ROANOKE, Va. – A former American Electric Power (AEP) employee pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud and filing false tax returns. According to court documents, Gregory Thomas Holland, 63, of Roanoke, was employed at AEP from 1982 until January 2018, where he worked for many years in the credit department. […]
Dr. Kim Lewis is hosting a two-workshop series on the beautiful craft of creating pysanky, or Ukranian Eggs. Her first workshop, offered online on Saturday, May 8, 2:00 pm, will provide an overview of this fascinating style of decorative art. She’ll follow up with an in-person workshop at the Center […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Busch thought he had a third-place car Sunday. His crew chief, Ben Beshore, though it was good enough for second. Both of them turned out to be wrong. Instead, Busch was perfect on a pair of late restarts and won a two-lap sprint to […]
The Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse has issued an AMBER Alert on behalf of the Giles County Sheriff’s Office, for a child abduction that occurred on May 2, 2021 at 1200 hours. The child is believed to be in extreme danger and was last seen at […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Minimum wage workers in Virginia are making about 27 percent more now that a state-mandated increase has taken effect. The minimum wage in the commonwealth increased Saturday from the federally mandated minimum of $7.25 an hour to $9.50. The May 1 increase is part of a […]
Saturday’s Scores By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL= VHSL State Final= Class 6A= Oscar Smith 62, South County 21 Class 5A= Stone Bridge 13, Highland Springs 10, OT Class 4A= Salem 28, Lake Taylor 20 Class 3A= Lafayette 27, Lord Botetourt 13 Class 2A= Appomattox 48, Stuarts Draft 41 Class […]
Monday 05/03/21 Boys Tennis: Pulaski Co. @ Christiansburg 4:30 pm Girls Tennis: Christiansburg @ Pulaski Co. 4:30 pm Tuesday 05/04/21 Varsity Baseball: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm JV Baseball: Pulaski Co. @ Hidden Valley 5 pm Varsity Softball: Pulaski Co. @ Hidden Valley 5 pm JV Softball: Hidden Valley @ Pulaski Co. 5 pm […]
Volvo Trucks North America today announced that the company and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a new five-year contract that would cover approximately 2,900 employees at the New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, VA. In conjunction with the tentative […]
“It just feels unbelievable! I can’t believe it!” That was Mari Hall’s reaction as she redeemed her winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game. The Pulaski woman matched all five winning numbers in the April 21 drawing to win the $274,355 jackpot. The winning numbers were 10-30-35-38-41. She used […]
Yard Sale: Saturday, May 1 from 8 a.m. until ? Pleasant Hill Drive, Pulaski. Multiple homes participating. Yard Sale on May 7th and 8th, from 8 am till 3 pm 5526 Harris Street, Dublin. Vintage and Antique glassware, Household goods, Vintage and Contemporary Decorative Items, Coffee Makers, Vacuums, Clothing, (less […]
Tuesday, May 4, 2021, Clean Community Council, Board Room, Pulaski County Administration Building, 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 the oversight […]
Former Pulaski County Cougar Head Football Coach Stephen James is the new head coach at Grayson County. James resigned from both his coaching and teaching positions at PCHS on May 15, 2020. In James’ resignation letter he was very appreciative of his six years at Pulaski County High School. James […]