Responding to questions from the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors, Dr. Kevin Siers last week presented a variety of data concerning the school system during a joint meeting of the School Board and supervisors. Supervisors had earlier submitted a list of questions after they received a school budget proposal in […]
The possibility of the county’s health insurance coverage being made available to members of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors has become a leading issue in this year’s young political campaign. Two candidates seeking their party’s nomination to run in November have stated they oppose the idea, one going so […]
As work continues on a the New River Bridge replacement at exit 105 on I-81, ramp closures, a detour and a traffic switch have been scheduled to begin tomorrow evening. Beginning at 9 p.m. on Friday, April 12, the northbound on-ramp at exit 105 will close for approximately six months. A […]
At the conclusion of the Pulaski County School Board meeting held on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, Ingles District School Board District Representative Mike Barbour confirmed that he would not be seeking a third term on the School Board. Barbour stated that he had notified Pulaski County Schools Superintendent Kevin Siers […]
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski is pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction. The HCA Healthcare Awards of Distinction include the Frist Humanitarian Award, the HCA Innovators Award and the HCA Excellence in Nursing Award. These annual awards celebrate the hospital’s colleagues, physicians and volunteers who exemplify […]
Monday 04/15/19 Varsity Baseball: Floyd @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Floyd 5 pm Varsity Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Floyd 5 pm JV Softball: Floyd @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm Tuesday 04/16/19 Varsity Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Radford 5 pm JV Baseball: Radford @ Pulaski Co. […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s national champion men’s basketball team returned to campus Tuesday and was greeted with a hero’s welcome. A throng of several thousand fans serenaded coach Tony Bennett and the Cavaliers, many in the crowd sporting newly acquired T-shirts celebrating the first national basketball title in school […]
The NCAA Basketball Tournament is as good an example as you will see of the “Thrill of Victory, and the Agony of Defeat.” The suddenness of it all brings forth great emotion. Often you feel for the loser more so than the winner. And the emotions come so often, and […]
April 9, 2019, the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors and the Economic Development Authority has successfully implemented another project within their new workforce innovation initiative and has launched the County’s first on-line repository for employment opportunities exclusive to Pulaski County, Virginia at: www.facebook.com/Pulaski-County-VA-Jobs “This project is going to prove to […]
Margaret Louise Cook, age 79 of Pulaski passed away Monday, April 8, 2019. Born May 9, 1940 in Pulaski she was the daughter of the late Joseph Greeley Edwards & Mary Surratt Edwards. Her husband, Richard Lee Cook, Sr., daughter, Teresa Lynn Cross, sister, Susie Gallimore and brothers, Joe Edwards […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new spinoff from the hit zombie TV show “The Walking Dead” is set to film in Virginia. Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday that production of the unnamed show will begin in central Virginia this summer. The governor’s office said the show will feature two young […]
Wear orange to show support of safe driving in work zones Wednesday, April 10, 2019! Let construction season begin! The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is celebrating National Work Zone Awareness Week to kick off the construction season and raise awareness about work zones. WHAT: During National Work Zone Awareness Week (April […]