RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Southwest Virginia is seeing a sustained, troubling increase in cases of COVID-19 driven partly by small family gatherings, the governor and top health officials said Wednesday, as one area health system issued a stark warning that its resources were being stretched thin. “To be quite frank, […]
Tanya “Tammy” Annette Quesenberry Nichols, age 61 went home Wednesday, October 21,2020. Born July 27, 1959 in Bethesda, Maryland, she was the daughter of Rebecca Ann O’Dell Coleman and the late Johnny Bruce Quesenberry. Her brothers, Donald Bruce Quesenberry and Johnny Lee Quesenberry preceded her in death. She is survived […]
October 28, 2020, Pulaski County has been awarded the SolSmart Gold designation from the Virginia’s Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy’s SolSmart program through the Energy Transition Initiative of the University of Virginia. The Gold designation is in recognition of all the hard work and leadership Pulaski County has demonstrated […]
U.S. Senate candidate Daniel Gade will visit Pulaski Saturday night. He will be special guest of a Halloween Night Harvest Festival at Calfee Park in Pulaski from 6 to 8 p.m. Come by and meet the candidate and enjoy games, food, candy and prizes. Gade, a Republican, is a retired […]
On Friday, October 30 at 3:15pm, Senator Mark Warner will visit the historic Calfee Training School (1 Magnox Drive) in Pulaski, VA, to learn about the school’s significant history and the future plans for the Calfee Community & Cultural Center (CCCC). In attendance will be members of the CCCC Board […]
Eddith Childress Stowers, 94, of Dublin, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pulaski. She was preceded in death by her parents, Taulby B. and Nellie Jane Childress; husband, Edward H. Stowers, Jr.; brothers, D. J., Wayne, and Bud Childress; sisters, […]
Ruth Graham Elkins, a lifelong resident of Pulaski County and member of First Baptist Church, passed away October 26, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Wysor C. Elkins, Jr. She is survived by her son Brad Elkins and Debbie of Smith Mountain Lake, VA; grandson Adam Elkins and Heather […]
Kimberly Dawn Morris Allison, formerly of Narrows, Virginia passed away October 27, 2020 at the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Kim was born December 9, 1970 in the city of Radford, Virginia to Terry Kenneth Morris and Patricia Ann Wright Morris. She was preceded in death by her father, Terry Kenneth […]
FLOYD, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a teenager dead. Virginia State Police said Katerina Renee Higgins, 18, was driving a Ford Mustang in Floyd County early Sunday when the car left the road and struck a tree. Higgins was not wearing a […]
Mary Thomas Johnston Love, 76, of Pulaski, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was a member of Faith Bible Church and a retired real estate agent with Century 21. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Kermit and Mary Belle Mabe Johnston. […]
Linda Fortner Robertson, 74, of Pulaski died Thursday morning October 22, 2020 at her home. She was born in Carroll County on May 16, 1946 and was the daughter of the late Robert Fortner and Reda Bullion Fortner. She was also preceded in death by her husband Frank Jackson Robertson. […]
Indiana jumped into The Associated Press college football poll Sunday after pulling off the weekend’s most dramatic upset and Ohio State moved up to No. 3 following a dominant season debut. Clemson remained a rock-solid No. 1 and Alabama was No. 2. The Tigers received 52 first-place votes and the Crimson Tide got […]