…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT… The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for portions of North Carolina and Virginia, including the following areas, in North Carolina, Alleghany NC, Ashe, Caswell, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin. In Virginia, Bedford, Campbell, […]
BLUEFIELD, Va. – In a game that saw a one hour, 45 minute rain delay in the first inning, the Pulaski Yankees found themselves on the wrong end of late-inning scoring to drop game two against Bluefield by a 6-4 final score Sunday night. For the second consecutive night, the […]
The New River Valley Fair returns to Pulaski County next week, July 23 – 28. This summer’s fair promises something for everyone – from helicopter rides to bull rides, and racing pigs to country music. The fair gets underway Monday when gates and rides open at 5 p.m. Here’s a […]
If you have had the joy of driving around our community during the Christmas holiday in search of Christmas light displays, you’ve probably visited the dazzling DAK Lights Show on Pine Grove Drive in Dublin. The award-winning light show, started in 2010 by David Kinder, runs nightly from Thanksgiving through […]
Lillie Virginia DeHart, age 74 of Dublin, died April 13, 2018. She was born on April 3, 1944 in Montgomery Co., and was the daughter of the late Anna Simpkins DeHart and Ray V. DeHart. Lillie was a unique and talented person who quietly touched many lives in her journey […]
Hokiesports.com BLACKSBURG – Angela Tincher O’Brien, a record-setting pitcher who led the Virginia Tech softball program to its only Women’s College World Series appearance and was a national player of the year in 2008, is one of six former student-athletes who will be inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall […]
BLUEFIELD, Va. – The Bluefield Blue Jays scored twice in the bottom of the eighth to defeat the Yankees 4-2 in game one of the series Saturday night and snap Pulaski’s three-game win streak. After the Blue Jays scored on a groundout in the bottom of the first to take […]
The Patriot has learned that the top football recruit to date for the Virginia Tech football program has backed off his commitment. Cam’Ron Kelly of Chesapeake, also the highest rated player from Virginia on the Hokies list, says he acted too hastily. According to reports, Kelly’s commitment to the Hokies […]
On July 20, 2018, Radford City Police Department was contacted by Radford City Department of Social Services regarding an 8 week old infant with significant injuries. The infant victim was seen at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center and was examined by the Forensic medical staff. Following a forensic examination […]
HOT SPRINGS, Va. (AP) — The candidates in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race had a quarrelsome first debate Saturday with President Donald Trump serving as a frequent focal point of the sparring. Republican Corey Stewart, a one-time state chairman of Trump’s presidential campaign, accused Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of being an […]
Florence B. Cain Lambert was born to George W. and Lula Hodge Burnette on 24 October 1920 in Fort Gay, Kentucky. She was little sister, “Sissy” to brother George W. Burnette, Jr. She married Homer Lee Cain in Galax, Virginia and together they had two daughters, Frances Elizabeth and Shirley […]
The ground has officially been broken at the future site of Pulaski County’s new, consolidated middle school. Pulaski County Schools hosted a groundbreaking ceremony early Saturday morning off Route 11 between Pulaski and Dublin where Pulaski County Middle School will be constructed. The event attracted local citizens, present and former […]