The Virginia High School League’s Executive Committee voted 34-1 today to delay high school sports in Virginia until December. That means no fall sports – including football – being played in the fall. Here is the release from the VHSL: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The VHSL Executive Committee meeting in special session […]
Thomas Grant Tyson Jr, of Pulaski, VA died July 24, 2020. He was born in Norfolk, VA, on July 8, 1934. Grant started working various jobs as a teenager, including a tenure at The Virginian Pilot newspaper as a worker on the print line, and he eventually got his own […]
According to Pulaski County Administration, 9-1-1 services are experiencing difficulties this morning. They advise that if you have an emergency and cannot connect through the 9-1-1 system, call 540-980-7801.
The Board of Directors for the Virginia Tech – Montgomery Executive Airport (VTMEA) is pleased to announce that Mr. Keith Holt has been appointed as the new Airport Director. Mr. Holt will assume all responsibilities for airport operations on Monday, July 27, 2020. VTMEA is a regional authority including Virginia […]
Sarah Blair Runyon, 72, of Pulaski, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020. She was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church in Ivanhoe. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Ethel Blair. Survivors include a special friend, Larry Saunders of Radford; brother, Eddie Blair of Ivanhoe; sisters, […]
Donna Elizabeth Holmes Hodge, 65, of Radford, passed away Friday, July 24, 2020. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph J. Holmes, Jr.; maternal grandparents, Frederick and Myrtle Foster; and nephew, Elliot Dunne. Survivors include her husband, Carl Hodge; mother, Patsy Holmes; sisters and brothers-in-law, Cynthia Anderson, Selina […]
ROADWATCH: July 24-31, 2020 The following is a list of forecasted highway projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District this week. Work schedules and construction project timelines are always subject to change and weather dependent. New information is noted by “NEW” and updates are noted […]
Cynthia “Cindi” Ann Johnson, age 61 of Hiwassee passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 at her home. Born July 9, 1959 in Starkville, Mississippi she was the daughter of the late Ernest Johnston & Martha Cleo Benson Johnston. Cindi was an LPN who had worked more than 30 years in […]
Radford and Pulaski County – Rush soccer helps children re-engage in physical activity in a responsible, reasonable, and flexible manner. Southwest Virginia Rush Soccer Club has published its preliminary Fall 2020 Return to Play Plan for Developmental Soccer Programs offered at Dublin and Radford locations. In response to COVID-19 health […]
~ Grants up to $5,000.00 to Help Pulaski County Small Businesses 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 Small Business Recovery Grant Program to support local small businesses with recovering from […]
Master plan for Countryside Landing. Note the most likely uses for areas A – D will be: -A = Multi-use / Greenspace -B = Townhouses -C = Apartments -D = Commercial According to Thom Rutledge, Land Development Project Manager for Shah Development LLC, the final use and layout of these […]
A birthday parade of over 30 vehicles drove past Mrs. Ophelia Smith’s Dublin residence on Sunday in honor of her 100th birthday. Mrs. Smith smiled and waved as she sat under a sunshade tent set up in her driveway by Tammy and Elmer Roush, as well-wishers drove by honking and […]