– The following appeared in The Floyd Press on December 26, 2013. Blue Mountain Elementary School (BMS) recently conducted one of its best fundraisers yet. The fundraiser concluded on Tuesday, December 3, with a combined Thankful Celebration and a Room Naming Ceremony, with naming rights awarded in memory of deceased individuals whose family and friends […]
~ The following appeared in the December 19, 2013 issue of The Floyd Press Rhonda Withington of the Mischievous Carrot shows off her bags, felted ornaments and other handmade and re-purposed gifts. Withington was one of more than 30 vendors at Jacksonville Center’s 19th Annual Winterfest Arts and Crafts Festival, featuring local handcrafted works, live […]
~ The following first appeared (with a larger spread of photos) in The Floyd Press on November 27, 2013 The line to meet award-winning author Wendell Berry snaked through two rooms at the Floyd EcoVillage on Friday afternoon. Berry, an environmental activist and Kentucky farmer whose writings focus on rural agriculture and community, was in […]
~ The following first appeared in the Fall issue of All About Her, a regional magazine news insert. “Everyone has to grocery shop. You should feel inspired when you do,” says Margie Redditt, owner of Floyd’s Harvest Moon Food Store. Redditt believes that shopping, cooking and eating should be fun, adventurous and good for you, […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on November 7, 2013 The Floyd County High School broke ground at its new Farm School on Saturday, November 2nd. Teachers, parents, students and farmers were among those who gathered to watch the first quarter acre of the sixteen acre piece plowed by two teams […]
~The following first appeared in the November 7th issue of The Floyd Press. Please note that this story gives details of the upcoming Biological Woodsmen Week in Floyd and Wendell Berry’s visit. If you’re going to be a biological woodsman and practice restorative forestry, you embrace the concept that what you leave in the forest […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 31, 2013. NASCAR Night at Ray’s Restaurant was a big hit. The recent fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the Nichols family packed the house for dinner and a live auction. Floyd native, Charles Moles (pictured above) spends the majority of his time […]
– The following appeared in The Floyd Press in two parts, on October 24 and the 31st. “This is not a game,” said Dawn Barnes, the Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) coordinator who led a Poverty Simulation training at the Floyd EcoVillage on Sunday. “13.5% of the Floyd population is living in poverty, according to a […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 24, 2013 Skeletons, super heroes and rainbow-wigged characters got an early start to Halloween. The local chapter of PFLAG, a national support, education and advocacy organization, held a Halloween Costume fundraiser at Dogtown Roadhouse/Winter Sun Hall Saturday night, October 19th. The Floyd PFLAG (Parents, Family […]
~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press in July, 2013. Because of Floydfest I missed posting it until now. Rising Sun Community School (RSCS), a new Montessori-based school in Floyd, had a successful first year. With sixteen children (ages 2 ½ to 6) enrolled in preschool for the fall, there is a waiting […]
~ The following appeared in the Floyd Press on September 5, 2013 with a larger spread of photos. Performing tonight in Floyd Virgina! Great Place, Great Vibe, Great People. Much Love – MC Yogi “I’ve been to yoga festivals all over the country and this one is top notch,” said Joshua Canter, a Yoga Jam […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 22, 2013 The tents are bigger and new showers have been built. With over 30 teachers scheduled, 35 hours of inspirational workshops planned and 18 bands ready to get you moving, excitement is mounting for the second annual Floyd Yoga Jam, set to take place […]
