Betty Jean Akers Linkous, age 86 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019 at the Culpeper Health Care Center – Culpeper, Virginia. Born December 1, 1932 in Christiansburg she was the daughter of the late William Blaine Akers & Carlene Carter Akers. Her husband, Harry Jackson Linkous, son; Tim […]
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, Clean Community Council Meeting, Pulaski County Administration Building, Basement Conference Room, 143 Third Street N.W., in the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, 11:00 a.m. (Contact: Anthony Akers, Assistant County Administrator, 143 Third Street N.W., Suite 1, Pulaski, Virginia, 24301, 540-980-7705, aakers@pulaskicounty.org ). This committee is responsible for […]
Tennessee had a couple of shaky moments after earning its first No. 1 ranking in 11 years. The Volunteers are sure rolling now. Coming off decisive wins over South Carolina and Texas A&M, Tennessee remained atop The Associated Press men’s basketball poll for the third straight week. The Vols received […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Defenses dominated what was supposed to be a super shootout, until Tom Brady led one classic drive to win the New England Patriots their record-tying sixth Super Bowl. Brady threw two perfect passes to Rob Gronkowski to set up rookie Sony Michel’s 2-yard score — the only […]
County Administrator Jonathan Sweet – noting the theme of the county’s current budget year of “Get Stuff Done” – reported Monday night on a long list of accomplishments achieved during 2018. Sweet said 2018 had been “an exceptional year” in which county staff, administration and the Board of Supervisors had […]
Back in October, when Pulaski County Administrator Jonathan Sweet and Economic Development Director Michael Solomon visited the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., Turkish officials said they would like to visit Pulaski County. That visit happened this week when Mustafa Koca, Chief Commercial Counselor for the embassy and Selman Kurt, Commercial […]
The music of Truegrass and Sugar Run will be featured during New River Community College’s Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club Jamboree on Saturday, February 9. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin. Truegrass is a bluegrass band that formed in early 2004. They […]
Southwest Virginia now has its own exposition center, strategically located for residents of four neighboring states to enjoy as a tourism destination. The Appalachian Regional Exposition Center (APEX) in Wythe County hosted its first events on Friday, January 25th and Saturday, January 26th to a crowd of 1,100 on opening […]
The Virginia State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday (Feb. 3) morning on Interstate 81 at the Pulaski County/Montgomery County line. Following a hit-and-run crash in the Town of Pulaski earlier Sunday morning involving a GMC Sierra pickup truck, a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) was issued […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Patrick Mahomes’ breathtaking breakthrough season earned him the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award. The Chiefs quarterback landed a pair of honors at NFL Honors on Saturday night, taking The Associated Press 2018 MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards. In his second pro season, Mahomes led […]
ATLANTA (AP) — For towering tight end Tony Gonzalez, this was a slam dunk. The 6-foot-5 Gonzalez, who turned the celebratory post-TD dunk over the crossbar into an art form, was voted into the Hall of Fame on Saturday. Joining him will be two more first-time nominees, Champ Bailey and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Efforts by Virginia’s governor have so far failed to quell the uproar over a racist photograph that appeared on his medical school yearbook page 35 years ago. Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday apologized for appearing in a photograph that featured what appeared to be a man […]