This year has been a struggle for many, especially our vital small businesses. Each year Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce draws attention to Pulaski small businesses through Shop Small Pulaski, but this year they saw a need to do more. They stepped up their efforts in response to the struggles of […]
Randall Wayne Woolwine, age 70 of Pulaski passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Charleston Medical Center (Charleston, WV). Born June 9, 1950 in Roanoke he was the son of the late Cosby Vernon Woolwine and Alice Marie Smith Woolwine. His brother, Troy Woolwine and sister Inez Cowling also […]
(The Counties of Bland & Pulaski, Virginia) – On November 13th, Bland & Pulaski Counties announced a regional initiative to study broadband internet accessibility and capacity. This study is part of a larger three county project, which includes Montgomery County, in correlation with Appalachian Power and private internet service providers […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Dublin Elementary School who was last present on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and schools have since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with the […]
(Richmond, Va.) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) was informed late yesterday by Operation Warp Speed that, like other states, Virginia’s estimated allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be less than initially planned for the next few weeks. Virginia is now planning to receive 370,650 doses of vaccine in December […]
The Pulaski County Cougars’ boys basketball team will look to pick up where they left off last season under second year head coach, Tyler Cannoy. Last season was the first season coaching PCHS for Cannoy, one in which he felt that the team ended the year strongly, finishing in the […]
Carson L. Compton, of Pulaski, VA, husband of Ilene Cannaday Compton, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at home at the age of 94. Born in Floyd County Virginia, to Ashby and Carrie Compton on June 29, 1926, Carson grew up off of the Blue Ridge Parkway where his […]
Mary Katheryn Cooper Clark Byrd, age 76 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born March 23, 1944 in Richmond she was the daughter of the late Lawrence John Cooper and Sadie Coakley Cooper. Her twin brother, Johnny Cooper also preceded her in death. […]
Two owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to Congress on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller played a role in the opioid epidemic but they stopped short of apologizing or admitting wrongdoing. “I want to express my family’s deep sadness about the opioid crisis,” David Sackler, whose family […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory panel endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, paving the way for the shot to be added to the U.S. vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation for the vaccine from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health. The […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – No. 17 Virginia (3-1) will play top-ranked Gonzaga (3-0) in a nonconference game on Saturday, Dec. 26 in Fort Worth, Texas. Tipoff at Dickies Arena is set for 4 p.m. ET with broadcasts on CBS and the Virginia Sports Radio Network. Gonzaga holds a 2-1 advantage in the series […]
Pulaski Town Council heard a presentation Tuesday evening on how the town had distributed and spent roughly $700,000 in federal CARES Act funding. Jordan Whitt, the town’s Social Media Manager and Rebecca Leeper, Finance Director made the presentation. Whitt told council that – since August – town staff had worked […]