NEW YORK (AP) — A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout from work this month, as part of an ongoing reckoning on systemic racism and police brutality in the U.S. Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” tens of thousands […]
House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, Caucus Chair Kathy Byron, R-Bedford, and Caucus Whip Jay Leftwich, R-Chesapeake, issued the following statement today: “Both the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics have made it clear — the bigger risk for our students is keeping schools closed this fall. […]
Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 190th day of 2020. There are 176 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 8, 2000, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport 6-3, 7-6 (3) for her first Grand Slam title, becoming the first Black female champion at Wimbledon since Althea […]
Some of our best childhood memories are of summer camp. This year due to Covid 19 groups and organizations have not been able to schedule their normal summer activities for area children. In an effort to provide some summer camp activities, community partners have decided to provide a pick up […]
The Town of Pulaski Police Department responded this morning at 10:34 a.m. to Washington Square Apartments in reference to suspicious persons possibly holding someone at gunpoint. Officers arrived and identified Eric Garrand Cherry, 63 of Whitsett, N.C. and Chrisley Ann Adkins-Davis, 40 of Greensboro, N.C. as suspects in an alleged […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after today introducing the Granny Pods Study Act of 2020: “For some families, ‘granny pods’ are an appropriate and safe choice as they care for loved ones with long-term mental and physical impairments. My bill would require the Centers for Medicare and […]
Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Giles County. The crash occurred July 6, 2020 at 11:55 a.m. on Route 100, less than a mile north of Animal Sanctuary Road. A 2017 Dodge Caravan was traveling north on Route 100 when it crossed the centerline and struck […]
Shirley Novella Pagan Hodge, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. Born September 28, 1931 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Gilbert Vincent Pagan & Mary Viola Andrews Pagan. Her husband, Conley Homer Hodge in 1992, a […]
Mary Alice Black, age 55 of Dublin passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Born January 2, 1965 in Frederick, MD she was the daughter of the late Cletta Duncan Metz. She is survived by her Husband Harvey N. Black, Jr. – Dublin Sons […]
Margaret Martin Young, age 84 of Dublin, known by many as Grandmamma or Mama Young, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 5, 2020 surrounded by family and loved ones. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Holbert and Ruth Martin and her daughter, Susan […]
Priscilla Hubbard Spencer age 68, of Barren Springs, V.A., passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020 in Roanoke VA. She was born May 16, 1952 in Pulaski VA, the daughter of the late Bill and O’Donna Nester Hubbard. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Charlie Daniels, who went from being an in-demand session musician to a staple of Southern rock with his hit “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” has died at 83. A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall of Famer died Monday at a hospital in […]