~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on March 26, 2009. As the Old Church Gallery Quilter’s Guild membership has grown so has the size of their meeting locations. Formed in 1986 as a part of The Old Church Gallery, the quilters outgrew the gallery’s original Presbyterian Church location. They met at the […]
~ The following was published in the Floyd Press news insert “Know Your County” on March 26, 2009. The Seed Swap held at the Floyd Country Store on a recent Saturday was an encouraging start to making the event a yearly tradition. At the height of the two hour swap as many as thirty […]
~ The following was published in the winter issue of All About Her, a regional news insert. She’s affectionately known by some as “The Countess of Coffee,” and is the “Little Diva” in the band “Little Diva and the G-Strings.” Co-owner of Floyd’s Café del Sol and vocalist performer with a degree in Music Therapy, […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on February 12, 2009. Floyd Fitness Center Manager Ellen Wright organized her first Swing Dance Class at the Winter Sun Music Hall. At that time her eldest son was a member of the Floyd County High School Band, which held yearly Jazz and Swing Dance […]
~The following was published in The Floyd Press on January 22, 2009. The idea for The Floyd Compass visitor’s guide was born when out-of-town guests asked owners of The Hotel Floyd what there was to do in Floyd, said Kamala Bauers, one of the hotel owners. In an effort to address visitors’ questions […]
The following was published in The Floyd Press on January 15, 2009 and online HERE. Cloe Franko’s wrists are covered with string prayer bracelets, gifted to her by villagers in Northeast Thailand where she recently spent four months living, studying, and working for the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE). The villagers were friendly and […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press, January 8, 2009. The Young Actors Co-op (YAC) played to a full house in their last performance of Comedy Through the Ages at the Sun Music Hall on Sunday. The production took the audience through the history of comedy from the Greek classics to Saturday Night […]
~ The following appeared in the Floyd Press on Thursday January 1, 2009 and HERE. Whether purchased as a quality keepsake or for use as a functional calendar, the 2009 Floyd County Historical Society (FCHS) Calendar is a way to own a bit of Floyd history. Created by FCHS photograph archivist Kathleen Ingoldsby as a […]
Mrs. Claus at the local café is a new take on the Department Store Santa. Ann Bower, a.k.a. Mrs. Claus, says she has a direct line to Santa. “I tell Santa what they want,” she said about the children who sit on her lap and reveal their Christmas wishes to her. Children and the young […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on December 4, 2008. Natural Awakenings of Southwest Virginia made its debut appearance in November. The 32 page magazine, printed on recycled newsprint with soy based inks, is a monthly guide to “healthier, more natural and environmentally friendly living,” writes publisher Stacy Hairfield in the premier […]
The following was published in The Floyd Press on November 13, 2008. Floyd County Moonshine is described on the publication’s MySpace page as “Floyd’s first Literary and Arts Magazine.” Its editor, Aaron Moore, is a graduate of Floyd County High School, Radford University, and is currently a graduate student of Literature at Florida State University. […]
The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 30, 2008 and at the FP online HERE. A Democratic fundraising rally for the Barack Obama/Joe Biden presidential campaign was held at the Sun Hall on Friday night. “The 9th District could prove to play a pivotal role in the November Presidential Election,” said local […]
