Cloyd District Supervisor Joe Guthrie was elected by acclamation Monday night as the new chairman of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. His election was the highlight of the board’s organizational meeting held at the New River Valley Business Center in Fairlawn. Ingles District Supervisor Laura Walters – the board’s […]
RICHMOND – The Virginia State Police is welcoming the New Year and a new decade with a new recruitment website. Located at www.vatrooper.com, the site is the first of its kind for the Department and highlights the Virginia State Police mission, culture, Academy life and extensive career opportunities available to trooper-trainees. […]
Pulaski County High School Athletic Director Scott Vest has announced that the following sporting events for today have been canceled: Boys Basketball: PH @ Pulaski Co. Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ PH Swim: @ Salem YMCA UPDATE: This game has been re-scheduled: Wednesday 01/08/20 Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Patrick […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech running back Deshawn McClease says he’s leaving school early to enter the NFL draft. McClease made the announcement Monday on Twitter. The 5-foot-9, 190-pound redshirt junior ran for 843 yards and seven touchdowns this season, including 126 yards and a touchdown in the Hokies’ […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Another round of furloughs is impacting Norfolk Southern Corp. employees in Roanoke. A company spokesperson told TV station WDBJ its mechanical department announced furloughs Monday for fewer than 70 employees in Roanoke, and said the furloughs are “consistent with the railroad’s organizational realignment and current business […]
Russell Owen Mitchell, 83 of Pulaski, went to be with the Lord January 5, 2020. He was born in Pulaski, on January 2, 1937 and was the son of the late Wilmer Banks Mitchell and Ardith B. Mitchell. He was a former manager of Highland Memory Gardens, a United States […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats in Virginia are looking to advance a history-making agenda when the General Assembly convenes Wednesday that could change how Virginians vote, the type of guns they can buy and the crimes for which they can be jailed. Quick action is expected on a number of […]
Will push expanded early voting, Election Day as a state holiday RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced legislative proposals to implement early voting and make Election Day a state holiday. If passed, these important measures will make it easier for Virginians to exercise their right to vote. “Voting is a fundamental […]
A new Pulaski County Board of Supervisors was sworn in this morning by Clerk of Court Maetta Crewe during a ceremony at the County Administration Building. Each of the supervisors were elected in November to serve four-year terms. Comprising the new board are (from left) John Travis, Massie District; Joe […]
1 Gonzaga (54) 16-1 1,607 1 2 Duke (9) 13-1 1,545 2 3 Kansas (2) 11-2 1,513 3 4 Baylor 11-1 1,386 6 5 Auburn 13-0 1,317 8 6 Butler 14-1 1,181 11 7 San Diego State 15-0 1,130 13 8 Michigan State 12-3 1,129 14 9 Oregon 12-3 1,075 […]
Christiansburg Police charged a man with driving under the influence Saturday night after he struck a pedestrian on North Franklin Street. Stuart Hal Goldstein, 56, of Radford, was driving a 2013 Audi northbound on North Franklin Street, when his vehicle struck a man near Walmart at about 8 p.m. Clarence […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 26 points and made five assists and Radford beat High Point 73-62 in Saturday’s Big South Conference opener for both teams. Jones converted all 10 of his free throw attempts. Travis fields Jr. scored 16 points with four assists and two steals and […]