PSA and drop site schedules for Memorial Day
THE PSA AND ALL THREE DROP SITES WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY MAY 28TH FOR MEMORIAL DAY. TRASH WILL ON REGULAR SCHEDULE. HAVE TRASH OUT AT 7:00 A.M. ON YOUR DAY.
School board to meet in special called meeting
The Pulaski County School Board will meet on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. for a Special Called School Board Meeting. The agenda is posted on BoardDocs. http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/pcva/Board.nsf/Public
Obituary for Junior Edward “JR” Anderson
Junior Edward “JR” Anderson, age 91 of Pulaski, died Friday, May 18, 2018 in Parma, Ohio. Loving, country dancing father of Donna Kirk, Dana Riffle; deceased (Bill) and Carolyn Ockuly (Erich). Fun loving grandfather to Christopher Blyler, Jamie Gaddis, Jason Gaddis (Lee Ann) and Thomas Kirk (Tiffany). Humorous great grandfather […]
Monday is deadline to register to vote in June primary
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The deadline to register to vote or update an existing voter registration before the June primary is approaching. The Virginia Department of Elections says registrations must be received or postmarked by Monday. You can also register to vote online . The primary is June 12. In […]
UAW Veterans Set To Honor Memorial Day
No Greater love hath man than to lay down his life for a friend. UAW Local 2069 Veterans Committee extends invitations across the NRV to attend the 27th annual UAW Veterans Ride for Freedom Memorial Ceremony/Run to the Wall. On Saturday, May 26th, at 8:00 a.m., the front lawn of […]
Regional leaders celebrate award winners
The New River Valley Regional Commission announces three award winners for 2018. Citizens of the Valley are David Hagan, Business Owner and Investor and P. Buckley Moss, Artist and Philanthropist, and Champion of the Valley is Susan Kidd, Town of Narrows. On May 15, 2018 the New River Valley Regional […]
Obituary for Roger Allen Asbury, Sr.
Roger Allen Asbury, Sr., 70, of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 45 years, Jo Ann Aust Asbury; his parents, Katheryn Patty Rowe Asbury and William Charles Asbury; and his brothers, Joseph Ray Asbury and William “Grant” Asbury. He […]
Board of Supervisors to meet Monday at Maple Shade
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors will meet on Monday, May 21, 2018, at the Emergency Operations Command (EOC)/Information Training Room, located at 89 Commerce Street S.W., Maple Shade Plaza, in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia. An executive session will begin at 5:30 p.m. to be followed by the open […]
Liberty University to move from Big South to Atlantic Sun
Liberty University is moving 17 of its athletic programs from the Big South to the Atlantic Sun Conference. The school made the announcement Thursday. It says the only three sports not joining the new conference are football, field hockey and women’s swimming and diving. Football will compete as a Bowl […]
Grandchild No. 4 arrives, and it’s a girl!
Our newest grandchild! Darcy Grace Dalton, born Tuesday, May 15 at 2:44 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 21 inches. We at The Patriot are thrilled.
Pulaski man arrested for assaulting police officers
May 15, 2018, at approximately 5:21 P.M., a report was made to the Pulaski Police Department that a man was attempting to enter the vehicles of people that were traveling on Washington Avenue near the train station. The individual succeeded in getting into the back of a pickup truck but […]
Griffith Statement on School Resource Officer Assessment Act
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5242, the School Resource Officer Assessment Act: “I’ve heard from a lot of Ninth District residents concerned about school safety. A bill I cosponsored, the School Resource Officer Assessment Act, would help address their concerns, and I’m […]