A season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff. Alabama vs. Notre Dame. Clemson vs. Ohio State. Four of the bluest of blue bloods and the teams that have comprised the top four in the rankings for nearly two months. […]
Alicia Snider Price, 51, joined her mother in their Heavenly Home on Wednesday, December 9th at 8:07 am at UVA Medical Hospital. Alicia was born to Wayne Snider and the late Barbara DeHart Snider of Dublin, Virginia on January 16, 1969. She was a graduate of Pulaski County High School […]
BLACKSBURG – Behind the second-most 3-pointers in a game in school history , the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team defeated Coppin State 97-57 on Saturday night inside Carilion Clinic Court at Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies (6-1, 1-0 ACC) stayed hot following the ACC victory over No. 24 Clemson (5-1, 0-1) last […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers foiled efforts on Saturday to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Saturday’s deadlock was just the latest stumble in a partisan, months-long fight over pandemic relief and the lack of progress is […]
This year has been a struggle for many, especially our vital small businesses. Each year Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce draws attention to Pulaski small businesses through Shop Small Pulaski, but this year they saw a need to do more. They stepped up their efforts in response to the struggles of […]
Randall Wayne Woolwine, age 70 of Pulaski passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Charleston Medical Center (Charleston, WV). Born June 9, 1950 in Roanoke he was the son of the late Cosby Vernon Woolwine and Alice Marie Smith Woolwine. His brother, Troy Woolwine and sister Inez Cowling also […]
(The Counties of Bland & Pulaski, Virginia) – On November 13th, Bland & Pulaski Counties announced a regional initiative to study broadband internet accessibility and capacity. This study is part of a larger three county project, which includes Montgomery County, in correlation with Appalachian Power and private internet service providers […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Dublin Elementary School who was last present on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and schools have since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with the […]
(Richmond, Va.) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) was informed late yesterday by Operation Warp Speed that, like other states, Virginia’s estimated allocation of COVID-19 vaccine doses will be less than initially planned for the next few weeks. Virginia is now planning to receive 370,650 doses of vaccine in December […]
The Pulaski County Cougars’ boys basketball team will look to pick up where they left off last season under second year head coach, Tyler Cannoy. Last season was the first season coaching PCHS for Cannoy, one in which he felt that the team ended the year strongly, finishing in the […]
Carson L. Compton, of Pulaski, VA, husband of Ilene Cannaday Compton, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at home at the age of 94. Born in Floyd County Virginia, to Ashby and Carrie Compton on June 29, 1926, Carson grew up off of the Blue Ridge Parkway where his […]
Mary Katheryn Cooper Clark Byrd, age 76 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born March 23, 1944 in Richmond she was the daughter of the late Lawrence John Cooper and Sadie Coakley Cooper. Her twin brother, Johnny Cooper also preceded her in death. […]