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🌱 How Pulaski County school demographics are shifting this year
Pulaski, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, Pulaski! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Pulaski County school demographics are shifting this year
- Pulaski community remembers the life of Franklin Delano Jones Sr.
- Pulaski educator tapped for key statewide African American Advisory Board role
Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
- Monday: Some sun with a stray t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 185 Black or African American students enrolled in Pulaski County schools in 2025-26 (newrivervalleytimes.com) — Pulaski County families can see how Black or African American enrollment is changing across local schools, with 185 students making up 4.9% of the 3,753-student district in 2025–26. The breakdown highlights which Pulaski County schools have the highest representation and places local demographics in the context of statewide public school trends. 
• Jones, Sr., Franklin DeLano (nrvnews.com) — Pulaski residents are mourning Franklin Delano Jones Sr., 89, who passed away Tuesday at Lewis-Gale Hospital–Pulaski and leaves a large local family. Friends can pay their respects Tuesday, June 2, at Bower Funeral Home in Pulaski, with burial to follow in Rural Retreat.
• Notes from the Square: Tobacco Commission launches nonprofit to aid in grant applications (cardinalnews.org) — A Pulaski resident, retired educator Michael Hickman, has been appointed to Virginia’s African American Advisory Board, giving the town a direct voice in statewide policy discussions. The broader piece explains how a new nonprofit will help Southwest and Southside communities, including Pulaski, compete for major state and federal grants, and notes upcoming state budget negotiations.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Àppears everyone took my I think first post ever wrong like I'm asking for money or something lol.
Ya àll need to read the posts before sending messages or commenting. So.lemme try again - I need someone who would be willing to drive me andy… (Nextdoor Pearce Place)
- HCA Healthcare posted a job opening for Pre-Registration Specialist in Pulaski. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Dublin
- Pulaski County Pulse Announcements (pcpatriot.com)
- Dublin Council Holds Public Hearings on Budget; water and sewer rates (pcpatriot.com)
Radford
- Linkenhoker Named Principal at Oceanside Collegiate Academy (mountpleasantmagazine.com)
- ETSU grad earns prestigious public health pharmacy award (etsu.edu)
- New York City focus of tonight's photo club meeting (pcpatriot.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: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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