Pulaski County and the rest of the New River Health District has moved into Phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccinations. According to Dr. Noell Bissell, Director of the New River Health District, Phase 1b means vaccines are now available to police, fire and hazmat response personnel, those living and working in […]
During its meeting Tuesday, the Pulaski County School Board named its chairman and vice chairman for this year, held a public hearing on the 2021-22 school budget and remembered two supporters of the school system who passed away recently. Tim Hurst, representing the Draper District on the Pulaski County School […]
The Pulaski County Planning Commission voted 4-2 Tuesday night to recommend approval of a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow construction of a solar farm on over 2,700 acres of farmland in Pulaski County. The commission’s recommendation now goes to the Board of Supervisors which will ultimately decide whether the […]
A Pulaski County native is in the running to fill the State Senate seat left vacant by the death New Year’s Day of Ben Chaffin, who died of complications from COVID-19. Chad Dotson, a law professor at the Appalachia School of Law, former political blogger and retired Circuit Court Judge, […]
Each year the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM) selects the Top 10 Endangered Artifacts from across the Commonwealth in an effort to bring awareness to the items and offer some conservation funds to help protect the artifacts. In past years, this program has benefited Wilderness Road Regional Museum by highlighting […]
The Virginia State Police is reporting that at 4:09 a.m. this morning (Jan. 14), Virginia State Police responded to a crash on Route 11, north of Dublin and 1.3 miles south of Route 1170. A 2011 Chevrolet 1500 pick-up truck was traveling south on Route 11 when it crossed the […]
Pulaski County’s boys basketball team walloped Carroll County Wednesday night in the Cougar Den, 74-50. Scoring for the Cougars: O’Neal, 14; McDaniel, 12; Bourne, 11; Gulley, 11; Johnson, 10; McCoud, 8; Nester, 6, and Crouse, 2.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam outlined his plans to legalize marijuana and announced his intention to give teachers a raise Wednesday during an annual address to state lawmakers. The governor gave his State of the Commonwealth speech on the first day of the 2021 legislative session, […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jay Huff scored 18 points and Sam Hauser had 15 points and nine rebounds Wednesday as No. 18 Virginia beat Notre Dame 80-68 for its fourth consecutive victory. Huff, who is 7-foot-1, made a career-best four 3-pointers in the first half as Virginia (8-2, 4-0 Atlantic […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time Wednesday, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the Capitol in a swift and stunning collapse of his final days in office. With the Capitol secured by armed National […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state lawmakers kicked off the 2021 legislative session away from the state Capitol because of the surging coronavirus pandemic. The session started Wednesday at noon, with the House of Delegates meeting remotely while the state Senate gathered at an event center more than 2 miles […]
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