Virginia Governor Ralph Northam issued an official proclamation dedicating Sept. 25, 2020, as “Disabled American Veterans Day” in honor of the national charity’s centennial anniversary. DAV (Disabled American Veterans) was founded 100 years ago as The Disabled American Veterans of the World War by former Cincinnati Judge Robert S. Marx […]
From the gridiron to the racetrack, Caleb Hurd went from playing for the Virginia Tech Hokies to working in the world of NASCAR. Hurd was interested in sports at an early age. According to his father, Roger, Caleb started off playing tee-ball at the age of five. According to Hurd, […]
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Remember how excited you were when the first day of school arrived? Most likely you helped pick out your school supplies and had them all organized in your backpack. Your friends had called or texted you about a thousand times about what they were going to wear. You wondered what […]
To quote the old Bob Dylan song, “The times they are a changin’.” They are changing for so many reasons, not the least of which is COVID-19 which has caused the shortage of certain items at the supermarket. Items that once were plentiful. The uncertainty of the times in which […]
Virginia Tech finally begins a season of high expectations as the No. 20 Hokies face North Carolina State in a battle of teams that each had to postpone a game after COVID-19 outbreaks. Hokies coach Justin Fuente, however, still has many questions about his team. Fuente expressed concern as he […]
Virginia is finally set to open its season after three scheduled openers were scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic. Coach Bronco Mendenhall said the Cavaliers are ready. “We’re anxious to play football,” Mendenhall said this week, noting that by his calculations, his team has been back on campus for 12 […]
ROANOKE, Va. – Frank Purpera Jr., the former owner of the Virginia Vein Institute, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to 90 months in federal prison after being convicted by a jury in January 2020 of illegally distributing controlled substances, health care fraud, conspiracy to commit health […]
The Pulaski County School Board voted 4-1 Thursday afternoon during a special called meeting to approve three amendments to its Instructional Plan for the Reopening of Schools. Only Bill Benson of the Cloyd District voted against the amendments. Amendments approved are: Amendment 1- PCPS will establish and can modify the […]
Landlords can now apply to receive rental assistance on behalf of tenants RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced the expansion of the Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP), which first launched at the end of June with $50 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to […]
The Pulaski County School Board will hold a special called meeting at 2:00 on Thursday, September 24, 2020 to discuss possible amendments to its plan for reopening schools. The topics of discussion will pertain to the daily attendance percentages, use of cafeteria space, and transportation. We do not anticipate any […]
The Pulaski Co Friends of the Library will hold its second book sale since Covid-19 shut everything down. The one day sale will be outside on Friday, October 9th from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. In case of rain, the book sale will start at 1:00 pm Saturday, October 10th. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday killed legislation that called for eliminating mandatory jail time for assaulting a police officer, a bill that drew heated opposition from Republicans who said it would send the wrong message at a time when law enforcement has come under attack during nationwide […]