The following letter about the PCPS Continuity of Learning Plan is being mailed out today to the parents of our high school students: Parents and Guardians of Pulaski County High School Students, We hope that you and your families are well and safe during this current state of emergency. It […]
Rev. Earnest Howard Chinault, 86, of Draper, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020. He was born in Draper, on January 29, 1934 to the late Howard Chinault and Margaret Dolly Rupe Chinault. Earnest graduated from the Divinity School at Duke University in 1970. He also received an Associate Degree from […]
Glory Faye Hardin, age 48 of Pulaski passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her home. Born June 7, 1971 in Radford she was the daughter of the late Carlos Moore and Betty Hinkley Moore. Her stepson, Ernest Allen Hardin also preceded her in death. She is survived by her […]
We’ve been asked if The Patriot will publish this week? The answer is YES! While many of our distribution outlets are now closed due to the governor’s orders pertaining to COVID-19, our paper will still be available at a number of businesses in our Pulaski County, Radford and Wythe County […]
This Sunday (March 29) will have special meaning locally for at least a couple of reasons. It has been declared as both a Local Day of Prayer in Pulaski County, and as “Julius Long Day.” A resolution declaring the Day of Prayer was approved Monday night by the Pulaski County […]
The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors on Monday night approved the county’s new Six Year Road Improvement Plan, approved re-zoning for two local businesses and agreed to temporarily pay the convenience fees of taxpayers who use credit / debit cards to pay their tax bills over the phone or online. […]
The Pulaski County School Board, meeting Tuesday at the high school, approved a school budget for the 2020-21 school year that seeks no additional local funding from Pulaski County. “This is the best budget I’ve ever had the pleasure working on,” commented Chris Stafford, Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Business […]
During the coronavirus shutdown of schools – a shutdown that the Governor says will last the rest of the school year – Pulaski County Schools are still working. At Tuesday’s school board meeting at Pulaski County High School, which was livestreamed over YouTube for the public’s benefit, the board learned […]
The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday named a new principal for Pulaski County Middle School. Rebecah Smith, currently principal at Pulaski Elementary School, will on April 1 assume the duties of principal at Pulaski Middle School and Pulaski County Middle. Smith takes over the positions being vacated by Adam […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — more than quadruple the previous record set in 1982 — amid a widespread economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is doing […]
(CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) — Following yesterday’s announcement of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the New River Health District, the Montgomery County Public Health Task Force urges everyone to remain informed and help prevent the spread of the illness. To that end, the Montgomery County Public Information Department and the health […]
Order will preserve medical beds and personal protective equipment for COVID-19 response RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, MD, MA today directed all hospitals to stop performing elective surgeries or procedures to help conserve supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE). The public health emergency order does […]