Pulaski County Finished 2nd in the Commonwealth in Job Creation, 4th in New Capital Investment and 2nd in the Number of Project Announcements Per Capita According to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Virginia Announcements of Employment Creation and Capital Investment – ‘2017 End of Year Report,’ Pulaski County finished 2nd […]
Brenton Forrest Dean, 31, of Pulaski went home to his Lord on Thursday, March 22, 2018 after a courageous battle for his life. He passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Va. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving parents, Roger and Mary Dean. There will not be […]
The Pulaski County School Board voted unanimously Monday evening to approve its 2018-19 budget, which requests an additional $1.4 million in operational funds from the county. In his budget presentation to the board, Chris Stafford – Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Business Operations – explained the budget proposal is built […]
Wednesday 04/04/18 Varsity Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Christiansburg 5 pm JV Baseball: Christiansburg @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Varsity Softball: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Softball: Carroll Co. @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm **@ Randolph Park** Boys Soccer: Pulaski Co. @ Christiansburg JV @ 5:30, Varsity to […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall believes in some respects the Cavaliers are back to square one in the rebuilding of their program. That’s largely because they will be breaking in a new transfer quarterback and looking to replace their top middle linebacker and safety, which also means […]
Sammie O’Dell Dalton, 81, went to be with the Lord on March 26, 2018. She was a resident at Pulaski Health and Rehabilitation Center where she was cared for with love and respect. Born June 1, 1936 in Shiloh, Virginia to Samuel and Mellie O’Dell. She retired from Jefferson Mills […]
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 – 10:45 a.m. Situation Restoration efforts continue as Appalachian Power crews work to get electric service returned to customers affected by Saturday’s winter storm. More than 1,700 workers are on the ground in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. Good progress was made Monday and […]
Steven Wayne Farley, 56, of Curve Road, Pearisburg, departed this life Monday morning, March 26, 2018 at his home. Born in Lexington, NC on April 8, 1961 he was a son of Nancy Nunn Farley and the late James Leroy Farley. He was proud to have served in the U […]
MAUI, Hawaii – The Virginia Tech Hokies will compete in the 2019 Maui Jim Maui Invitational. The tournament announced its 2019 field today, a collection of programs that boasts a combined 198 NCAA Tournament appearances, 44 Final Four berths and an incredible 16 national championships. BYU, Dayton, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan State, […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh is turning to Duke’s Jeff Capel to rebuild its reeling basketball program. The Panthers hired the former Virginia Commonwealth and Oklahoma coach and longtime Duke assistant on Tuesday, tasking him with returning Pitt to prominence following two tough years under Kevin Stallings. Athletic director Heather Lyke […]
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 – 11:30 a.m. Situation More than 1,600 workers are now on the ground in southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia to restore electric service after Saturday’s winter storm. Although the snow is melting rapidly, the damage it caused remains. In hundreds of locations, falling trees have […]
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — When snow at Martinsville Speedway gave NASCAR a rare day off, Clint Bowyer loaded his car with kids and drove them to North Carolina for a day at the Hall of Fame. As Bowyer returned to the track for Monday’s rescheduled race, he told his 3-year-old […]