-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 25, 2021. In honor of National Quilt Day, March 20, and with a nod to the industry of women during National Women’s month, The Old Church Gallery (OCG) is posting a quilt a day on their Facebook page throughout the month of March. This virtual […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 18, 2021. The Old Dominion Blacksmithing Association had its first club meeting of 2021 at the Floyd Center for the Arts’ blacksmithing forge on Saturday. Teacher and club president Jay Hatfield (pictured in red) said the club had one recent zoom meeting and had to […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 11, 2021. Kathleen (Weddle) Jamison has seen a lot of changes in her life. Jamison, who was born and raised in the Topeka part of Floyd county and is a Topeka Church parishioner, celebrated her 100th birthday last Thursday at her home. A Happy 100th […]
–The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 4, 2021. “This is what a baby shower during Covid in February looks like,” said Rowan Chantal’s mom near the end of Rowan and Kaitlin Chantal’s two-hour Drive-by Baby Shower. The couple is expecting their first baby, a son named Allister Ray, any day now. […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 25, 2021. David Brown took a marbling workshop in New York City just in time, just before the pandemic hit. In late January 2020, he and his daughter Brea attended a class at The Textile Art Center, which led to the development of his new […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 18, 2021- A walking book club? Rambling Readers is more like a walking club whose attendees talk about books, what books they’re reading, which ones they liked and why. Hosted by the Jessie Peterman Library, the club meets twice a month on the 2nd and […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 18, 2021 In recent years anonymously placed red signs began to appear in downtown Floyd. The signs bore positive messages, such as “Try Kindness” or “Love Grants Freedom – Fear Takes It Away.” One sign, placed at a worksite, said “Nice Job, Guys.” Dubbed “the […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 11, 2021. More than one Floyd business has closed during the pandemic, but others have opened, some as home-based start-ups, like Elizabeth’s Turkette’s Twine and Pine Fiber Arts, a macramé and basket weaving small business. “The possibilities are endless,” Turkette said about macramé, the art […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 4, 2021. It was the first juggle jam of the year. Led by professional magician, clown, mime and circus arts teacher Geoff Marsh (aka Gypsy Geoff) at the Warren Lineberry Park on Tuesday, the jam drew about 20 Juggle Town club members and friends who […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 28, 2021. “It’s cold.” That was the headlining quote of the day at Floyd’s (unheated) indoor Winter Farmers Market, located along Locust Street in the warehouse garage at the back of the Farmers Supply building. But business was good and the vendors didn’t mind the […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 22, 2021. In bygone years, family-owned country stores dotted the county, along with one-room school houses. Today, small farm stores are filling some of the gap that our neighborhood stores once filled. And it’s not just in Floyd, explained Adam Bresa, Farm Manager at the […]
-The following spread first appeared in The Floyd Press on January 14, 2021. Roberson Mill, located on Roberson Mill Road, stands strong during its first winter since the restoration that closed the building in. The group organizing the restoration efforts for the family-owned mill states that inside restorations are still needed. They hope to open […]
