Pulaski County School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers announced the following closings for next week so that faculty and staff members of each school can receive their first round of COVID vaccinations. Critzer and Pulaski Elementary Schools will be closed on Monday, January 11, 2021 (Code 1: Asynchronous Instruction) so that […]
Drivers encouraged to plan travel around forecasted event SALEM – With winter weather anticipated to impact portions of southwest Virginia on January 7 and 8, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is mobilizing to plow and treat roads. VDOT suggests that drivers plan travel around the forecasted weather event, as […]
Elizabeth Hoback Anderson, 75, of Pulaski, VA died Tuesday morning, January 5, 2021 at her home. She was born in Pulaski on July 12, 1945 and was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt Hoback and Mary Elizabeth Hoback. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Elton […]
Ellen “Ann” Stafford Shomaker, age 90, died Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in Hickory, NC. Born March 25, 1930 in Pulaski, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Roy E. Stafford and Sarah Bryant Stafford. Ellen was a bright, kind, and gentle soul. She had a career with AT&T/Lucent Technologies […]
The COVID-19 vaccine is making its rounds across hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other health care settings in the New River Valley. When it will be available to the wider community is hard to predict, said Noelle Bissell, health director of the New River Health District during a Wednesday virtual […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Sam Hauser scored 11 of his 16 points during a 28-10 run to open the second half and No. 22 Virginia returned from a coronavirus pause to beat Wake Forest 70-61 on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers (6-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 39-34 at halftime after […]
Update: I-81N at 0.1 mile south of Junction Interstate 77 Exit 81-Fort Chiswell. Incident: vehicle crash. The North left shoulder and left lane are closed. 12:07 a.m. Jan. 7, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is urging hospital systems to move quickly to administer coronavirus vaccines, saying the state will now implement a “use it or lose it” policy designed to speed up distribution of the shots. “No one wants to see any supply sitting unused,” Northam […]
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Altavista 65, Cumberland 43 Atlantic Shores Christian 78, Norfolk Christian School 58 Carroll County 53, Galax 37 Colgan 38, Gar-Field 35 Grafton 52, York 47 Hopewell 79, Dinwiddie 43 Lloyd Bird 85, Midlothian 55 McLean 72, Langley 65 New Kent 65, Tabb 60 Norfolk Collegiate 55, Peninsula […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — David Johnson scored 17 points, including a crucial free throw with five seconds left, and Louisville withstood a missed 3-pointer try at the buzzer, holding off No. 19 Virginia Tech 73-71 Wednesday night in a matchup of unbeaten Atlantic Coast Conference teams. The Cardinals (8-1, 3-0) […]
Julian Milton Akers, age 76 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2020 at his home. Born June 28, 1944 in Wytheville he was the son of the late John Bramlet Aker and Mary Bralley Aker. His brothers, Roy Bramlet Aker and Randolph Mitchell Aker also preceded him in death. He was a […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Josiah Jeffers had 16 points to lead five Radford players in double figures as the Highlanders defeated Hampton 76-65 on Tuesday night. Xavier Lipscomb and Chyree Walker added 13 points apiece for the Highlanders (6-6, 5-1 Big South). Fah’Mir Ali and Lewis Djonkam chipped in 11 […]