(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education is working on new state guidelines for reopening schools to in-person classes, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday. Although the governor said schools are not ready to fully reopen, and it will not be as soon as next week, he said the […]
At 10:32 a.m. Friday (Jan. 15), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. A vehicle traveling along Route 460 ran off the road near Route 580. The vehicle struck the embankment and overturned. The driver did not survive the crash. The crash remains under investigation.
Ewell Jackson “Smiling Jack” Akers, age 93 of Dublin passed away Wednesday morning January 13, 2021 at his home. Born October 4, 1927 in West Virginia he was the son of the late Arthur “Swifty” Akers and Lourie Semones Akers. His wife of 70 years, Violet Madeline Akers (2018), three […]
New River Community College Educational Foundation would like to remind all local high school students and their families about the Access to Community College Education (ACCE) program upcoming February 1 deadline. ACCE, an economic development public/private partnership that makes college available debt-free to high school and home-schooled graduates by funding […]
~ Mohawk Industries to create 35 new jobs, invest $22.5 million to modernize production facility ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MHK), the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will invest $22.5 million to expand its operation in Carroll County. The company will […]
COVID-19 tests to be offered in fifteen Walgreens locations across Virginia, including Pulaski and Dublin (Richmond, Va.) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Walgreens to provide Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen testing at selected Walgreens locations across the Commonwealth. This arrangement increases the […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement on the death of Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Perry Hodge: “Sergeant Hodge served the people of Pulaski County for over fifteen years, most recently as a school resource officer. I join the people of Pulaski County in mourning the death of […]
Pulaski County and the rest of the New River Health District has moved into Phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccinations. According to Dr. Noell Bissell, Director of the New River Health District, Phase 1b means vaccines are now available to police, fire and hazmat response personnel, those living and working in […]
During its meeting Tuesday, the Pulaski County School Board named its chairman and vice chairman for this year, held a public hearing on the 2021-22 school budget and remembered two supporters of the school system who passed away recently. Tim Hurst, representing the Draper District on the Pulaski County School […]
The Pulaski County Planning Commission voted 4-2 Tuesday night to recommend approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow construction of a solar farm on over 2,700 acres of farmland in Pulaski County. The commission’s recommendation now goes to the Board of Supervisors which will ultimately decide whether the […]
A Pulaski County native is in the running to fill the State Senate seat left vacant by the death New Year’s Day of Ben Chaffin, who died of complications from COVID-19. Chad Dotson, a law professor at the Appalachia School of Law, former political blogger and retired Circuit Court Judge, […]
Each year the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) selects the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts from across the Commonwealth in an effort to bring awareness to the items and offer some conservation funds to help protect the artifacts. In past years, this program has benefited Wilderness Road Regional Museum by highlighting […]