Daniel Amos Rakes, 91, of Pulaski, passed away July 4th 2018 at his home. Born Sept. 19, 1926 he was the son of the late Daniel Grover and Hinda Cannaday Rakes. Dan was a member of Wesley Memorial Chapel and a retired Letter Carrier with the US Postal Service. Surviving […]
John Barron Waugh, 57, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Manns Harbor, North Carolina. John was preceded in death by his parents, J. Blair Waugh and Nancee Waugh. He is survived by his sister, Laura Walters of Dublin, Virginia and husband Jeff Arnold; along with a niece, Brett […]
ROANOKE, Va., July 6, 2018 – The Buck dam portage on New River will be closed effective Tuesday, July 10 to allow the safe completion of construction work at the Appalachian Power hydroelectric plant. The work is expected to be completed by July 27. The Buck dam and powerhouse, and […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Friday the 28 football student-athletes selected by its 14 league schools to attend the 2018 ACC Football Kickoff, July 18-19, at The Westin Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. The student-athletes attending the 2018 ACC Football Kickoff are: Boston College Tommy Sweeney, […]
The Pulaski Yankees overcame a 30 minutes pregame rain delay and an early 3-0 hole to defeat the Bluefield Blue Jays, 5-3 on Thursday night at Motor Mile Field in Calfee Park. Ezequiel Duran launched his second homer of the season to give the Yankees a 5-3 lead in the […]
Pulaski’s Town Council had a different look Tuesday for its first meeting of the 2018-19 fiscal year. Newly-elected Mayor David Clark was at the helm for the first time since winning election in May unopposed. He replaces Nick Glenn who did not seek re-election. Also new to council are Brooks […]
An update Tuesday on the effort to finally get the town’s new large item drop site up and running didn’t sit well with some on Pulaski Town Council. Town Manager Shawn Utt reported to council that he had met last Friday with County Administrator Jonathan Sweet about moving the drop […]
There will be a time of prayer for our schools on Saturday, July 14. It will be hosted by Mayflower Christian Academy. The location will be Memorial Baptist Church, 995 Peppers Ferry Rd in Pulaski. The community is invited to attend this open-house style prayer meeting from 9 a.m.-noon. Coffee […]
Since plans for a new middle school started coming together last year, planners and supporters of the project have hoped its main entrance would be at a signaled intersection at Thornspring Road and Route 11. The intersection in front of Cougar Express is seen by many as being the most […]
The agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Pulaski County School Board originally included an action item concerning naming the roadway leading into the new middle school. It was expected the board would act on a proposal made at an earlier meeting that the roadway be named after Corp. Lewis Bausell […]
A battle of dynamic pitching staffs dueled on Independence Day, but the Pulaski Yankees fell in extra innings for the fourth time this season, dropping a 2-0 decision to the Bluefield Blue Jays on Wednesday. Bluefield’s win extended their season high win streak to seven games and improved their record to 13-2. Yankees’ […]
Randall Blaine Bales Sr. Of Dublin passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at LewisGale Salem following an illness. He was preceded in Death by his father, Eli (Moody) Bales of Eggleston, mother, Betty DeBoard Bales of Eggleston, sister, Patsy Bales Stump of Pearisburg, brother, Douglas Muncy of Pearisburg, and stepson, […]