~ Money will help address food insecurity amid COVID-19 pandemic ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia will allocate $7 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars to Virginia food banks to help Virginians who rely on food assistance. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has […]
Virginia State Police Trooper F.R. Farthing is investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash in Carroll County. The crash occurred Nov. 8, 2020 at 1:15 a.m. in the 3100 block of Sylvatus Highway/Route 100. A 1980 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling south on Route 100 when it struck a deer. The vehicle then […]
Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this year, extending its record of consecutive seasons with at least one week on top of the rankings to 13. Notre Dame moved up two spots to No. 2 on Sunday after upsetting Clemson in a dramatic double-overtime game […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — For those doubting Liberty’s initial foray into the Associated Press national rankings, the Flames took a rather large step Saturday toward validating themselves. Alex Barbir hit a career-long, 51-yard field goal with one second remaining to lift No. 25 Liberty to a 38-35 victory over Virginia […]
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR will take the checkered flag on its season, one of the longest in professional sports, celebrating its ability to work through the pandemic and close its year. The season was suspended March 13 after just four of 36 races had been completed. The shutdown lasted […]
Richard Grayson Stevens, 84 of Pulaski, Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 after a brief illness. He was born on November 3, 1936 in Washington, DC and raised by his maternal grandparents, Mary Alberta Phillips and Walter Earl Phillips in Pulaski County, VA. He attended Edwards Military Institute, […]
A West Virginia man is in custody on charges related to an ongoing death investigation in Bland County, Va. Gilbert Lee Riggs, 58, of Bluefield, W.Va., is being held in West Virginia, pending extradition to Virginia, on one felony count of 2nd degree murder and one felony count of hit-and-run. Riggs […]
This year observance of Veterans Day marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War Two. In November 1945 our community was in celebration. Celebrating Veterans Day and a homecoming of Pulaski’s military servicemen and women of all creed and colors returning to the place they had longed to […]
Sharon Kay Edwards Ratliff, age 51 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born October 28, 1969 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Edwards and Maren Sue Stuart Edwards. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Ian […]
The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Wytheville Field Office is investigating an unattended death in Bland County. At 8:42 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 5), Virginia State Police was notified of the discovery of human remains near the intersection of Arrowhead Drive and Route 666/Indian Village Trail off of Interstate […]
Pulaski Town Council heard more Wednesday evening from the family of Gary Martin, a long-time former town employee who recently received an eviction notice from the town. Martin, who was a town employee for some 40 years, approached council in early October for its help after receiving notice from the […]
Pulaski County’s Most Prestigious Scholarship to Focus on PCHS Student’s Contributions to the Community in Response to the Pandemic and Award $10,000.00 to a Graduating Senior The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has refocused this year’s Lead Through Service Scholarship to award two Pulaski County High School graduating seniors who […]