RADFORD, Va. (AP) — An Army ammunition plant has once again topped the list of polluters in Virginia. According to The Roanoke Times, a report issued this week by Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality found that the Radford Army Ammunition Plant accounts for 34 percent of the total on-site releases […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has cancelled a home-and-home football series with Virginia Tech in 2020 and 2021. Michigan announced Thursday it will pay a $375,000 cancellation fee to Virginia Tech. The Wolverines were supposed to host the Hokies on Sept. 19, 2020, and play at Virginia Tech on […]
County decals are a thing of the past now in Pulaski County, but the license fee hasn’t gone away. Monday night the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to do away with the use of a “county sticker,” which had been a requirement for county citizens owning motor vehicles and trailers […]
Two-thirds of voters last November cast ballots in favor of a new middle school – even if it meant as much as a 13-cent increase in the county’s real estate tax rate. Monday night the Board of Supervisors did exactly what a majority of voters authorized them to do, and […]
Brenton Forrest Dean, 31 of Pulaski; went home to be with his Lord on March 22, 2018 after a brave and courageous fight for his life. He passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, surrounded by loved ones. Brenton was preceded in death by his grandparents; Willard and Blanche Pace, […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett isn’t going to waver from his foundation, whether it’s the philosophy that built the Cavaliers into a contender or the big-picture perspective that helps him handle the sting of a historically improbable loss. Both ends of that approach are fully on display […]
Thursday, March 29, 2018 – 12:30 p.m. Situation Workers and contractors are completing repairs to electrical facilities after a snow storm hit southwestern Virginia on March 24-25. A majority of customers that were affected have had power restored, but work is still ongoing in counties that were hit hardest by the […]
Ava Louise Costigan Normandin, (known by her family as Toodles), 72, of Jonesborough, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 26, 2018. She was surrounded by the love of her family. She was born in Radford, VA on October 18, 1945 and was a native of […]
Kenneth Michael Young, age 65 of Dublin passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at his home. Born April 18, 1952 in Radford he was the son of Ocie Worrell Sutphin and the late Kenneth Lee Young. He is survived by his Wife Geraldine Jones Young – Dublin Children Jennifer Young […]
Violet Fern Gravley, age 77 of Stanley, N.C. and formerly of Pulaski passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Charlotte, N.C. Born October 30, 1940 in Pulaski, she was the daughter of the late Annie Gravley. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Vada Chrisley. She is survived […]
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 – 7 p.m. Situation More than 90 percent of customers affected by the March 24-25 snow storm have had power restored. However, there are still more than 500 locations in Virginia where damage must be repaired before all customers have power restored. Most of the remaining […]
Harold David Ayers, 71, of Draper, VA passed from this life March 26th 2018. A lifelong resident of Pulaski county, he served his community and country with careers in law enforcement and the Virginia National Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Marion “Buss” Ayers and Stella […]