CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The VHSL Executive Committee during its May meeting today voted (31-0-1) to cancel all spring sports and activities for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. “This extremely difficult decision was made knowing the great disappointment our student-athletes, academic activity participants, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — More than 86,000 federal loans totaling $12.7 billion have been approved for small businesses in Virginia for relief amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this week. Under the U.S. Small Business Administration’s first round of Paycheck Protection Program funding, about 40,370 loans totaling $8.72 […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says it is “beyond the pale” that the pastor of a Virginia church was issued a criminal citation for having 16 people at a Palm Sunday service that authorities claim violated the state’s coronavirus restrictions. The U.S. Department of Justice has sided […]
Darlene June Via Covey, 84, of Pulaski died Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem, VA. She was born in Pulaski on June 11, 1935 and was the daughter of the late William Via and Maxie Stoots Via. She was also preceded in death by her husband, […]
While many of our neighbors in Pulaski County are fighting financial distress and boredom after weeks of self-isolation, lockdown and social distancing, it is encouraging to know that caring individuals, churches and businesses are continuing to find ways to show love for their neighbors. Stories of generosity continue to become […]
The Pulaski County School Board on Monday approved a new and final version of the 2020-2021 school budget. “Any other year this revised budget would be a very good budget,” stated Chris Stafford, Assistant School Superintendent for Finance and Business Operations. Back in March, the board approved the first version […]
Jennifer Bolling has been named the new principal of Pulaski County High School, effective June 1. And a date for graduation has now been set. Bolling’s appointment was made Monday afternoon during a meeting of the School Board at the PCHS Little Theater. Currently an assistant principal at PCHS, Bolling […]
Services are by appointment only, site is closed to the public (CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) – The New River Valley Public Health Task Force will hold ongoing drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites on Wednesday, May 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Radford Recreation Center, 200 George St. in Radford, and on Friday, May […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has selected the Parents of Pulaski County as its Teachers of the Year for 2019-2020. School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers made the announcement at Monday’s meeting of the school board. The Teacher of the Year recognition is awarded annually to the school system’s most talented and […]
Today is Thursday, May 7, the 128th day of 2020. There are 238 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 7, 1789, America’s first inaugural ball was held in New York in honor of President George Washington, who had taken the oath of office a week […]
Eight of the 14 football-playing members of the Atlantic Coast Conference are making plans for reopening campuses this fall while four others have publicly said they are exploring scenarios for a return following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Reopening campuses for in-person instruction is a crucial step toward restarting […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Wednesday that some parts of the state may keep coronavirus-related restrictions in place longer than the rest of the state. The governor said areas of the state hard hit by the virus, like northern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, may extend […]