-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 […]
The following first appeared at Floyd Times on July 23. 2026 Joy Powers, one of three Democratic candidates running to unseat Morgan Griffith in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District, was in Floyd on Sunday, July 19, for a public meet and greet and a shared meal at the Floyd EcoVillage. Powers, a 4th generation cattle farmer […]
-The following was first published at Floyd Times on July 7, 2026. Floyd’s Independence Day Celebration was held at Floyd County High School on July 3, beginning at 6 pm. Hosted by the Floyd Parks and Recreation Department, the event included live music, food trucks, vendors, bounce houses, facepainting, games, a mechanical bull for riding, […]
-The following first appeared in the Floyd Times on June 23, 2026. Floyd CARE (Community Action for Racial Equity) celebrated its 6th annual Juneteenth Celebration in the Warren Lineberry Park on Saturday. The event featured speakers, dance music by Jerome Claytor and Touch of Class, gospel songs by the Little River Missionary Baptist Church singers […]
About 50 people came out to support the Floyd Times, Floyd’s independent, nonpartisan, non-profit news source that delivers local news and highlights a wide range of community voices. The first online edition was launched in August 2025 and currently publishes weekly and prints paper copies approximately once a month. The fundraising power hour was part […]
The first Small Town Summer event of the season brought the community and some out-of-town visitors together for a fun-filled, free event in the Warren Lineberry Park on June 4th. Amid ideal summertime weather, featured live music performers Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast and Hoppie Vaughan & The Ministers of Soul entertained the overflow […]
-The following first appeared in the Floyd Times on June 3, 2026. The Epperly sisters are on a mission. Since 1991, the six sisters have been spending a weekend in May together and using their talents as quilters to raise money for cancer research. Clara-Tibby Martin tells the story: “We are all quilt makers, taught […]
-The following was first published at @Floyd Times on May 27, 2026 It took Marsha Haines Winters eight years to write her book, With Good Reasons: My Heartfelt Journey From Co-Dependency to a Self-Nurturing Life, a creative memoir that she describes as a true life story that has been “painful but also transformational in terms […]
-The following was first published in the May 25, 2026 special graduation edition of Floyd Times. Under sunny skies on May 15, and to the music of Pomp and Circumstance, the Floyd County High School Class of 2026 filed onto the school’s football field for the 63rd Graduation Ceremonies. Alongside Superintendent Dr. Jessica Cromer and […]
-The following was first published at Floyd Times on May 13, 2026. On Monday May 5, The June Bug Center (JBC) celebrated its 25th anniversary as a community center for arts and education with a commemorative presentation, a video film, refreshments and a Floyd County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting. The Center is a 501c3 […]
-The following was first published at The Floyd Times on May 6, 2026. The first Sixteen Hands Potters Market kicked off its three-day celebration with a Friday evening Preview Party that drew a robust turnout. Held at the Floyd EcoVillage Event Center, the free event included a first look at the handmade pottery that filled […]
A special meeting was held at the Floyd County High School’s Collaboration and Career Development Center (CCDC) on April 8 to announce the approval of a $1.5 million federal grant, which will benefit Floyd County’s public utilities and future planning. Attendance included Floyd County Public School officials (FCPS), members of the Economic Development Authority of […]
