I hope we all paid our appropriate respects to “Old Glory.” The July 4th holiday and the celebration of our Independence is complete. It’s a great time of the year. The vacations were good, so were the cookouts, the family reunions were wonderful, and the time off from work is […]
August 11 game between hospitals will benefit the American Heart Association The Pulaski Yankees are excited to announce they will host a charity softball game between LewisGale Regional Health System and Carilion Clinic at Calfee Park on Sunday, August 11. Proceeds from the Homers for Hearts game between the area’s […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that CNBC has named Virginia America’s “Top State for Business” in 2019. CNBC unveiled Virginia as the top state for business this morning during a live broadcast from Shenandoah River State Park, and Governor Northam was on location to discuss the announcement. The top ranking […]
BARREN SPRINGS, Va. (AP) — Virginia authorities have found the body of a missing 3-year-old girl in the New River. News outlets report the Wythe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of Josie Burleson on Wednesday morning. WDBJ7 says boats and search crews were on the water looking for the […]
From FOCL (Friends of Claytor Lake) Dredging has now become available for property owners on Claytor Lake. Thanks to the diligence of 15 residents in the upper part of Claytor Lake, a dredging company has been contracted from Lake Norman in North Carolina to facilitate all the permitting and dredging […]
The Pulaski Police Department is currently investigating more than 20 incidents of vandalism, specifically eggs being thrown on vehicles and homes all over town. The neighborhoods range from Henry Avenue on the northwestern side of town, all the way to Hickory St. and the northeastern end of town. The Pulaski […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Less than two hours after beginning a special session called in response to a mass shooting, Virginia lawmakers abruptly adjourned Tuesday without taking any action and postponed any movement on gun control until after the November election. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam called the Republican-led Legislature to […]
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say a suspect stole more than 12,000 lottery tickets valued at up to $360,000 from a convenience store. The Stafford County Sherriff’s office said in a news release that the suspect broke into a Fas-Mart convenience store Saturday morning and stole the scratch-off […]
Seven Traffic Fatalities; 79 DUI Arrests During July 4th Statistical Period RICHMOND – Unfortunately, thousands of drunk, speeding and reckless drivers kept Virginia State Police busy and put countless lives at risk during the 2019 July 4th holiday weekend across the Commonwealth. Preliminary reports indicate seven people died in six traffic crashes […]
DALLAS (AP) — H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who rose from a childhood of Depression-era poverty and twice ran for president as a third-party candidate, has died. He was 89. Perot, whose 19% of the vote in 1992 stands among the best showings by an independent candidate […]
Raymond Franklin “R.F.” Ratcliffe, 80, of Pulaski passed away July 8, 2019 at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation. R.F. was born June 3, 1939 to Ruth Naomi Hall Ratcliffe King and Raymond Francis Ratcliffe. He was a man with many skills, and he shared those skills with everyone with whom he […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican former Rep. Scott Taylor says he’s running for U.S. Senate in Virginia, hoping to unseat Democrat Mark Warner in a state that’s become increasingly hostile to the GOP. Taylor kicked off his campaign Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” saying Virginia has a […]