– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 21, 2015. The Floyd Community Theatre Guild’s production of the Laramie Project was received with a sustained standing ovation. Performed at the June Bug Center, the Sunday afternoon play was followed by a cast reception line, where audience members thanked the director and actors […]
-The following first appeared in the May 14, 2015 issue of the Floyd Press and was a follow-up to THIS Press story. A Floyd community benefit to support seventeen-year-old Kyla Robbins and her mother, Mara Robbins, was an all around success. Held at Dogtown Roadhouse on Thursday night, the evening of live music and […]
– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 7, 2015. When it comes to music CDs, Bob Grubel has a perfect dozen, although some of those releases were done in the 80s and recorded on tape cassettes. Grubel, a Floyd County vocalist, lyricist and keyboardist, has recently released his newest CD, Stay […]
-The following appeared with a larger collection of photos in the May 7, 2015 issue of The Floyd Press. This year’s annual Floyd Earth Day Eco-Expo surpassed past year attendances, judging by the full parking lot and the number of people participating. Hosted by the Partnership for Floyd at the Floyd Ecovillage on Saturday, the […]
– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 30, 2015 with the title From Party to Festival. A new generation of festival promoters, musicians and musical-minded friends are bringing homegrown music from the backyards, living rooms and front porches of Floyd County to the open countryside for a three day music festival […]
– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press newspaper on April 23, 2015. “The universe is a community of subjects and not a collection of objects” is a truth that was stated by eco-theologian Thomas Berry and quoted throughout the recent SustainFloyd community conversation and documentary screening of The Great Story, a film about […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 2, 2015. Over the March 21st weekend 24 young adults aged 18-34 attended the first in a series of Young Adult Meditation Retreats at the Floyd EcoVillage. The retreat was organized and led by Joe Klein, LPC and founder of iBme/Inward Bound Mindfulness Education, and […]
– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press as “Theatre Guild Presents The Importance of Being Ernest” on April 2, 2015. A Victorian comedy might sound like an oxymoron, but playwright Oscar Wilde pulled it off with The Importance of Being Ernest, and The Floyd Community Theatre Guild (FCTG) did it justice. The three […]
– The following first appeared in the March 19, 2015 issue of The Floyd Press. The 3rd annual Community Forum addressing the problems and solutions of methamphetamine addiction in Floyd took place Tuesday evening at the Floyd County High School. The well-attended educational event was hosted by they citizen group STOMP (Standing Together to Overcome […]
– The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 19, 2015. It was standing room only for the Dose of Dylan Tribute event at the Floyd Country Store Saturday Night. Host performers, The Souvenirs, presented two sets of Dylan tunes and welcomed guest artists on stage. This was the second time the group […]
-The following first appeared in the February 19, 2015 issue of The Floyd Press High School students from Springhouse Community School recently participated in an “Experience Week” that included opportunities to learn and provide service in the community. The week followed a Project Presentation Night that was open to the public and featured oral presentations […]
– The following first appeared in the winter issue of About HER, a regional magazine news insert. Jackie Crenshaw could see sheep from her bedroom window when she was growing up in Yorkshire, a historic county in Northern England known for its wool milling industry. Her grandparents were shepherds in Scotland and her mother, described […]
