Board Allocating an Additional $275,000.00 to provide 55 more Grants of up to $5,000.00 to Help Pulaski County Small Businesses with their Response to COVID-19 The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors will be allocating an additional $275,000.00 for a total of $625,000.00 to their Pulaski County Small Business Recovery Grant […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has filed paperwork to run for his old job next year but says he’s still hasn’t made a decision yet. McAuliffe filed paperwork with the Virginia State Board of Elections on Wednesday listing himself as a Democratic candidate for governor. But […]
Layla Marie Dalton, formerly Lois Dalton Gunn, 85, of Pulaski, VA died Monday evening, August 17, 2020 in the LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. She was born in Newbern, VA on April 7, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Charlie A. Dalton and Mary Ellen Horton Dalton. She was also […]
Gerry Wayne Cox, 72, of Pulaski, passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of August 19, 2020. He was born on September 2, 1947 to the late Willie Howard Cox and Louise Graham Cox. Gerry was a Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Army from 1967 […]
~ Grants up to $5,000 to Help Pulaski County Non-Profit Organizations Offset the Impacts of the Shutdown and to Assist with their Response to COVID-19 ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has developed the Pulaski County Non-profit Recovery Grant Program to support non-profit organizations with recovering from the comprehensive […]
ABINGDON, Virginia – A Charlotte, North Carolina-based doctor and his wife pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Virginia, to charges that they conspired to illegally distribute prescription opioids in the Western District of Virginia and then made a false statement about the conduct, United States Attorney Thomas […]
Harold Monroe Kidd, age 81 of Pulaski, died early Friday morning, April 10, 2020 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 7, 1938 and was the son of the late Olivia Elswick Kidd and Harold Everett Kidd. He was retired from Jefferson Mills with over 20 years […]
Patrick Collignon establishes Trova Commercial Vehicles in Pulaski County Patrick Collignon, former chief operating officer for Volvo Trucks North and South America, has launched Trova Commercial Vehicles (TrovaCV). The new company offers customized engineering and manufacturing expertise for commercial vehicles, specifically fully electric trucks. TrovaCV will focus on the engineering, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A sweeping police reform bill that would eliminate the use of no-knock warrants, limit the use of chokeholds and make it easier to decertify officers for misconduct won approval from a key Virginia legislative committee Tuesday amid widespread calls for change sparked by the police killing […]
Vivian Marie Frazier McCroskey, age 79 of Dublin passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born September 9, 1940 in Trigg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James William Frazier and Thelma Irene Riddle Frazier. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, […]
Whether college football players play a lot in the fall, a little in the spring or not at all over the next 10 months, some athletic administrators want to give them a mulligan on the 2020-21 season. The NCAA Division I Council meets Wednesday with two important issues on the […]
~ Additional budget amendments address evictions, broadband, historical sites, and dam safety ~ RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced proposals to expand access to voting for the November 3rd General Election amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The measures were unveiled by the Governor during a virtual Joint Meeting of the House […]