SALEM – With winter weather anticipated to impact portions of western Virginia, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is advising drivers to plan ahead for travel as they may face slick, snow-covered roads, particularly during the afternoon commute on Tuesday, January 16. VDOT is pretreating the interstates and major roads ahead of […]
Hilda June Alley, 82, of Pulaski died early Sunday morning, January 14, 2018 in the Pulaski Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Pulaski on May 26, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Charles Peyton Alley, Sr. and Grace Boyd Alley. She was also preceded in death […]
Interest is building among some local residents who are considering becoming candidates in the May 1 town elections in Pulaski and Dublin. Kathy Webb, Director of Elections and General Registrar, said today candidate packets for those considering bids for council are ready at her office. Several potential candidates, she noted, […]
Massie District Supervisor Andy McCready was re-elected Chairman of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors Monday evening during the board’s annual re-organizational meeting. This will be McCready’s second term as chairman, and this term lasts for one year. McCready’s selection, however, was not automatic. Draper District Supervisor Dean Pratt opened […]
Rhea Erwin “Bunny” Saltz, 86, of Pulaski, Va. passed on December 19, 2017. Rhea was born in Abington, Va. and grew up in Bristol, Va. He lived and worked in Richmond, Va. before residing in Pulaski. Throughout his life, many remember Bunny for his participation in athletics, whether in high […]
Duke was the ACC’s preseason favorite and North Carolina the defending national champion. The conference leader and highest-ranked team so far: Virginia. Picked to finish sixth in the ACC preseason poll, the Cavaliers (15-1, 4-0) have been the conference’s most consistent team so far this season behind their still-stifling defense. […]
RICHMOND — Prior to his inauguration on Saturday, then Governor-elect Ralph Northam on Friday announced several key appointments for senior leadership positions within his administration. Included among those appointed was Dublin native Isaac Sarver. Sarver will serve as Deputy Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: “Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who summoned America to live up to its best ideals. Through his eloquence and commitment to nonviolent protest, he strove to make the words of the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Watch out, New England. Here comes Sacksonville. Get ready, Philly. The Vikings are sailing into town. Tom Brady and the big game-tested Patriots (14-3) square off against the sack-happy Jacksonville Jaguars (12-6) next Sunday in the AFC championship game in Foxborough, Massachusetts — with the winner […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s lead was still 11, but North Carolina State was trying to rally and a sense of unease was growing at John Paul Jones Arena. There were eight minutes to play, and the Wolfpack were on an 11-2 run. For Devon Hall, that meant time to […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Topping Deng Adel’s happiness in hitting shots when Louisville needed them was his satisfaction making timely defensive contributions that helped the Cardinals earn another hard-fought victory. Adel had a career-high 27 points, scoring seven consecutive during a critical second-half stretch that put the Cardinals ahead, and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who rode a wave of voter unhappiness with President Donald Trump to electoral victory, took the oath of office Saturday with a pledge to make politics less toxic and more productive. Speaking to a crowd gathered in dreary, cold weather on the […]