RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced Industrial Revitalization Fund (IRF) awards for the towns of Vinton, Warsaw, and Wytheville, totaling more than $1.4 million. The IRF provides gap financing to leverage local and private resources to achieve market-driven redevelopment of deteriorated structures, creating a catalyst for long-term employment opportunities and ongoing […]
Watsontown Trucking, a member of the Patton Logistics Group, is having a job fair, Saturday, Nov. 28. See details here:
The Warming Station is a very important program in Pulaski that helps the homeless and those down on their luck. Even other established agencies and organizations have come to call on the Warming Station during the winter when they encounter people in need of a place to sleep when the […]
Pulaski County Receives Military High Clearance Vehicle and Partners with Local Industries to Ready It for Emergency Service and Disaster Response Pulaski County officially added a new vehicle to its emergency response fleet by way of U.S. military surplus. The vehicle is considered a Military High Clearance Vehicle and is […]
Hubbard Edward “Ed” Jarrells of Dublin entered Heaven peacefully on November 19, 2020. He was born in Hiwassee, Virginia April 23, 1948 to the late Dorothy Q. Jarrells and Hubbard P. Jarrells and preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Allan Jarrells and Gary Jarrells. He attended Highland Park Community […]
Hecate Energy LLC, a developer, owner and operator of renewable power projects in North America, is seeking a Special Use Permit (SUP) for a proposed solar renewable energy generation project in Pulaski County. According to the county’s Elaine Holeton, Planning and Zoning Director the project area covers some 2,697 acres […]
Pulaski Town Council is creating a “timeline” for Gary Martin. Martin, who was a town employee for some 40 years, approached council in early October for its help after receiving notice from the town giving him 30 days to remove his double-wide home from town property located at the Macgill […]
The status of Pulaski’s Interim Town Manager Darlene Burcham has changed. During Tuesday’s meeting of council, Mayor Shannon Collins read a statement describing the change. “Given the process for naming a new town manager has taken longer than was originally anticipated – and the cost of Ms. Burcham’s service was […]
Lyda Ritter Farlow, 83, of Pulaski, VA died early Wednesday morning, November 18, 2020 at her home. She was born in Virginia on June 24, 1937 and was the daughter of the late Ranold Frantz “RF” Ritter and Posey Leta Sutphin Ritter. She was also preceded in death by her […]
Robert Joseph “Bob” Cody, 77 of Pulaski, VA passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. He was born in Fall Branch, TN in 1943 to the late Elmer Cody and Lydia Alice Page Cody. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Elmer […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday urged Virginians to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday, saying it would be “an act of love” to help keep people safe amid steadily rising coronavirus cases. If people must get together, Northam said, they should keep gatherings small and celebrate […]
