From Rodney Sports Now The Mountain Empire District Baseball Tournament will be coming to Historic Calfee Park in Pulaski on Monday, May 19. The district semi-finals will be played at 2 p.m. and at 6 p.m. Then, Thursday, May 22 the consolation game will be at 2 p.m. and the […]
BLACKSBURG, VA – The Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley’s (WRCNRV) annual fundraising event, Planting Peace & Growing Hope, will take place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Hahn Horticulture Garden in Blacksburg, Virginia. This meaningful event directly supports the Center’s mission […]
(RICHMOND, Va.) — May is Adult Abuse Prevention Month in Virginia – a time to raise awareness of the mistreatment, neglect and exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities. In recognition of this month, Virginia Adult Protective Services (APS) announces the launch of a new, secure online portal for […]
Thomas “Tom” Lee Phillips, age 74 of Pulaski, died Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. Tom was born on April 2, 1951 in Welch, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Phyllis Lee Hogan Phillips and Warren Preston Phillips. Also preceded in death was […]
From Rodney Sports Now The Fort Chiswell Pioneers are looking for a new head football coach. Zane Quesenberry has stepped down as their football coach. He will be leaving for the Wilmington, NC area to teach and be an assistant football coach at North Brunswick HS. His two years at […]
Goldie Mae Lester Nester, age 92 of Dublin passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025 at the Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 12, 1933, she was the daughter of the late John Davis Lester & Cora Lee Duncan Lester. She was also preceded in death by her husband Roy […]
From Radford University Radford University has officially been named the 2025 Top Adventure College by Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine, emerging the winner in the publication’s annual bracket-style competition featuring 32 colleges and universities across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. After weeks of fierce voting and enthusiastic support from the Highlander community, […]
July 1, 1941 May 4, 2025 Patsy Lilly Caldwell, 83, of Radford, VA, passed away peacefully on Sunday May 4th, 2025, in Roanoke, VA. She was born in Hinton, WV on July 1, 1941, to Judson Harmon Lilly and Andora Anderson Lilly. Patsy was preceded in death by her beloved […]
MANCHESTER, NH — It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) congratulates the following students on being named to the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. The spring terms run from January to May. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for […]
John DeFord Whitman, age 38 of Pulaski, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025. He was a graduate of Pulaski County High School, and Virginia Tech, with a degree in finance. He returned to the family dairy operation, working alongside his father and later helped make the transition from dairy to […]
Betty Dathe Zeutzius, age 98 of Draper, formerly of Leesburg, FL died late Friday, May 9, 2025, at her daughter’s Draper residence. She was born on December 30, 1926, in Dover, New Jersey, with her twin brother Bob Dathe. Betty was the daughter of the late Iva Massaker Dathe and […]
$4 Million In Grants Available To Assist Community-Based Programs Throughout The Commonwealth (Richmond) The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is seeking to award $4 million in grants to support Service Member, Veterans and their Families (SMVF) suicide prevention and opioid addiction services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. In […]