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It's time to click it or get a ticket
Although seat belt usage is a yearlong focus of area law enforcement, authorities will be extra vigilant for unrestrained drivers beginning May 20 when the 2013 "Click It or Ticket" campaign gets underway.
Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith, Delegate Joseph Yost and RAAP Commander LTC Byron Penland will appear at the Fifteenth Annual Memorial Day Service at the gazebo in Radford's Bisset Park on Monday, May 27 at 11 a.m., as part of the Radford Memorial Day weekend activities.
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Fatal Accident Closes Daycare in Dublin Va.
A bookshelf fell on a little boy and broke his neck. Paramedics tried to save the boy, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Six-year-old killed by falling shelf
A six-year-old male child died Tuesday morning after a "shelf-type structure" fell on top of him at a day care center in Dublin, authorities said.
Pedophile will serve all of 1994 sentence after repeat offenses
When 48-year-old Danny Everette Dillow was convicted in 1994 of sexually abusing a child, most of his sentence was suspended.
Craig Co. may pull out of Fairview Home
Pulaski County has given its consent to allow Craig County to pull out of Fairview Home, making it the third founding member to leave since the home was established in the 1920s.
Nutter to address NRCC graduates
The Honorable David A. Nutter will address graduates at New River Community College's 44th annual commencement Wednesday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m., Edwards Hall 117, on the Dublin campus.
There's lots to do this weekend
Pulaski County residents have no reason to complain that there's nothing to do this weekend.
Dublin still waiting for road repairs
When Dublin Town Manager Bill Parker met with state transportation officials early last year to point out specific street maintenance issues, he said it was the best meeting he had had with them since becoming town manager.
Dublin expecting 2013-14 budget shortfall
Just like many localities, the town of Dublin is coming up short on revenues to cover proposed expenditures during the coming 2013-14 fiscal year, which begins July 1. Town Manager Bill Parker said Dublin has the potential for a shortfall of almost $184,000 that will have to be addressed to reach a balanced budget for the coming year.
Hunger drive helps NRCC students heal
That's what a group of New River Community College students did Friday - just one week after a gunman walked into the college's satellite facility at New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg and shot two women, who are still in recovery.