The following was first published on at Floyd Times on October 21, 2025. Approximately 300 citizens gathered around the Floyd Courthouse on Saturday for the NO KINGS DAY 2.0 rally to protest the executive overreach of our country’s current administration and to stand up for democracy. American flags were flying and participants held homemade signs […]
The following first appeared in Floyd Times on October 15, 2025. Downtown Floyd was a hub of activity on Saturday for the sixth annual Floyd Americana Fest. Four stages – at Outer Space, Dogtown Roadhouse, Warren Lineberry Park and Cocoa Mia – hosted an ongoing roster of performances by local and regional musicians throughout the […]
-The following first appeared in Floyd Times on October 8, 2025. The Annual Floyd Arts & Crafts Festival is one of the most well-attended events in the county. With approximately 180 vendors, Saturday’s festival filled two Floyd County High School gymnasiums and spread out onto the school grounds, making it a hub of activity and […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 28, 2025. Katherine Chantal’s solo sojourn on the West Coast of Ireland produced an 87-page travel memoir of poetry, some of which she recently shared with an audience for an Irish Night of poetry and music at the Floyd Country Store. Chantal’s readings followed three […]
-The following first appeared in Floyd Times on September 24, 2025. Friends of Roberson Mill hosted a Fall Festival on Saturday that included tours of the mill (at 1367a Roberson Mill Rd), a silent auction fundraiser, a community pot luck meal, music by George Slusher and Eric Reese and storytelling, Mc’d by Ricky Cox, a […]
The following first appeared in Floydtimes.com on 9/17/25 – Saturday’s Second Annual Mountain Valor Fest welcomed veterans, their families and the public for a full day of fun and fellowship. The free event included live music, games, family friendly activities, a bounce house, military equipment displays, food trucks, craft beer and rows of resources booths […]
The following first appeared in Floyd Times on September 3, 2025. Yoga Jam 2025 opened on Thursday with a community circle of centering and setting intentions for the four-day festival (August 28 – 31) of music, yoga, dance and art. Ceremonialist Katherine Chantal and her wise women assistants brought the Yoga Jam community together with […]
-The following first appeared in the Floyd Times. Caroline Ward, CEO of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation welcomed a crowd of supporters for a ceremonial ribbon cutting, marking the installment of a new shake roof on Mabry Mill. She gestured to the historic Mill, visible in the background, and led a round of applause. Speaking […]
-The following first appeared in Floyd Times on August 27, 2025 The Floyd Living Traditions Festival is a free-to-the-public annual celebration of mountain culture and heritage. Presented by The Floyd Center for the Arts (FCA) and The Handmade Music School (HMS), this year’s festival featured over 25 artisan booths to explore, Appalachian living demonstrations and […]
-The following first appeared in Floyd Times on August 20, 2025. A record-breaking crowd turned out for the August 14th iteration of the 8th Annual Small Town Summer at the Warren Lineberry Memorial Park. Outdoor seating for the every-other Thursday summer event spilled out onto the entrance courtyard, along the Dogtown Roadhouse porch and the […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 14, 2025. Crooked Mountain Campground is a Veteran owned event venue and pick-your-own flower farm owned by Brian and Christy Corbett. Although the couple have lived on the property for 4-years this September, they began hosting events in 2024 and were named “Outstanding New Tourism […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 7, 2025. Velva Groover is an active member of Floyd Flower Power, a project of The Partnership for Floyd, the non-profit community-focused initiative that brought us Lineberry Park and Floyd’s nature trails. With a goal of beautifying Floyd and highlighting its native plants, Groover and […]
