RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday banned all public gatherings of more than 100 people statewide and ordered a two-week shutdown of municipal offices in an area of southeast Virginia that has been hit by a cluster of coronavirus cases, including the state’s first death from the […]
(Richmond, Va.) — Today, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Peninsula Health District reported the death of a hospitalized patient who previously tested positive for COVID-19. This event marks the first death in the Commonwealth of Virginia due to COVID-19. The patient was a male in his 70s […]
Due to circumstances and announcements concerning the coronavirus, we have decided to cancel the Mission Fair and Conference scheduled for March 21-25, 2020. I am sorry if this will cause any of you undue hardship. Please be safe and keep our communities, states, and country in prayer. Lift up those in position […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak. Speaking from the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency.” […]
Charlottesville, Va. – Due to the rapidly changing landscape regarding COVID-19 and in an effort to support VHSL member schools and school divisions the VHSL Crisis Management Committee met and decided the spring sports season be delayed for two weeks with the first play date now scheduled for March 30 announced […]
In response to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s State of Emergency status resulting from the CORONAVIRUS, Pulaski County is encouraging our citizens to follow recommendations from the Virginia Department of Health and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and practice social distancing and good hand hygiene. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/ County […]
The past basketball season was a big year for the Pulaski County girls program and the Class 4, Region D team is perfect evidence of that. The 21-7 and quarterfinalists in the state tournament dominated the all-region team. Brad Sutphin was named “Co-Coach of the Year” […]
The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned. The unprecedented move comes a day after the NCAA announced the games that were scheduled to […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Thursday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as the state’s number of confirmed cases grew to 17. Northam advised all Virginians to avoid large gatherings “for the time being.” He said he was canceling all state conferences […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers approved a new state budget Thursday that includes heavy new spending on public education, social services and other areas, despite protests from some Republicans that the legislature should wait to see what impact the deepening coronavirus crisis will have on the state’s economy. Legislators […]
Pulaski Police Chief Gary Roche reported today that, at approximately 11:30 hours, a complainant called into the Central Dispatch Center and advised that they had observed a person enter one of their vehicles at Calfee Park and drive away. The complainant followed the vehicle and remained on the telephone line […]
The Patriot has learned that Adam Joyce, named last May as the first principal for the new Pulaski County Middle School, has resigned to take a new job in the Galax School System. Joyce previously served as principal of Dublin Middle School for five years before taking over this school […]