Luke, Abby & Laurel
September 15, 2015
The duo of Luke & Abby added a third member last weekend to their appearance at Americana Afternoon: Violist Laurel Brooke who used to play for Scott Perry’s Three Shades of Blue.
Yes, we live in violent times
August 30, 2015
The violent and tragic deaths WDBJ journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward while shooting a live segment at Smith Mountain Lake Wednesday morning brought a chorus of “how can something like this happen here?” Sadly, such things happen just about everywhere nowadays and has been happening here for some time. Two journalists died at the
Dancing and more
August 22, 2015
Music in the streets and on stage at the Friday Night Jamboree in Floyd. Those who shuffled their feet and shake it often get as much attention, or even more, than those playing the music on the stages in the Jamboree or in the alcoves on the street. It’s Friday night in Floyd and the
Grin and bear it
August 17, 2015
The black form on the side of the road on U.S. 221 near Bent Mountain early Sunday morning was too large for a cat as I approached it on my motorcycle around 7:30 a.m. while riding to Buchanan for breakfast. It was a black bear cub, ambling along the road. If mama bear was around,
What is racism?
August 2, 2015
Floyd resident Rob Neukirch, the male half of a mixed-race couple who are proud parents of Preston and Cooper Neukirch, says he ran into what he feels is racism in Floyd last Friday night. Neukirch ran into Tim Boone who promoting a motorcycle poker run to hype the Confederate Flag that is under fire from
Virginia is not for all lovers
June 23, 2015
New signs at entrances to the Old Dominion have scrapped the timeworn Cardinals and Dogwoods for the slogan: “Virginia is for lovers.”
Really? All lovers? Or just certain ones?
Music in the Streets
June 13, 2015
A beautiful Friday night and lots of music on the streets of Floyd, Virginia.
A traffic jam over which way to ‘jam’
February 2, 2015
Decisions must be made when one “jams” here in the Appalachians. Do you jam to old-time traditional music or Bluegrass?
New Year’s Eve in Floyd County
January 1, 2015
In Floyd County, the music for parties for New Year’s Eve Wednesday night ranged from The Grateful Dead to traditional, old-time tunes along with some gospel.
Goodbye to Terpenny
December 18, 2014
Floyd Town Manager Lance Terpenny is retiring from his job at the end of the year and the Town Council hosted a going away party Thursday evening after the final council meeting of the month and year. Terpenny, who took over the town manager position after a long tenure in the same position in Christiansburg,
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