WASHINGTON (AP) — The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins’ stadium wants the NFL team to change its name. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,” FedEx said in a statement Thursday. The company paid the team $205 million in 1999 […]
Gertrude Davis Thomas, 83, of Pulaski, VA died Wednesday morning, July 1, 2020 at her home. She was born in Virginia on August 18, 1936. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Pulaski. Surviving are: Husband – William “Bill” Franklin Thomas, Jr. Son – Lee Thomas Funeral […]
Douglas Eugene McFall, 73, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at his home in Pulaski. He attended Valley Harvest Ministries and retired from Volvo Trucks with 32 years of service. He was a U. S. Army veteran having served during the Vietnam Era. He was preceded in death by […]
Interested candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Pulaski County Commonwealth’s Attorney are invited to give notice in writing to Pulaski County Democratic Committee Chair Suzanne Bowen by Wednesday, July 22. Bowen has an office at 40 Fourth Street N.W., in the Town of Pulaski, and she can be reached at […]
RICHMOND – With Virginia having moved into Phase Three of Governor Northam’s COVID-19 guidelines, the Virginia State Police is encouraging everyone to plan ahead for their celebratory travel plans this coming holiday weekend. “Summer days are filled with celebration, including vacations, outdoor festivals and backyard cookouts, but no matter where […]
Pulaski County High School, in conjunction with Lewis Gale Hospital Pulaski, will again be providing sports physicals to Pulaski County Public School students who will be enrolled in the 6th through 12th grades during the 2020-2021 school year. The physicals will take place at PCHS in the Career and Technical Education […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring. The nation has now recovered roughly […]
Today is Thursday, July 2, the 184th day of 2020. There are 182 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 2, 1881, President James A. Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau (gee-TOH’) at the Washington railroad station; Garfield died the following September. (Guiteau was hanged […]
Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were done in June, a trend in a year marked by uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, a subsequent economic recession, protests over racial injustice and calls to reduce police funding. FBI numbers released Wednesday show that 3.9 million background […]
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Dale Carlton Skeens, age 89 of Dublin passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at his home. Born September 9, 1930 in Russell County, Virginia (Lebanon) he was the son of the late Samuel Jefferson Skeens & Mary Fogleman Skeens. His son, Randy Skeens and siblings, Bessie, Stanley, Florence, June, Gaynell, […]
Today is Wednesday, July 1, the 183rd day of 2020. There are 183 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 1, 1863, the pivotal, three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, resulting in a Union victory, began in Pennsylvania. On this date: In 1867, Canada became a […]