12-3, 8-2), […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee on Monday killed a series of bills that advocates had argued were needed to free up state regulators to set electric rates that are reasonable and fair. The Senate Commerce and Labor committee made quick work of deciding not to advance the […]