RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A total of 16,186 turkeys were harvested in Virginia during the 2018 spring gobbler season, a 14 percent decrease from last year. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries said the drop in the harvest was not unexpected. The agency said the recruitment of young turkeys […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials are gearing up for massive bureaucratic blitz to put as many as 400,000 new adults in the state’s Medicaid program. And health clinics are readying for a huge overhaul of how the state delivers cares for the poor. The General Assembly approved a state […]
~ The Board of Supervisors and County Administrator Voluntarily Makes Personal Contributions to Establish the Lead Through Service Scholarship ~ The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has confirmed it a priority to foster local leadership development and bolster service to the community through the personal sponsorship of the new Board […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly gave final approval Wednesday evening to a state budget expanding Medicaid coverage to the state’s poor, acting swiftly after the Senate broke years of partisan gridlock on the issue. The House of Delegates voted Wednesday only about an hour after the […]
Virginia Dare Webb Callahan, age 91 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at LewisGale Hospital, Pulaski Born February 19, 1927 in Wythe County, she was the daughter of the late Church Webb and Katherine Hurst Webb. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, […]
Donald “Don” Thornton, Age 69 of Pulaski, Virginia died Tuesday, May 29, 2018 due to a tractor accident at his home. Born December 27, 1948 in Radford, he was the son of the late James Isaac Thornton and Iva Annie Cressel Thornton. He was also preceded in death by his […]
Rev. James F. LaValley 84, of Draper, was born on March 23rd 1934 and passed away on May 29th 2018. He was a pastor who went on short term mission trips, he also taught college for several years and worked with the college students in Christian groups, which he really […]
Nannie May Musick Mottesheard, age 91 of Pulaski passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 at English Meadows in Christiansburg. She was born in Russell County on January 3, 1927, to Bertha Scott Johnson Musick and Richard Balford Musick. She was also proceeded in death by her husband Richard Lee Mottesheard. […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is on the verge of expanding Medicaid after years of partisan battle. The GOP-controlled General Assembly is set to pass a state budget Wednesday that’s expected to expand Medicaid eligibility to about 400,000 low-income adults. The vote comes after anti-expansion Republican senators failed Tuesday to […]
Pulaski County appears to be close to becoming the first locality in Virginia to enact an ordinance taking aim at running bamboo. After much effort to gain the authority through the state legislature to enact a bamboo ordinance, County Attorney Tim Kirtner was charged by the Board of Supervisors to […]
Localities across America are suing certain drug manufacturers and distributors for allegedly creating – for profit – an opioid epidemic that is costing millions and killing thousands across the country. Monday night Pulaski County came a step closer to becoming one of those localities. Last month, attorneys from the Kansas […]
Ronnie Lee Owens, age 68 of Pulaski passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at his home. Born March 16, 1950 in Radford, he was the son of the late Gilbert Hugh Owens and Bertha Juanita Rupe Owens. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gilbert Andrew Owens. He […]