Today is Monday, May 4, the 125th day of 2020. There are 241 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire during an anti-war protest at Kent State University, killing four students and wounding nine others. On this date: In […]
CHINCOTEAUGUE. Va. (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a statement of interest siding with a Virginia church suing the state’s governor over restrictions because of the coronavirus. The filing was made Sunday in support of the Lighthouse Fellowship Church, which is in Chincoteague on the state’s Eastern Shore. The […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest siding with a Virginia church seeking reopening: “I have been troubled by the closure of Virginia churches under Governor Northam’s stay at home order and on Thursday specifically asked the Governor […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said he’ll present new guidelines next week for the state’s eventual reopening, adding progress has been made in boosting testing and obtaining medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. Northam said at a news conference Friday that he plans to outline the state’s […]
Ray David Ritter, Sr., age 79 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born May 31, 1940 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Randall Francis Ritter & Leah Posey Sutphin Ritter. His wife, Dreama Louise Firebaugh Ritter also preceded him […]
Bobbie Jean Horton Shaffer of Dublin died peacefully May 1, 2020 in the Highland Ridge Rehab Center. Bobbie loved cooking for others, reading books, camping and most of all being “Nana”. She is survived by her Sons Jeffrey Shawn Shaffer Scott Daren (Jennifer) Shaffer Granddaughter Kaylee Elizabeth Shaffer Sisters Brenda […]
Harry Malcolm Meredith Jr., 91 of Pulaski, VA passed away peacefully at Heritage Hall in Blacksburg on April 30, 2020. He was born in Foster Falls February 23, 1929 to Harry M. Meredith Sr. And Bessie Sue Bryant Meredith. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by […]
(CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) — Beginning next week, the New River Public Health Task Force will host a series of weekly, interactive, virtual town halls for COVID-19, and invites all area residents to participate. Town halls will be held on Wednesdays, May 6 through June 10, from 6 to 7 p.m. Each […]
The Dublin Lions would like to inform the community and other stakeholders that due to restrictions surrounding Covid‐19, they will cancel the Pulaski County Flea Market scheduled for June 6‐7, 2020. We regret the cancellation, as this event has run continuously in June and September since 1974; however we plan […]
Return Slate Includes Seven Races in Three Series Across FOX Networks DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR today announced it will return to racing on May 17, which will kick off a slate of races that includes seven events in three series at two race tracks – Darlington Raceway and Charlotte […]
Today is Thursday, April 30, the 121st day of 2020. There are 245 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 30, 1945, as Soviet troops approached his Berlin bunker, Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with his wife of one day, Eva Braun. On this date: In […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits because of the coronavirus has soared past 30 million, worsening a crisis unmatched since the 1930s and turning up the pressure on political leaders to lift restrictions that are choking the economy. Government figures released Thursday showed that […]