Today is Friday, June 19, the 171st day of 2020. There are 195 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 19, 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was approved by the U.S. Senate, 73-27, after surviving a lengthy filibuster. On this date: In 1775, George […]
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for… Southwestern Pulaski County in southwestern Virginia… Northeastern Wythe County in southwestern Virginia… * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 350 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is […]
Margaret Jewel Conley Kidd, age 71 of Pulaski, passed away peacefully at home on June 16, 2020. She was born on September 2, 1948 in Narrows and was the daughter of the late Wiley Wilson Conley and Claudia Nidey Conley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death […]
On Thursday, June 18 at approximately 5:02 p.m., Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to the area of 6499 Annie Akers Road in the Fairlawn community of the county. This call was in reference to multiple shots being fired in a somewhat densely populated area. When deputies arrived on scene, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, a plan immediately rejected by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred with the sides 10 games and about $275 million apart on plans to start the coronavirus-delayed season. As part of the union proposal, players would wear advertisement patches on […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he’s holding off on further relaxing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings, citing concerns about the rising number of coronavirus cases in other states. Northam said at a news conference Thursday that Virginia was not ready to enter Phase 3 of […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Unemployment benefits in Virginia will be suspended in more than 12,000 cases involving claimants refusing to return to work as coronavirus-related restrictions loosen and businesses reopen, the Virginia Employment Commission announced Thursday. “While certain circumstances, such as health, childcare or other caregiver responsibilities, may warrant continued […]
After several weeks of discussion and feedback, the Division I Football Oversight Committee on Thursday finalized its recommendation for summer athletic activities and preseason practice for the upcoming 2020 season. The model will be acted on by the Division I Council next Wednesday. It assumes COVID-19 local and state health […]
Lisa Colleen Dalton, age 57 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at her home. Born April 17, 1963 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Junior Edward Dalton and Stella Colleen Hall Dalton. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Michael Edward Dalton. She […]
The Calfee Community and Cultural Center Board of Directors would like to update citizens of the project’s activities the last couple of months. Like most, the Covid19 pandemic has had an effect on the momentum and progress that we enjoyed previously. However, there is still forward movement as illustrated by […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference will conduct its annual ACC Football Kickoff virtually July 21-23, 2020. The event will include live coverage available on ACC Network with ACC Commissioner John Swofford, the league’s head coaches and select student-athletes. ACC Football Kickoff was originally scheduled to be held […]
Today is Thursday, June 18, the 170th day of 2020. There are 196 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a […]