The Appalachian Regional Commission today awarded $500,000 to the Town of Pulaski for sewer improvements. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Water treatment is essential infrastructure, important for economic growth and the quality of life. The Appalachian Regional Commission’s award of $500,000 to Pulaski for the upgrade of […]
The Appalachian Regional Commission today awarded $100,000 to the United Way of Southwest Virginia for its COVID-19 Relief Fund. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “At a time when need is greater but donations are down, the resources of charitable organizations are stretched thin. The Appalachian Regional Commission’s […]
The Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program (RMRP) is designed to support and ensure housing stability across the Commonwealth during the coronavirus pandemic. New River Community Action has been designated as the local program administrator for the New River Valley. Depending on the availability of funds and household need, the […]
Sylvia Quesenberry Rupe, 93, of Pulaski VA passed away Friday, July 10, 2020. She was born on November 3, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Perry and Lula Quesenberry; her husband, Basil Rupe; brothers, Glenn (Mary) Quesenberry, Clarence (Evelyn) Quesenberry and Donald, Sr. (Betty) Quesenberry; and step-brothers, Paul […]
Eleanor Martin Hall Moore, 91, of Pulaski, VA passed away in Tifton, GA on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. She was born in Pulaski, VA on February 7, 1929. She was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, held a lifetime membership in United Methodist Women, a member of […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has postponed its virtual ACC Football Kickoff media event until further notice. The event was originally scheduled to be held July 21-23, 2020. Any future decisions and announcements will take place at the appropriate time.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington NFL franchise announced Monday it is dropping the “Redskins” name and Indian head logo, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that they are offensive to Native Americans. A new name must still be selected for one of the oldest and most […]
Hensel Burley Jones, 90, of Thornspring Road in Pulaski, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2020. He was a former contractor with Jones Brothers Construction and attended Max Creek Baptist Church. Hensel was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Ratcliff Jones; parents, Murl and Callie Jones; daughter, Betty Sue […]
At 1:09 a.m. Sunday (July 12, 2020), Virginia State Police Trooper R.B. Mullins responded to a single-vehicle crash in Wythe County. A tractor-trailer traveling north on I-81 ran off the left side of the interstate at the 63 mile marker. The commercial vehicle struck the guardrail and bridge, and then went […]
Beulah Mae Richmond Hale, age 81 of Pulaski, died Friday, July 10, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Wythe County on January 6, 1939 and was the daughter of the late Mammie Linville Richmond and Walter Thomas Richmond. Mrs. Hale was a very devoted member to her family […]
On Saturday, July 11 8:40 a.m. the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office received a call to 357 Lone Ash Road in Barren Springs, Virginia in reference to a domestic situation. The juvenile caller stated that his mother had been shot by his father during an argument. Wythe County Sheriff’s Deputies and […]
Shirley Ellen Scott Giles, age 82 of Parrott, died Thursday, July 9, 2020 at her residence. She was born in Pulaski County on April 1, 1938, and was the daughter of the late Hazel Minnick Scott and Grover Leonard Scott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death […]