The Pulaski County School Board on Tuesday awarded School Superintendent Dr. Kevin Siers with a new four-year contract. Siers first became superintendent in Pulaski County in August of 2016. The length of the new deal, as School Board Chairman Tim Hurst noted, is four years – the “most allowed by […]
School bus drivers are in short supply all across the country, and that shortage has settled over Pulaski County as well. “We’re probably in the worst shape for drivers we’ve been in since I’ve been here,” said Jess Shull – Director of Operations, Transportation and Maintenance for Pulaski County Schools. […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — With the clock winding down in a tie game, Florida State’s Terance Mann pushed upcourt and launched a twisting off-balance shot that ended with him flat on his back, his feet up in the air and the ball rattling around the rim. Never a doubt, right? […]
James William Flesher, age 69 of Hiwassee passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his home. Born July 1, 1949 in Augusta County, VA he was the son of the late Joseph Blagg Flesher & Manilla Mae McCray Flesher. He is survived by his Wife Sharon Kay Webb Flesher […]
Ard, Bonnett, Panch, Paschal, Stewart, Vogt nominated for first time DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 13, 2019) — NASCAR today announced the 20 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020, as well as the five nominees for the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. The list includes six […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kerry Blackshear had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 16 Virginia Tech beat Miami 71-56 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Wednesday. Ty Outlaw added 14 points — all in the first half — points for the fifth-seeded Hokies […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State emergency management officials will conduct Virginia’s annual statewide tornado drill next week. The drill will start at approximately 9:45 a.m. Tuesday with a test tornado warning sent by the National Weather Service to National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration weather radios. Local radio stations, TV stations […]
The telephone system at the Town of Pulaski Municipal Building is not receiving incoming telephone calls. This problem includes the police department non-emergency telephone number. To contact the police department for NON-Emergencies, please call the Communications Center at 980-7800. However, for emergency situations, dial 911.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman parlayed a feeling to purchase 30 lottery tickets with the same numbers to win $150,000. Deborah Brown says she purchased 20 Pick 4 tickets with the numbers 1-0-3-1 after seeing those numbers “a couple of times during the day.” She then bought 10 […]
Pulaski County needs to find a new boys basketball coach. It will also need to hire somebody who can no doubt be instrumental in structuring a coaching staff as well, including the junior varsity. High School athletic programs are not confined to start and end dates anymore. […]
BOSTON (AP) — Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and other insiders to get their children into some of the most elite schools in the country, federal prosecutors said. Authorities […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — This week’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament is all about the league’s heavyweights. Second-ranked Virginia and third-ranked North Carolina arrive after sharing the regular-season championship and in pursuit of possible No. 1 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. And then there’s fifth-ranked Duke, hoping to get freshman star […]