In Pulaski, many families rely on Randolph Park Summer Camp for fun and enriching care for their children during the summer months. I send my kids there over the summer and they love it. Due to COVID-19, however, camp (along with the pool) is closed for the summer. I know […]
Tuesday is primary day in Virginia as three Republican candidates compete for the right to oppose incumbent U.S. Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat. The three Republicans include Daniel Gade, Thomas Speciale and Alissa Baldwin. Gade is a retired Army officer who was seriously injured in Iraq in 2005, losing a […]
Consider honoring a member of the PCHS class of 2020 with a permanent piece of Pulaski County history in the RATCLIFFE TRANSPORTATION BRICK GARDEN. It can be placed under the PCHS Cougar header brick. The graduating class of 2020 has much to be proud of, and their perseverance, positivity, and […]
Wanda Joyce Pugh Rorrer, 79, of Dublin, VA died Saturday morning, June 20, 2020 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pulaski Co., VA on June 28, 1940 and was the daughter of Lawrence Melvin Pugh and Martha Bell Bentley Pugh. She was preceded in death by a wonderful […]
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver in the elite Cup Series who just two weeks ago successfully pushed the stock car series to ban the Confederate flag at its venues. NASCAR […]
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) is holding its 7th Annual Online Giving Day, GiveLocalNRV this Wednesday, June 24, 2020, to help organizations both big and small raise money in the New River Valley. This is an online Giving Day intended to encourage charitable giving and draw […]
Gerald “Gerry” Taylor, age 49, of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at New River Carilion Medical Center after bravely fighting liver disease for many years. Born November 5, 1970 in Radford, he is the son if Roger Taylor and the late Carolyn Cox Taylor “Susie.” He was also […]
Tommy Kline Frasure, age 80 of Little Creek Road, Dublin died Friday, June 19, 2020 at his home. Born December 10, 1939 in Dalton, Georgia he was the son of the late John Frasure & Beulah Owenby Frasure. His son, Tommy Kline Frasure, Jr. also preceded him in death. He […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For the second time in two years, no big-name Republicans in Virginia are bothering to try and win a seat in the U.S. Senate. Once a hotly contested swing state where Senate elections were decided by small margins, Virginia has swung solidly blue in the Trump […]
Today is Friday, June 19, the 171st day of 2020. There are 195 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster. On this date: In 1775, George […]
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for… Southwestern Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia… Northeastern Wythe County in southwestern Virginia… * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is […]
Margaret Jewel Conley Kidd, age 71 of Pulaski, passed away peacefully at home on June 16, 2020. She was born on September 2, 1948 in Narrows and was the daughter of the late Wiley Wilson Conley and Claudia Nidey Conley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death […]