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🌱 How Pulaski teens are trading hometowns with students from across America

Pulaski, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Pulaski! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Pulaski teens are trading hometowns with students from across America
  • Pulaski-area schools remember retiree Ann Elyse Marcus of Dublin
  • Pulaski River Turtles loss reshapes tight Appalachian League West race

Also on today's calendar: Hard Hat Happy Hour and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cloudy and humid, with a high of 75 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 82, low: 61.
  • Monday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 86 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Pulaski County hosts domestic exchange students through American Exchange Project (wsls.com) — Pulaski County is hosting recent high school graduates from across the country this week through the American Exchange Project, while local teens are also traveling nationwide at no cost. Visiting students are exploring area attractions like a River Turtles game, the Cascades, and nearby universities, but say the real highlight is forming friendships and sharing hometown stories with Pulaski County hosts.
   

• Ann Elyse Marcus (pcpatriot.com) — Dublin residents are mourning the passing of 82-year-old Ann Elyse Marcus, a retiree of the Pulaski School System remembered by a large, close-knit family. Friends can pay their respects at Mullins Funeral Home in Radford on Saturday, August 1, where the family will receive visitors and encourages donations to local humane societies.
   

• Rollins, Pitching Staff Power Doughboys to Game 3 Win to Avoid Sweep vs. Bluefield (oursportscentral.com) — Pulaski baseball fans should know the River Turtles’ loss to Kingsport has helped the Johnson City Doughboys pull into a tie for first in the Appalachian League West. A dominant pitching performance lifted Johnson City over Bluefield, tightening a playoff race that now directly involves Pulaski’s team as the season heads into a crucial stretch.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Pulaski County Public Schools posted a job opening for Mathematics Teacher - Middle School 26-27 School Year in Pulaski. Apply here.
  • Food City posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk (Bagger) in Pulaski. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pulaski here.

🗞 Nearby News

Dublin

Radford

  • Radford University mobile clinic offers free physicals to city school students ahead of new school year (wdbj7.com)
  • Radford Resident Philip Taylor Hendrix, 78, Remembered as Devoted Fisherman and Community Volunteer (theroanokestar.com)
  • Joe Pound Tabbed as Next Leader of Radford Softball Program (radfordathletics.com)

Ok Pulaski! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Pulaski

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Pulaski

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.