~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 23, 2008 and online HERE. The name “Carolyn” came like a premonition to Carolyn Kirby’s mother long before she had children. “It means “great singer,”’ sixteen-year-old Carolyn Kirby said. She was sitting with her mother, Leslie Romano, on an outdoor bench, overlooking the family […]
The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 16, 2008 1. Attendees of last Saturday’s Charity Fashion Show and Silent Auction had a bright and breezy autumn day to enjoy a colorful sampling of some of Floyd’s finest fashions. 2. Tammy Lemons (pictured right), Area Director of The New River Community Action Center […]
~The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 9, 2008. Wall Residences has a new address. The Floyd business has been providing residential foster care placement for individuals with disabilities since 1995. After thirteen years of operation, the business has grown to include a total of 40 employees, 140 family providers (14 of […]
~ The following appeared in The Floyd Press on September 18, 2008. Having a Personal Fitness Trainer isn’t just for city dwellers or celebrities like Oprah. Floyd native, Rowan Chantal recently received certification as a Personal Trainer from the American College of Sports Medicine and has set up shop at The Floyd Fitness Center. […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on September 11, 2008. The Jessie Peterman Memorial Library celebrated its new Sunday hours with cookies and punch and an afternoon of entertainment in the library’s new Community Room. A Junior Jamboree was performed by students of the Floyd Music School. Floyd Music School founder and […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on August 28, 2008 and is a follow-up to a previous story HERE. “You can pull up the weeds but if you don’t get the root, they’ll come back,” Abraham Cherrix recently told a Medical Ethics class at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic on […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press, July 31, 2008 Summer camp is an all-American tradition for many teens. But what kind of camp teaches kindness as part of its curriculum, or instructs campers to disconnect from their high-tech, high paced lives in order to sit still and listen? At the second annual […]
The following appeared in the Floyd Press on July 24, 2008 and also online HERE. The theme of this year’s Floydfest, “A Family Affair,” came about at the end of last year’s festival when festival co-founder Kris Hodges realized that everyone involved – patrons, volunteers, staff, and vendors – felt like family. But […]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press on July 10, 2008 and on their online site HERE. When Rose Cherrix and her son Abraham first participated in the Spoken Word Open Mic at Floyd’s Café Del Sol, they received a rousing round of applause when Rose told the crowd that Abraham recently had […]
~ The following was published in the Floyd Press on 6/19/08 Thirteen branches were represented at the 300th year anniversary celebration of the Brethren Church, which was founded in Germany in 1708. The event took place at the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren on Saturday and drew a full house of church members and […]
~ The Following was published in the Floyd Press on June 12, 2008 Floyd County’s chapter of the Humane Society was founded in 1999 by the late Aletha Pearson. An earlier version of the chapter existed during the 80’s but was short lived. In the nine years that the current chapter has been active, the […]
The following was published in the Floyd Press on May 15, 2008 We all work together with a giggle and a grin. With a wiggle and a giggle and a google and a goggle and a jigger and a jagger and a giggle and a grin. ~ Woody Guthrie It was a jamboree of a […]
