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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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- […]
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!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The school year is winding down, so that means it’s time to take a quick look ahead at what is on the docket for Pulaski County football. First of all, off-season weight training and physical conditioning is winding down as the school year closes, but it will pick up quickly […]
Things are starting to come together as far as next football season is concerned for Pulaski County. The off-season weight training and physical conditioning program has been in place for a few months and soon summer workouts will begin. That’s standard procedure in prep football these days. […]