CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its 2026 football league opponents for all 17 teams on Tuesday, marking an exciting milestone as the league furthers its transition to a nine-game conference schedule and a minimum of 10 games each year against Power Four opponents. “Today’s announcement […]
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Griffith’s H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025. This legislation amends Section 207 of the Federal Power Act to allow a Regional Transmission Operator (RTO) or state Public Utility Commission to petition the Federal Energy Regulatory […]
Dublin Town Offices will be closed Wednesday, December 24th through Friday, December 26th. Also, Thursday, January 1, 2026. There will be no change in Dublin residential trash pick-up. Trash pick-up will be on regular schedule.
By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing Thanks to members of the New River Valley Home Builders Association, this Christmas will be a bit brighter for sixty students and their families at two area schools. Representatives of the association this week delivered gift baskets to Critzer Elementary in Pulaski and Belle Heth […]
Pulaski County’s boys basketball team knocked off Cave Spring on Tuesday night, 77-65. Details later.
Debra Ann Bailey Brooks, age 63 of Pulaski passed away Monday, December 15, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Hospice House in Roanoke, Virginia. Born May 28, 1962, in Bethesda, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Andrew Benjamin Bailey & Jeraline Joyce King Bailey. She was also preceded in […]
Martha Rebecca Williams Martin age 83, of Pulaski, Virginia, walked into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, December 14, 2025. She was greeted by many loved ones. She was the daughter of the late William Ransom Williams and the late Ruby Ellen Anderson Williams Jones. In addition to her […]
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 – In Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson hosted a statue unveiling and dedication ceremony to honor Virginia’s new contribution to National Statuary Hall. The new contribution is civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns of Prince Edward County, who is remembered for […]
Becky Jo Simmons Gordon, age 87 of Draper, died Monday, December 15, 2025 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Seagle Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Pulaski. www.seaglefuneralhome.com 540-980-1700
Betsy Perkins, age 66, passed away on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Wythe County Community Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Virginia and Richard Perkins. Left to survive her are her fiancé of 25+ years, Mike Alfred Sr. of Max Meadows, and her brother Jamie Perkins, along with a […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – During this year’s fall fire season, which ran from Oct. 15 to Nov. 30, the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) suppressed 152 wildfires that burned 1,733 acres and damaged two outbuildings. DOF response efforts during the fall are credited with protecting 36 homes and 39 other […]
By Britney Hodge It’s often said that lightning never strikes twice, but for the Pulaski County Cougars boys track and field team, history was made again and again at the Liberty Christmas Invitational, as school records fell, state qualifications came in pairs, and personal bests piled up across the roster. […]