-The following was first published at Floyd Times on August 27, 2026. After living in Floyd for 43 years, local musician and artist Chris Youngblood has purchased a home in Warm Hearth Village, a 220-acre non-profit and comprehensive senior living community, and is making the move to Blacksburg. A group of about 35 friends hosted […]
The Art of Poetry– What is poetry? What can and should it do? How and why do poets write? These questions have been stirring up debate since before 19 BC, when the Roman poet Horace responded by publishing his 476-line poem that’s come to be known as “Ars Poetica.” Katherine Chantal and I will be […]
1. The zinnias were worth the price of admission at the Hahn Garden in Blacksburg (even though the gardens were free to the public). The shades of rose, orange, peach, lemon, and lime made me so happy that I laughed out loud. 2. Then I called Joe over. 3. Who said they don’t grow on […]
The following was first published at Floyd Times on August 20, 2026. Mayor Will Griffin welcomed attendees at the August 13th installment of the Floyd Small Town Summer, held at the Warren Lineberry Park. He thanked a long list of sponsors and The Town of Floyd for supporting the family-friendly free event series. “This is […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Times on August 19, 2026 The 19th Annual Tractor Fun Run began Saturday morning at Arlie Thompson’s Family Farm on Christiansburg Pike. This year’s Fun Run was dedicated to raising funds for two local boys facing health challenges and to supporting their families who are facing increased medical […]
1. I call the photo below: “I found Mitch McConnell.” When I pointed him out to a friend, he said ‘he doesn’t look dead enough.’ 2. I got a great picture of our Small Town Summer crowd last Thursday but had to crop out a dad changing his baby’s diaper… 3. I think the American […]
The following first appeared at Floyd Times on August 13, 2026. In the spring of 2023 Floyd visionary folk artist Starroot, aka Ruth Neumann, was invited to present a solo exhibition at the Radford University Art Museum’s Tyler Gallery. Three years in the making and 30 years after her first show at Radford University, “Starroot’s […]
1. I went to a party where the cupcakes were topped with frosting, too rich for me. So I tasted it and then passed it to a friend like a joint. 2. My friend Phil who plays the harmonica was there. I call him Philharmonic. 3. I made up a new word: drownpour. We’ve had […]
1. I was running late for an appointment and texted to say, Sorry I’m running late. I was out in the garden squishing the Japanese Beetles that were on my green beans. 2. Colleen to Joe who uses ChatGPT while I still google: Why don’t you ask ChatGPT if this is a good day to […]
Not only does The Kind play Grateful Dead songs, they also create the same kind of community unity that the Dead always did. Saturday night at Dogntown, my heart was full dancing and singing with Floyd friends who I’ve gone to Dead shows with back in the day. It’s a shared symbiotic celebration, especially for […]
-The following first appeared at Floyd Times on July 22, 2026 Tuggles Gap Wooden Toy Company and Tinkering Studio celebrated a Grand Opening and Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on July 11. Located downstairs in the Winter Sun Building at 302 Locust Street, the storefront offers handcrafted wooden wheeled toys, rattles, puzzles, rocking horses and […]
