Today is Thursday, June 4, the 156th day of 2020. There are 210 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 4, 1998, a federal judge sentenced Terry Nichols to life in prison for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will be removed “as soon as possible” from Richmond’s Monument Avenue, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday. The statue, which sits on state property, move to storage while Northam’s administration works “with the community to determine its […]
James William Largen, “J.W.”, of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the age of 69. He was the son of the late James A. and Melva K. Largen. He is survived by his brother Sammy. Also surviving are his daughter, Ashley (Roger) Funk of Dublin; granddaughter, Erica; three […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce plans Thursday to remove one of the country’s most iconic monuments to the Confederacy, a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee along Richmond’s prominent Monument Avenue, a senior administration official told The Associated Press. The move would be […]
Patricia Lawson Hix, age 64 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at her home. Born June 30, 1955 in Stuttgart, Germany she was the daughter of the late Charles Graham Lawson and Helga Drexel Lawson. Patricia was the visitation coordinator at Radford University with over 10 years of […]
Dustin Shane Kemp, age 31 of Draper passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the UVA Medical Center. Born November 4, 1988 in Pulaski, he was the son of Michael Leon Gallimore and the late Tammy Lynn Kemp. His uncle, Emory Jones also preceded him in death. Dustin was a […]
MaryGene Manning Longenecker, 90, born on November 26, 1929, in Wayside, Georgia, died at Sharon Towers in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 30, 2020. Devoted wife of 52 years to the Rev. Hershey J. Longenecker, MaryGene also grew up as the daughter of a Presbyterian Minister, the Rev. Frederic Easley […]
Kathryn Yolanda LaRue Dowdy, age 69 of Pulaski, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born on September 1, 1950 in Christiansburg, and was the daughter of the late Lettie Graham LaRue and Ernest Joseph LaRue. Kathryn was a member of the Power of Deliverance […]
James Ralph Lane, Senior Master Sergeant USAF Retired, age 83 of Draper, died Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on March 17, 1937 in Dublin and was the son of the late James Albert Lane and Lois Turner Lane. In addition to his […]
Due to the current restrictions and limitations surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and the uncertainty regarding timelines that will allow us to join again safely in large groups, the Board of the New River Fair Association regrettably decided to cancel our annual fair scheduled for July 20-25, 2020. The decision to […]
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNRV) is holding its 7th Annual Online Giving Day, GiveLocalNRV on 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 […]
~ Phase Two expected to begin Friday June 5, Northern Virginia and Richmond to remain in Phase One ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today signed Executive Order Sixty-Five and presented the second phase of the “Forward Virginia” plan to continue safely and gradually easing public health restrictions while containing the spread […]