Earlier this week, Pulaski residents were awakened by an unfamiliar sound. The normally annoying buzz of the alarm clock or the early morning crowing of the rooster wasn’t the cause. Rather, it was the sound of the abundance of rain on the rooftops! Under normal circumstances, most of us would […]
Pulaski County’s football team travels to Blacksburg Friday in the most meaningful matchup of the season. The 6-1 Cougars will tangle with the 5-2 Bruins. It is a River Ridge District matchup, but more important is it’s a Class 4D Region matchup with major playoff ramifications. This will be the […]
Members of the Calfee Community and Cultural Center Board of Directors. Front row, L to R: Elaine Powell Hawkins, Bonnie Graham, Grace Hurst, Caitlin Hammond, Patricia Arnold, Charles Bopp. Back row, L to R: Kim Matthews, Kim Edmonds, Colette Hash, Michael Barbour, Carl “Hank” Hanks, Jr., David Clark, Robert Hubble, […]
On the afternoon of October 27, musical talent from around the community and beyond will come together at Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church to raise money and awareness to benefit the Pulaski Daily Bread. This is the seventh year that Anderson Memorial has hosted the event, and beginning four years ago […]
Exel Eugene Simpkins, Sr. age 76 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Lewis Gale-Pulaski Hospital. Born February 19, 1943 in Pulaski he was the son of the late Arlie “Toad” William Simpkins and Janie Melinda Smith Simpkins. His son, Scott Allen Simpkins, grandson, Landon Lee Hill, sisters, Eula […]
Okie Mae Tibbs Martin, age 88 of Pulaski passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born May 18, 1931 in Bluefield, VA she was the daughter of the late Lee & Effie Funk Tibbs. Her husband, Fred Martin and several brothers and sisters preceded her […]
ABINGDON – Three Sarasota, Florida residents, who previously admitted to traveling in a stolen vehicle and committing the May 2018 robbery of the I-81 Travel Plaza in Wythe County, were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon. United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement. Christyen Sumpter, 27, […]
There will be a Special Called Board Meeting on Wednesday, October 23 at 4:00 p.m. at the School Board Office to discuss the addition of a baseball/softball practice facility at Pulaski County High School and the Engineering Services for the CTE Center. If you have questions regarding this meeting, please […]
“Operation Trap Door” Nets Record Meth Seizure in Floyd County Two regional drug task forces have netted record seizures of methamphetamine, along with cocaine, fentanyl, illegal prescription drugs and illegal firearms, as part of Operation Trap Door, an extensive, multi-county illegal narcotics investigation. The operation has resulted in nine arrests on more […]
Tuesday 10/22/19 Volleyball: Pulaski Co. @ Cave Spring (Cave Spring Middle School) JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Wednesday 10/23/19 Cross Country: @ Blacksburg 4:45 pm Thursday 10/24/19 Volleyball: Pulaski Co. @ Salem JV @ 5:30, Varsity to Follow Saturday 10/26/19 Competition Cheer: Region 4D Competition @ Jefferson Forest 6 pm
A suspect entered BB&T Bank on October 15, 2019 at approximately noon. The suspect demanded an unspecified amount of money from the teller. The teller complied with the demand and the suspect fled the scene without further incident. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 30 years old, […]