ROANKOE, Va. – In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement in the Western District of Virginia. The week will be observed Sunday, May 10 through Saturday, May 16, 2020. “There is no more […]
Richmond, VA – On Friday, Virginia Democrat Governor, Ralph Northam, blindsided members of his own COVID-19 business task force by continuing his strict, authoritarian, and draconian lockdown. Two business owners in the Virginia Beach – Norfolk region said they were “disappointed and surprised” that Phase I of Northam’s plan does […]
Town elections in Pulaski and Dublin are Tuesday, May 19th. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Town of Pulaski voters cast their ballots at Central Gym, while Town of Dublin voters go to the Dublin Lions Club Building. For those voters who requested to vote by […]
Phase One will begin no sooner than Friday, May 15 RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam signed Executive Order Sixty-One and presented a detailed framework for the first phase of the “Forward Virginia” plan to safely and gradually ease public health restrictions while containing the spread of COVID-19. The Phase One guidelines will […]
Ona Jones Adams Anderson, age 91 of Pulaski passed away peacefully at the home of her son Earl Adams on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Born January 19, 1929 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Glendon Jones & Edna Ramsey Jones. Her husbands, William Adams and Lavelle Anderson, […]
Rhonda Akers Taylor, age 63 of Dublin, was called to heaven peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones on May 5, 2020. Born October 4, 1956 she was the daughter of the late Hobert Charlie Akers and Shirley Pagan Akers. She served the community as a RN for […]
May 4, 2020—Governor Ralph Northam outlined a three-phase plan to ease restrictions on businesses and gatherings, when health data supports doing so. Governor Northam said he will extend key provisions of Executive Order 53, which places restrictions on businesses and gatherings of more than 10 people, at least through next […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is laying out his plans for reopening the state next week amid the coronavirus pandemic, cautioning that the process will be gradual many restrictions will remain in place for at least several more weeks. “We are not flipping a light switch from […]
Sgt. Earnest S. Draper of Valley Road, Pulaski, Va. passed away peacefully surrounded by God and his angels on April 30, 2020 at 86 years of age. Left to cherish his memory is his devoted and loving wife of 64 1/2 years, Mary Lou Ortiz. Also his nine children, a […]
The University of Virginia football program has continued on its all-time roll with a 12th commitment to the 2021 recruiting class. Hugh Laughlin, a 6-6, 285 tackle from Athens, Georgia committed to the Cavaliers Friday evening. Laughlin will likely play on the defensive line in Charlottesville. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — About 60,000 additional Virginia workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, a figure that declined for the fourth straight week but was still far higher than before the coronavirus led to widespread business closures. For the week ending May 2, 61,138 people in Virginia filed initial […]
Dennis Wayne Roseberry, Sr., age 62 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020. Born July 7, 1957 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Edsel Wayne Roseberry and Ethel Mae Wright Roseberry. He was also preceded in death by his Grandparents. He is survived by Two Sons […]