Today is Monday, June 29, the 181st day of 2020. There are 185 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 29, 1613, London’s original Globe Theatre, where many of Shakespeare’s plays were performed, was destroyed by a fire sparked by a cannon shot during a performance […]
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Round 2 at Pocono went to Denny Hamlin. Hamlin seized the spotlight, specifically in victory lane when Pocono had to set up lights after the race ended in the dark. Hamlin topped Kevin Harvick on Sunday night to win the second Cup race of the […]
~ $50 million will provide rent and mortgage relief for households experiencing financial instability due to COVID-19 ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today launched the Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP), which will provide $50 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for households facing […]
Eunice “Whitie” Simmons Webb, 94, of Pulaski, VA died early Friday morning, June 26, 2020 at her residence. She wa born in Wilkes County, NC on October 31, 1925 and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Suzie Simmons. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband […]
George Henry Hilton, age 93 of Hiwassee passed away Friday, June 26, 2020 at his home. Born April 9, 1927 in Christiansburg, he was the son of the late Sidney Hilton and Lorraine Fay Coleman Hilton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Hilton and stepdaughter, Wanda […]
Marvin Cecil “Tommy” McPeak, age 85 of Draper passed away Friday, June 26, 2020. Born November 18, 1934 in Pulaski County, he was the son of the late Kyle Drewey McPeak and Mabel Ruth Spence McPeak. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Glenna Killen McPeak; brother, William […]
James Preston Perkins, 38, of Dublin, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020. He attended Dublin Christian Church and was a manager at MTM Call Center. He was preceded in death by step-father, Greg Smith; paternal grandparents, James and Polly Horton; and maternal grandfather, Sherman Buckner. Survivors include his mother, Vickie […]
As many college football programs around the country had already resumed voluntary workouts, some as early as June 1, the Virginia Cavaliers announced their plan on Friday morning. UVA announced both the return to grounds for the football program as well as the start of fall training camp. UVA announced on […]
This Sunday, June 28 marks 40 years since 18-year-old Gina Renee Hall was last seen leaving the Marriott Hotel in Blacksburg in the company of Stephen Matteson Epperly. The two drove to a house on Claytor Lake where, sometime after midnight, Hall was killed by Epperly. Six months later, in […]
The Capital Improvement Plan for Pulaski County Schools has grown to 58 projects totaling over $16.4 million. The prospects of taking care of all those needs anytime soon – to this point – haven’t been very good. Soon, however, that may change. Monday night the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors […]
If you ask his family, friends and community leaders about Doug Irvin, Sr., they all seem to agree – he has always been very active in serving the citizens of Dublin. “He is one of the true public servants. It has never been about him personally, but all about being […]
Justin L. Griffith will become Pulaski County’s next Commonwealth’s Attorney on July 1. Monday evening he was introduced to the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. Griffith will succeed Mike Fleenor who on March 3 was elected by the Virginia General Assembly as a Circuit Court Judge in the 27th Judicial […]