site logo
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Posts
  • Get Involved
Homepage > History
Doodle Dust deposits on right bank of Peak Creek. "Doodle Dust" deposits on the Right Bank of Peak Creek, June 2019 (courtesy of Virginia Tech)
December 10, 2019  |  By Jill_Williams In Community Organizing, Environment, Health Care, History, Inequality, Profiles

Pulaski County is…Doodle Dust?

Google “environmental justice in Appalachia” and nearly every returned link will exclusively describe the impact of coal extraction on the region. It’s no surprise, then, that here in Pulaski, VA, many of us only feel peripherally connected to that conversation. Although we have had a few coal mining operations in this County historically, most of […]

Read More 1
Confederate_Monument__Pulaski_VA
May 31, 2017  |  By Jill_Williams In History, Uncategorized

Confederate Monuments, Pulaski, and Unanswerable Questions

This morning, Facebook showed me two interestingly juxtaposed stories. First was an interview Ezra Klein conducted entitled “Bryan Stevenson explains how it feels to grow up black amid Confederate monuments.” Second was this video from WDBJ-7 with the following caption: “Neesey Payne‘s hometown of Pulaski sure is beautiful from above! We definitely know why she loves […]

Read More 1

Search

Browse by Topic

Follow Peaksknob.net

Get our commentary, perspective, and hyper local stories delivered hot off the press to your inbox daily.

Trending

  • Would you Re-Live High School?
    Would you Re-Live High School?
  • Planning with the End in Mind: Feedback on the Pulaski Co. Solar Farm Plan
    Planning with the End in Mind: Feedback on the Pulaski Co. Solar Farm Plan
  • Pulaski County is...Doodle Dust?
    Pulaski County is...Doodle Dust?
  • Who can represent the diverse landscape of the Ninth District?
    Who can represent the diverse landscape of the Ninth District?
  • Hiding in the Opioid Numbers
    Hiding in the Opioid Numbers

Recent Stuff!

  • Would you Re-Live High School? May 27, 2021
  • Planning with the End in Mind: Feedback on the Pulaski Co. Solar Farm Plan February 26, 2021
  • Pulaski County is…Doodle Dust? December 10, 2019
  • Who can represent the diverse landscape of the Ninth District? November 4, 2018
  • Hiding in the Opioid Numbers August 30, 2018

Like on Facebook

Like on Facebook

Get Updates

Follow on Twitter

My Tweets
Magazine WordPress Theme made by ThemeFuse