Radford Mayor shares RU President’s statement on rally planned Saturday on campus
Editor’s note: Radford Mayor David Horton posted the following statement on his Facebook page this afternoon. The statement is from Brian O. Hemphill, Ph.D., President of Radford University: Dear Radford Family: Earlier this week, I sent a message to main campus students, titled Our Campus, Our Community, and Our Country. […]
Obituary for James Roscoe Jonas
James Roscoe Jonas, 88, passed away at his home in Dublin on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was a retired engineer with Norfolk-Southern Railroad and a member of the Dublin Masonic Lodge. Jim loved to play golf and taking trips with his family. He was preceded […]
Open Letter from Radford Mayor David Horton
Editor’s note: This open letter from Radford Mayor David Horton was forwarded to The Patriot by Pulaski County Board of Supervisors Chairman Joe Guthrie. I wanted to address some concerns I have received regarding an on-campus program that is planned at Radford University for Saturday, September 19th. The Bigger Picture […]
Pulaski County Supervisors Chairman issues statement on planned rally at RU
Since we first learned earlier this week about the rally on the Radford University campus planned for this Saturday and Dr. Hemphill’s open letter encouraging members of the university community to join him at it, I have been engaged in a number of conversations with my fellow board members, county […]
Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing fall sports to spring in the name of player safety during the pandemic, the conference changed course Wednesday and said it plans to open its football season the weekend of Oct. 23-24. […]
Radford University says Black Lives Matter not a sponsor of Saturday’s ‘Bigger Picture Rally and March’
Radford University has contacted The Patriot to request a correction of our article, posted Monday on our website and social media concerning the “Bigger Picture Rally and March,” planned for Saturday in Radford. An RU official said Radford University is requesting a correction “due to the headline and the lead sentence […]
Obituary for Michael Norbert Johnson
Michael Norbert Johnson, age 56 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Lewis-Gale-Montgomery Hospital. Born January 22, 1964 in Hawaii he was the son of the late Ralph Edwin Johnson and Hildegard Weber Johnson. Michael was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a software […]
Obituary for Wanda Sue Jackson
Wanda Sue Jackson, age 72 of Pulaski passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at her home with family. Born October 23, 1947 in Honaker, Virginia she was the daughter of the late Foster Lee Honaker and Dixie Lea Musick Honaker. Her brother, Darrell Honaker and sister, Kathy Lee Davis also […]
New River Health District offers free seasonal flu vaccine at drive-thru linic
The New River Health District (NRHD) will offer free seasonal flu vaccine at a special drive-thru dispensing clinic on Friday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Radford Fire and Rescue Station at 1500 Wadsworth St. Vaccine will be available free on a first-come, first-served basis. Be […]
Obituary for Derrick Austin Harrison
Derrick Austin Harrison, age 25, of Pulaski, died Sunday, September 13, 2020 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born in Pulaski on February 2, 1995, and is the son of the late Michael Wayne Harrison and Deborah Smith Harrison. He is survived by his mother; Deborah Smith […]