-The following 4th of July Celebration photos first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 13, 2017. Family and friends gathered under a shade tree at the Floyd County High School for the annual Independence Day celebration, held on July 7th and sponsored by Floyd County Merchants’ & Businessmen’s Association. The bounce house was one […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 14, 2017 with a larger spread of pictures. Floyd Fandango has been called “Floydfest’s little sister,” “Floydfest’s love child,” and, more commonly, a “Showdown Throwdown.” The grassroots mini-festival, which took place at the Floydfest site (milepost 170.5) June 23 – 25, is a chance for […]
-The following photos and captions recently appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper. Hoppie Vaughan and The Ministers of Soul played originals and soul standards at the second installment of the Floyd Small Town Summer Music and Movies in the Park. Hosted in the Warren Lineberry Park by the Town of Floyd, the events are […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 15, 2017. Attendees at an Herbal Play Day, held Saturday at Riverstone Organic Farm, learned how common herbs can be used for home remedies and for food. They picked red clover, were shown the nutrient rich spring greens, drank lemon balm water and learned that […]
Meadow Haiku: Mown grass beckons me / A gathering of poets / And the river waits – by Judith Stevens -The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 22, 2017 – There was a poet named William Blake at the 2nd annual Little River Poetry Festival (LRPF). Under the blue-striped festival tent […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 15, 2017. “Green spaces make life better,” said Small Town Summer event organizer Dylan Locke at the first in a series of free events, held at the Warren Lineberry Park. He explained that the series, featuring concerts, movies, theater productions and more, aren’t about […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June, 1, 2017. Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival (VBRMF) presented From Bach to Bluegrass at the Eco-Village on Sunday as part of their festival weekend of classical music events. “We’ve so enjoyed putting the program together. I’m so grateful to my extraordinary colleagues for their artistry […]
-The following first appeared in the May 24, 2017 issue of The Floyd Press with a larger photo spread. Attendees at the Class of 2017 Graduation fanned themselves with graduation programs in the unseasonably warm May weather. The Graduation Exercises, which opened with a Processional Pomp and Circumstance, were held outside on the high school […]
-The following first appeared in a recent issue of The Floyd Press Tour-goers of Glenanna, the historic home of Sam and Dolly Moore, got a close-up look at its original antique furnishings, pre-blight chestnut floors and a converted gaslight with a wire chain that was used to pull the fixture up and down for lighting. […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on May 11, 2017 The Little River Poetry Festival is back! Building on last year’s inaugural event, this year’s festival is scheduled for June 9 – 11 and will take place in the meadow of On the Water kayaking during the day and the Floyd […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 27, 2107 The rainy weather on Sunday must have had everyone thinking of warm soup. The turnout for the 10th annual Empty Bowls filled the high school cafeteria. “I think a lot of people like to come just to see neighbors that haven’t seen all […]
-The following is a piece I was commissioned to write about Floyd for Real Small Towns. Where else but in Floyd can you learn from an old-timer how to forage ginseng one day and then meet Wavy Gravy – the Woodstock clown with an ice-cream flavor named after him – in town for FloydFest the next? I […]
