FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Nearly 2,000 prisoners with a year or less remaining on their sentences could be eligible for early release under a proposal from Virginia Gov. Northam designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Northam announced Friday at a news conference that he is adding an […]
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced he has signed several landmark gun violence prevention measures into law, including legislation to enact an Extreme Risk Protective Order, require background checks on all gun sales, mandate reporting of lost and stolen firearms, prevent children from accessing firearms, and reinstate Virginia’s successful one-handgun-a-month policy. […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech announced it will not give tuition refunds after the school moved classes and spring commencement online in response to the coronavirus pandemic. University President Tim Sands made the announcement Thursday in a virtual town hall meeting with students, parents, staff and alumni. He said […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia reported more than 460 new cases of COVID-19, the largest one-day increase so far in the coronavirus pandemic. The numbers released Friday by the Virginia Department of Health now show more than 4,500 positive tests for the coronavirus in the state. The death count […]
Pulaski County now has four confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 website. Elsewhere in the New River Valley, Wythe County is at 7, Giles County has 2, Radford remains at 1 and Montgomery County has 18. Statewide, the COVID-19 death toll has raised to […]
Late Thursday the State Corporation Commission ordered an extension of their halt on utility disconnections during the duration of the state of emergency RICHMOND (April 9, 2020) – Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the below statement following the SCC’s announcement that they will extend their halt on disconnections by regulated utilities for […]
Betty Mae Gleason Baker, age 83 of Pulaski and formerly of Draper passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Pulaski Healthcare Center. Born June 28, 1936 in Pulaski County she was the daughter of the late Henry Gleason & Agnes Rupe Gleason. Her brother, Robert Gleason and son, Thomas […]
The Pulaski County School Board meeting scheduled to be held Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. has been postponed to Monday, May 4, 2020, 5:00 p.m. at Pulaski County High School.
While the current COVID-19 crisis is playing havoc with some local governments’ efforts to plan a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, members of Pulaski Town Council don’t want that to delay discussions on potential belt tightening. At their meeting Tuesday, attended by only a couple citizens and broadcast over […]
Tony Grimes, the other five star recruited player from Virginia, has narrowed his final list to eight schools. Two weeks ago, 5 star running back Trey Henderson from Hopewell decided to play for Ohio State. Grimes plays for Princess Anne in Virginia Beach. He is rated just as highly as […]
Dreama Charlene Ratcliffe Hancock, 57, of Pulaski, VA died early Tuesday morning, April 7, 2020 at her home. She was born in Pulaski on July 20, 1962 and was the daughter of the late Sanders Ratcliffe and Carrie Ratcliffe McCraw. She was also preceded in death by her step-father Rev. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a startling 6.6 million people seeking jobless benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to the coronavirus outbreak. The figures collectively constitute the largest and fastest […]