-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on June 30, 2016. The attendance at Saturday’s Floyd Fandango Showdown Throwdown far surpassed last year’s counterpart. Presented by Across the Way Productions (ATWP) at the Floydfest site, the one day event was packed with “something for everyone,” but was also easygoing with lots of elbow […]
-The following first appeared in the June 16, 2016 issue of The Floyd Press newspaper. It was great weather for performance art at the inaugural Little River Poetry Festival, hosted by Norfolk-based festival co-founders Jack Callan and Judith Stevens. Held along the river, in the field at On the Water Kayaking, the June 10 – […]
– The following first appeared in the Floyd Press on June 2, 2016 The 54th Floyd County High School Graduation took place under blue skies. It was the first time in 23 years that the ceremony was held outside, after the 1993 graduation was interrupted by a rainstorm. In recent years, graduation attendance has outgrown […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 26, 2016. It was the best attended open house at Riverstone Organic Farm since the farm began hosting Tour and Tasting events. Children delighted in getting close to chickens, finding eggs in nesting boxes and petting baby lambs that were born in April. Visitors learned […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 28, 2016. Mira Walker was first introduced to Ultimate Frisbee by her high school cross country track coach, Dawn Weeks, who organized pick-up games on athletes’ off-days. Daughter of Kalinda Wycoff and David Walker, Walker attended Blue Mountain School as a pre-schooler and elementary student. […]
-The following appeared in the May 12, 2016 issue of the Floyd Press. Virginia’s Blue Ridge Music Festival enjoyed a full house for their Mozart in May concert, performed at the EcoVillage’s Event Center on Saturday evening, May 7th. The performing ensemble, made up of principal musicians from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (RSO), included concertmaster […]
-The following first appeared in the May 12, 2016 issue of The Floyd Press. “Art is essential. It heals us and keeps what life is all about real. It gives us hope,” said Jeri Rogers at the launch of the new Artemis Journal, the regional literary and art journal that she founded. Rogers – a […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 5, 2016. When poet Jack Callan asked fellow-poet Judith Stevens to marry him, she said yes, but asked him to make her a promise. Marriage meant that Stevens would move from Virginia Beach to Callan’s home in Norfolk, and she wanted him to agree take […]
The following first appeared in the April 7, 2016 issue of The Floyd Press. “There’s a war on drugs in Floyd,” said Judge Marcus Long at the public STOMP (Standing Together to Overcome the Meth Problem) meeting Tuesday night at the Floyd high school cafeteria. Judge Long, spoke about the region’s newest Drug Court, a […]
-The above first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 17, 2016. Rick Cooley was remembered in a memorial service as a gentle soul and a gifted artist whose legacy will live on in Floyd County and far beyond. Cooley – a longtime Check resident, originally from Indiana – passed away from Lymphoma on February […]
– The above first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on March 17, 2016. Three Democratic candidates running against Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith in the Ninth District spoke at a Floyd County Democrats Meet and Greet Monday evening. Addressing a group of about 30 people at the Bank of Floyd Community Room were Bill Bunch, […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 11, 2016 and on The Floyd Press’s website HERE. There were mothers of young children, mothers and daughters, students, retirees and professionals attending the Woman’s Winter Sojourn Retreat at the Floyd EcoVillage January 29 – 31st. Twenty-six women ranging in age from 17 to 70 […]
