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 […]
Virginia to study putting tolls on I-81
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Virginia is set to study whether to add more tolls to Interstate 81. The Bristol Herald Courier reports that State Transportation Secretary Shannon Valentine recently outlined plans to begin a study next month on putting tolls on the highway. Interstate 81 runs along the western edge […]
UPDATE: Badcock Home Furniture and More coming to Pulaski, Fairlawn
A new furniture store is locating in Pulaski County. Badcock Home Furniture and More is locating a new store in Pulaski at 1130 East Main Street in the shopping center where Food Lion is located. Word tonight is a second location is also planned in Fairlawn at the former site […]
Wells Fargo closing branch in Pulaski
The Patriot has learned that Wells Fargo Bank in Pulaski will be closing. A customer of the bank alerted The Patriot he had received a letter from the bank stating Wells Fargo would be closing the Pulaski branch on August 15. No reason for the closing was given in the […]
Obituary for Charles Douglas “Tooter” Quesenberry
Charles Douglas “Tooter” Quesenberry, age 78 of Pulaski passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Highland Ridge Rehab Center in Dublin. Born April 4, 1940 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Charlie Thomas Quesenberry, Jr. & Gracie Lou Tabor Quesenberry. He is survived by his Brothers- […]
Give a Curves gift certificate for Mother’s Day
Still needing a Mother’s Day gift? Curves in Pulaski has the perfect gift. A gift certificate to Curves. She’ll love you for it!
Britten Strong: Coach’s family, friends rally around after devastating automobile accident
When tragic events occur within a family, we would all like to think that family members will rally around us and give us the support we need until the storm passes. And when the event is life changing, when life will never be the same again for you or your […]
Lifting Young Patients’ Spirits
Peyton Blackburn of Dublin is shown here recently with members of the staff at Carilion Children’s Hospital inside Roanoke Memorial. The 16-year-old tenth grader at Fort Chiswell High School visited the hospital recently to once again deliver stuffed animals to children who are patients at the facility. According to his […]
Paul and Jolene Cox: ‘It’s about what God is doing’
Isn’t it remarkable that a baby, born in an obscure / small town 2,000 years ago, could change the world? What is even more amazing is that individuals, born in the small town of Pulaski, VA are still impacting the world by embracing the teachings brought to Earth with the […]