I’m getting a bit panicky. I’d love to see a ground ball up the middle for a single, just a simple single. How about a ground ball to shortstop and getting thrown out? I’ll take it. Last weekend I watched a “Cornhole” competition for the second time. Then while channel […]
The EPA has just announced several grants for Virginia through the Brownfields program. Included were four projects located in Virginia’s Ninth District: Bristol, VA, Assessment Grant – $300,000 Pulaski, VA, Assessment Grant – $300,000 Saltville Industrial Development Authority, Saltville, VA, Cleanup Grant – $250,000 The Nature Conservancy, Jonesville, VA, Cleanup […]
We recognize during these uncertain times that you may have concerns about receiving medical care for yourself of your loved ones. As always the health and safety of our patients, caregivers and communities remains our top priority. At LewisGale Hospital Pulaski we are diligent in our fight against coronavirus (COVID-19), […]
Fred P. Bond passed away on April 28th, 2020. He was 77 years old. Born in Barren Springs, Va he followed his big brother to NJ and never really left. Burlington City was his home for over 50 years. Fred was considered a “jack of all trades”. In his younger […]
Charles Willard Hale, age 73 of Pulaski died Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital-Montgomery. Born May 19, 1946 in Alabama he was the son of the late Willard Foster Hale & Leola Charles. His sister, Nadine Worrell also preceded him in death. Charles was a past employee of […]
Registration for summer classes is in progress at New River Community College. More than 130 classes are being offered for the online summer session, which begins on Wednesday, May 20, and includes both a 10-week and 5-week session. A second 5-week session begins on June 25. Summer class offerings include […]
The Claytor Lake Festival Committee announces the cancellation of the Claytor Lake Festival on June 13, 2020. The Committee feels that social distancing is not going away in the foreseeable future and Governor Northam’s “Stay at Home Order and No Large Gatherings” make the festival impossible this year. This decision […]
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The world’s largest hornet, a 2-inch killer dubbed the “Murder Hornet” with an appetite for honey bees, has been found in Washington state, where entomologists were making plans to wipe it out. The giant Asian insect, with a sting that could be fatal to some people, […]
Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 126th day of 2020. There are 240 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight aboard Mercury capsule Freedom 7. On this […]
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia town is laying off full-time and part-time workers because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the mayor said. The town of Abingdon announced in a statement on Monday that the town manager reduced spending in response to revenue projections that suggested losses from taxes on sales, […]
The New River Valley Public Health Task Force will host an interactive, virtual town hall on COVID-19 and health care, Wednesday, May 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. All area residents are invited to participate. This is the first in a six-week series of town halls. Each has a specific […]
Lisa Carol Spence Jones, age 49 of Dublin passed away, Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born March 30, 1971 in Roanoke she was the daughter of Jacqueline Anne Myers Spence and the late Robert Lee Spence, Sr. Her brother, Robert Lee Spence, Jr., grandparents, Lawrence and […]