RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If federal regulators authorize two COVID-19 vaccine candidates, Virginia expects to receive enough doses by the year’s end to begin inoculating nearly all of its health care workers and long-term care facility residents, officials said Friday. The state voted this week to adopt federal recommendations that […]
John Grayson Biggs Sr., age 43, of Pulaski, departed from this world on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at the LewisGale Pulaski Hospital. Born on July 4, 1977, in Radford, VA, he was the son of the late Wallace M. and Helen L. Hedge Biggs. John loved to laugh and make […]
Jeanne DeFord Bailey Whitman civic leader, educator, community volunteer, mother and grandmother died on Dec. 2, 2020 in Harrisonberg, VA. She was devoted to her community and home in Pulaski, VA, where she spent over 60 years of her life. Her husband, Robert P. Whitman, Sr. predeceased her in 1993. […]
Rebecca Jane Hurst, age 62 of Dublin, died Wednesday December 2, 2020 at Lewis Gale Hospital – Pulaski. She was born on July 7, 1958, and was the daughter of the late Josephine Finn Hurst and Hugh Clint Hurst, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death […]
John William Smith, 88, passed away peacefully at home on December 2, 2020. John “Bill” loved his country and served in the Air Force in Japan during the Korean War. Upon returning home he worked as a truck driver, salesman and commercial bus driver before starting a career in the […]
Cases of COVID-19 have increased sharply in Pulaski County in just the last month, but this latest spike may be slowing. The most recent COVID-19 update from the New River Valley Public Health Task Force – released Wednesday – shows Pulaski County with 725 cases of the coronavirus since March. […]
A revised state budget bill signed Nov. 18 by Gov. Ralph Northam includes a new moratorium on utility disconnects, including delinquent water and sewer accounts in the Town of Pulaski. Interim Town Manager Darlene Burcham briefed town council on the situation at their meeting Tuesday night. Burcham said the moratorium […]
Like the old saying, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” Draper Supervisor Dirk Compton is urging county residents to speak up and respond to a broadband internet study and survey going on now in Pulaski County. “It’s important we get these surveys filled out,” said Compton at a recent meeting […]
The Pulaski County Cougars wrestling team looks to start the season with a winning mindset heading into the upcoming season. According to head coach Robert Alger, this upcoming season should prove to be interesting. This is because the season will be coming amid the COVID19 pandemic. “This year’s season should […]
Excessive speed continues to claim lives in the Commonwealth RICHMOND – Over the Thanksgiving statistical counting period, preliminary data shows that speed played a factor in at least four fatal traffic crashes. Those four crashes led to the deaths of six people, including a teenager and 6-year-old boy. In addition, […]
The Pulaski Fire Department was called to 119 Pinnacle St. at 12:31a.m. this morning (Thursday) for a house fire. The first fire engine arrived at 12:36 a.m. to find a house fully involved with fire from one end to the other. According to Pulaski Fire Chief Robbie Kiser, firefighters quickly […]
Pulaski County Public Schools will return to 100% daily attendance for students in grades PreK-5 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays beginning on Monday, December 7, 2020. Students in grades 6-12 will remain on a 50% attendance schedule with students whose last names begin with A-K attending on Mondays & […]