The Pulaski Yankees were shutout for the first time in the 2018 season on Friday night in a 2-0 defeat to the Burlington Royals at Motor Mile Field in Calfee Park in front of 3,448 fans. Alexander Vizcaino pitched 4.2 innings but allowed both runs in the third inning on back-to-back […]
Independence Day fireworks can be a highlight of the summer season for many. But for the family dog, fireworks and thunderstorms can trigger fear and anxiety similar to a panic attack. A third of all dogs will suffer from noise anxiety connected to suddenness of the sound. “To some degree, […]
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The Pulaski Yankees scored three times in the opening inning to bypass the Burlington Royals, 3-1 on Thursday night at Motor Mile Field in Calfee Park. Yanks’ starting pitcher Luis Gil tossed 4.2 innings in his second start of the 2018 season and received the no decision. The Yankees loaded the bases with nobody out […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday approved a resolution in honor of the county’s first and so far, only Medal of Honor recipient, Lewis Kenneth Bausell. A native of Pulaski, Bausell was born April 17, 1924 to Lawrence and Margaret Bausell. The Bausell family lived on Henry Avenue […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors used a moment of silence at the beginning of their meeting Monday morning to pay tribute to Eddie Sutphin who passed away early Sunday. “Pulaski County lost a true friend to our recreation community Sunday. Eddie Sutphin passed away Sunday morning,” Chairman Andy McCready […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday adopted a resolution accepting a gift of some 94 acres of land fronting the New River in the Fairlawn area. The land – what’s left of the Smith Farm in Fairlawn – will be turned into a public park. According to the […]
In likely one of his final official acts as mayor, Nick Glenn broke a 3-3 tie Tuesday evening, siding with half of Pulaski Town Council to approve a budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Glenn was joined in voting for passage of the budget resolution by councilmen Jamie Radcliffe and […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday morning adopted the county’s budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Board Chairman Andy McCready said the budget includes a 13-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate, which voters approved in November to pay the debt service payments for the new […]
There can still be an appeals process, but the Virginia High School League has suggested what it thinks are the best alignments athletically for districts and regions for the state’s public schools beginning in 2019 through 2022. Cave Spring and Hidden Valley have made an appeal to leave the River […]
I don’t like to write this kind of column. But sometimes you must write because you know it’s the right thing to do, the person is deserving, so you write because you feel you must. There are also times when you write because you want to. This is one of […]
Citizens are invited to attend the annual July 4th Veterans Remembrance Ceremony sponsored by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors, the Pulaski County Courthouses Exhibits Committee, and the Pulaski County WWI & WWII Commemoration Committee. The ceremony will be held at the Historic Pulaski Theatre, 14 West Main Street, Pulaski, […]