$2 trillion bailout may help America, but…
March 25, 2020
…The agreement announced at 1:30 a.m. (EDT) needs quick approval by both houses of Congress and assurances that too many Americans won’t fall through loopholes.
Actions of some put all of us at risk
March 23, 2020
We are urged to stay at home and practice “social distancing” recommendations. That’s not easy in a society where social involvement is a way of life. But is our way of life a threat to life itself?
Virus threat brings quiet weekend afternoon in Floyd
March 22, 2020
Instead of a crowd of tourists or locals visiting downtown Floyd in the Spring, we have a couple of motorcycles from North Carolina, a drive through ice cream buyers and a couple walking their two dogs — a change of pace brought on by the coronavirus threat that has killed three in Virginia and infected 219 as of Sunday.
Kenny Rogers: Losing another music icon
March 22, 2020
The man who sang with the New Christy Minstrels had a hit with “Just Dropped in to See What My Condition Was In” with the First Edition and more hits as a single act, died at age 81.
Weekends limited because of COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Choices for the weekend in and around Floyd County are limited by new rules and mandates from Virginia’s governor and recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and the Virginia Department of Health.
Viral effect: No school, closed businesses & worse
March 17, 2020
We may live in the one region of Virginia without a single reported case of COVID-19 coronavirus but the impacts that are affecting the Commonwealth, then nation and the world are affecting all of us.
A new week in a changed Virginia, America
March 16, 2020
In Virginia, the governor tells people to stay home and avoid contact with others as the Old Dominion has its first death from the coronavirus that continues to infect and threaten a growing number.
With coronavirus, this Friday the 13th is all too real
March 13, 2020
The spread of what is officially called COVID-19 has brought athletic seasons to an end, shuttered Broadway theatres, canceled the March Madness NCAA basketball tournaments and killed more than 5,000 people worldwide.
Late this morning? Blame it on DST
March 8, 2020
Wonder how many people missed church this morning, a brunch date or another scheduled event because they went to bed Saturday night without moving their clocks ahead one hour for daylight savings time (DST). DST has become so routine that its arrival wasn’t mentioned a lot by news organizations or discussed on social media. It
Virginia goes for Biden while Floyd County did not
March 4, 2020
Biden’s win in South Carolina Saturday was not a fluke. He swept nine states on Super Tuesday and, at last count, has the delegate lead. Most voters found him the man who could beat Donald Trump in November.
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