Cougars roll over Blacksburg
Pulaski County rolls over Blacksburg, 56-0 tonight. The Cougars are now 4-0 on the season. Details to come.
Obituary for Martin Edward “Eddie” Branscome
Martin Edward “Eddie” Branscome, age 54 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Born July 22, 1966 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Stanley & Brenda Worrell Branscome. He is survived by his Children Jeremiah (Kayla) Branscome – Pulaski Cassandra (Dusty) Phillips – Pulaski Grandchildren Chase […]
Weekly COVID-19 and vaccination update
Case numbers are coming down across the district with some trends worth mentioning. Montgomery County is beginning to show a slight decline. Community cases in Montgomery County are down significantly while university cases remain elevated. We know from our case investigations and contact tracing that there is no measurable spillover […]
NRV Public Health Task Force announces changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility schedule, locations
(CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) – The New River Valley Public Health Task Force is now providing COVID-19 vaccinations to those ages 16 to 64 with certain underlying medical conditions. To pre-register, visit www.NRVRoadtoWellness.com. For now, vaccines remain available only by pre-registration and appointment. The task force is especially seeking to locate anyone […]
Former Cougar, Bobcat Playing At The Next Level For Emory & Henry
Radford High graduate Justice Marshall (right) and Pulaski County High graduate Brody Fields are members of the Division III Emory & Henry Wasps in Emory, Va. Marshall is a freshman wide receiver for the Wasps, while Fields is a junior offensive lineman. The Wasps, coached by former Virginia Tech offensive […]
Pulaski County Schools to host two meal distribution sites
Beginning March 17th, 2021 there will be only 2 Meal distribution sites: Snowville Elementary: 1-2 pm on Wednesday’s Dublin United Methodist Church: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm every Wednesday. This site will serve the Fairlawn, Dublin and Pulaski areas. (Address 424 E. Main Street, Dublin, VA 24084) Distributions for dates […]
Three announce candidacies for Rush’s seat in Virginia House of Delegates
Three people have announced their candidacies for the Seventh District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Republican Nick Rush prompted the announcements last week when he broke the news on Facebook that he would not seek a sixth term in the House. So far Sherri Blevins, Marie March and […]
Apco seeks increase for transmission costs in Virginia
ROANOKE, Va. – Appalachian Power has filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) seeking recovery of electric transmission costs. Submitted last week, the rate change is the first sought by the company since 2017 for transmission infrastructure improvements. In its filing, Appalachian Power requested to increase the […]
Board approves final part of school equity plan
Tuesday night the Pulaski County School Board unanimously approved the final part of the school system’s new Comprehensive Plan for Equity. Last month the board approved the first five strategies of the plan, which has been created in response to state guidelines for school systems to eliminate racial and socio-economic […]
Todd Lewis –Teaching the Trades and Sharing the Gospel
After 40 years experience as a building contractor, Todd Lewis was seeking direction from God on how to use his talents and abilities to help young people and his community. The concept transpired during a spontaneous trip. “Several months ago, I was seeking direction from God and decided to go […]
Grantham Playing Baseball At Mississippi St.
Corbin Grantham, son of former Pulaski County Cougar Todd Grantham, is a freshman outfielder this season for Southeast Conference baseball power Mississippi State. The 5-10, 185 pound Corbin joined the Bulldog program this year after strong high school baseball and football seasons at Buchholz High in Gainesville, Fla. He finished […]
Pulaski apartment fire displaces 20 people
An apartment fire in Pulaski Thursday night displaced 20 people. Pulaski Fire Chief Robbie Kiser reports that at 10:57 Thursday night, the department was dispatched to 15 Fifth Street N.E. for a structure fire. The location is a multi-family apartment building with four apartments. Kiser said the first engine arrived […]