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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At 6:12 p.m. Monday (Sept. 14), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Pulaski County. Two tractor-trailers collided in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the 88 mile marker. At least one overturned when it struck the embankment. Two people were transported by ambulance to Carilion New […]
Dr. Bruce L. Fariss, MD., age 86 of Allisonia passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 surrounded by his family. Born July 22, 1934 in Allisonia, he was the son of the late Alven Pierce Fariss and Hetty Jo Lindsay Fariss. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Melissa […]
Radford University President Brian Hemphill is asking all RU students to participate in a Sept. 19 march and rally in Radford sponsored by the Black Lives Matter organization. In a mass email to students, Hemphill asked RU students to “serve as exemplary role models for our campus, our community and […]