ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has been tried by a judge after biting off his grandfather’s fingertip and swallowing it during an argument. The digit was never recovered. The Roanoke Times reports 23-year-old Aaron Michael Adams was charged with malicious wounding and aggravated malicious wounding in the attack […]
Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon to begin at 12 noon The Pulaski Yankees and Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will co-host their annual media day and membership luncheon on Monday, June 17. The luncheon will begin at 12 p.m., with players and coaches available to the media for […]
Stephen Richmond “Johnny” Shelton, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Pulaski, Virginia. Better known as “Johnny” or “Steve” (based on when and where you met him in life), he was born on March 29, 1946 in Wytheville, Va., to Stephen Clayton Shelton and Margaret (Jessee) Shelton. Johnny is […]
June Kegley Foley, 88 of Richmond, Virginia formerly of Pulaski passed away May 5, 2019 with her daughters at her side. She was born in Pulaski, VA on July 12, 1930 and was the daughter of Charles P. Kegley, Sr. and Lillian Powers Kegley. She was preceded in death by […]
The New River is reaching flows are over 10,000 cubic feet per second of water at the Galax guage. Expect quickly rising water levels of Claytor Lake from its current level of 1843.85. Please take extra precautions with your docks, boats, watercraft, or any item that could be affected by […]
Donald Fredrick Burnette, age 81 of Pulaski, Virginia, went to be with his Lord on June 8, 2019, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born April 24, 1938, to the late Charles and Molly Burnette. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two […]
On June 8, 2019 at 12:58am the Radford City Police Department responded to Pine View Drive, to a call of an unresponsive female. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased female. The body has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s in Roanoke for an autopsy. The death […]
WENDELL, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating why a Virginia woman died while scuba diving at a former North Carolina quarry site. Media organizations report that the woman died Saturday afternoon after swimming to the surface of Mystery Lake Scuba Park and citing breathing problems. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office […]
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) — Under a starry sky, U.S. Navy fighter jets catapulted off the aircraft carrier’s deck and flew north over the darkened waters of the northern Arabian Sea, a unmistaken signal to Iran that the foremost symbol of the American military’s global reach is back […]
With hearts full of compassion, local organizations, partnering with No Kid Hungry, will be providing meals this summer for Pulaski County children who may be at risk of not getting three daily meals. Statistics state that 1 in 6 children in Virginia don’t know where their next meal is coming […]
Edward Crouch is a life-long resident of Pulaski County. Ed graduated from Pulaski County High School in 1976. During career day that year he spoke with a Marine recruiter. He liked what they had to say, so after graduating he went to boot camp and he spent seven years in […]
