Pulaski County will play Carroll County in the VHSL Class 4 State Semi Finals on Tuesday at Galax High School at 6:00 pm. Below are the details. Tuesday 03/05/19 Girls Basketball: Pulaski Co. v Carroll Co. 6:00 pm at Galax High School VHSL Class 4 State Semi Finals
RICHMOND — Interstate 81’s heart pumps through rural Virginia with veins that run from Tennessee to the Canadian border — a vital roadway for manufacturers, farmers and commuters. With a long track record of crashes and congestion, Virginians looked to legislators for solutions to improving the interstate. But Sen. John […]
BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Whitfield sank two free throws with four seconds left Saturday to lift Campbell past Radford, 64-62 to clinch the Big South Conference regular season title and claim the right to host the conference tournament. The Camels closed out the regular season with four straight […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — With sore knees and another game Monday night, Kyle Guy was fine playing just 25 minutes. He did more than enough with that action, hitting five 3-pointers and scoring 17 points as No. 2 Virginia beat Pittsburgh 73-49 on Saturday for the Panthers’ 12th straight loss. […]
March has been declared Colon Cancer Awareness Month by the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. The board approved a resolution proclaiming the special observance during their February meeting Monday night. Chairman Andy McCready said colon cancer had affected him and his family in the past and urged county residents – […]
New River Valley Health District Director Dr. Noelle Bissell says there are two major health issues facing the area today – sexually transmitted infections and drug addiction. Bissell reported on the issues Monday night at the February meeting of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. “Right now, this issue is […]
Wilfred “Willie” Overton was born to be a preacher. It just took him 18 years to realize it. Overton has been pastor at Draper Valley Baptist Church for the past 53 years – having arrived in Draper 53 years ago this past Sunday. Last Sunday’s service was his last at […]
American Legion Post 58 celebrated the grand opening of their new post home last week in Dublin. After about four months of work, the Legion post welcomed members and visitors to their new quarters in the lower level of the Henry Clay Lodge #280 on East Main Street – between […]
Friday, March 8 will mark 18 years since Gary Roche was first named Chief of the Pulaski Police Department. That day almost never happened. “Between five to seven years, you lose a lot of cops,” Roche explains. “People go into this line of work because they want to do good […]
~Grant fund established to help celebrate 50th anniversary of the “Virginia is for Lovers” tourism slogan~ Pulaski County announced Friday that it has received a $10,000 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) “50 Years of Love” grant fund. “50 Years of Love” is part of VTC’s efforts to celebrate […]
Frances Ruth Vaughan Sage, age 95 of Pulaski, died early Friday morning, March 1, 2019 at Valley Health Care Center in Chilhowie. She was born on December 9, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Dorothy Grubb Vaughan and Robert L Vaughan. In addition to her parents, she was […]
Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente announced late yesterday that spring football practice for the Hokies will be scheduled and pushed back until Wednesday, March 20. It was previously scheduled to get underway this Sunday, March 3. Fuente said the reasons are multiple. First there are […]