Burnie Temple Lovern, age 76 of Beckley and formerly of Pulaski County passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Princeton Health Care Center. Born August 23, 1941 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Roy Garfield Lovern & Ruby Pauline Tolbert Lovern. His sister, Judith Mae […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are forming a panel to address deteriorating school facilities across the state. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Sen. Bill Stanley, a Republican from Franklin County, announced Tuesday he will create a school facility modernization subcommittee. Stanley, who is chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia House of Delegates has approved a state budget that would expand Medicaid eligibility to about 400,000 low-income adults. The Republican-led House approved the state spending plan Tuesday with bipartisan support, but the measure still has to pass the state GOP-controlled Senate. Lawmakers are taking […]
Americans are getting an extra day to file their taxes after key elements of the IRS website crashed on deadline day. The IRS said that individuals or businesses with a filing or payment due Tuesday now have until midnight Wednesday to complete the task. Earlier Tuesday, Americans who had waited […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92. Mrs. Bush brought a grandmotherly style to buttoned-down Washington, often appearing […]
There will be a meeting of the Industrial Development Authority on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in the Basement Conference Room at the Pulaski County Administration Building, 143 Third Street, NW, Pulaski, Virginia, 24301.
Virginia Myrtle Shouse Nuckols, age 90 of Dublin passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Highland Ridge Rehab Center, Dublin. She was born January 18, 1928 in Pulaski County. She is preceded in death by her parents, James Walter Shouse & Susan Turner Shouse; five sisters, Bertha Shouse, Gracie Rutherford, […]
Martin’s Pharmacy has made a $1,000 donation the PCHS After Prom Party. All donations go toward covering expenses, providing entertainment, food and drinks for the After Prom Party. The desire is for students at PCHS to have a fun, safe, alcohol and drug free event to attend after Prom is […]
New River Community College has hired Dr. Peter T. Anderson, of Blacksburg, as the new vice president for instruction and student services after a national search process. Anderson recently accepted the position after serving as interim vice president for instruction and student services when the previous vice president, Dr. Pat […]
The Special Called meeting of the Pulaski County School Board, scheduled for Monday, April 16th has been canceled.
Heavy rains yesterday evening and last night caused the level of Peak Creek in downtown Pulaski to rise overnight. Junior Moles shot this photo of the creek early this morning from the bridge on Jefferson Avenue looking toward Al’s on First and the Jackson Park Inn.
The tornado and severe thunderstorm watches for Pulaski County have been canceled. A flash flood watch remains, however, until midnight.