-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 31, 2024- Downtown Floyd was abuzz with activity during Floyd Americana Fest, an annual grassroots festival that celebrates local music, art and community. Five stages at different downtown venues showcased a variety of local musical talent on Saturday, October 19. Arts and craft vendors lined […]
-The following first appeared in the Floyd Press on October 17, 2024 A Donor Brunch hosted at Red Rooster Coffee Roaster to benefit Blue Mountain School (BMS) brought together school founders, supporters, alumni, and current parents and teachers to celebrate the school’s 43-year history and to raise money for its continued success. The early October […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on October 3, 2020 A group of Hayden family members and friends gathered at the Mt. Zion Christian Church late last month for the unveiling of the Hayden Place road sign, marking the completion of New River Valley’s Habitat for Humanity’s seven-unit single family homes and celebrating […]
The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on 8/29/2004. Sunny skies prevailed for Saturday’s Second Annual Floyd Living Traditions Festival at the Floyd Center for the Arts. The event welcomed a record-breaking turn-out of attendees to celebrate the traditional arts, crafts and music of Floyd County. “Last year, we hoped for 400 attendees, and […]
-The Following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 14, 2024 The Celebration Hall at Floyd’s Ecovillage Event Center was filled with enthusiastic supporters Friday evening for a Democratic fundraiser to benefit the campaigns of Karen Baker, who is running for Congress in Virginia’s 9th Congressional District, and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, who is […]
“I spent five years transforming this building from the oldest operational jail in the entire state of North Carolina into what you see today,” Josh Copus (my son) said at the June Ballad Swap. Josh is a potter/artist and owner of the Old Marshall Jail, a boutique hotel bar and restaurant that is curated with […]
–The following was first published in The Floyd Press on June 13, 2024 – The Book House (132 N Locust St) celebrated its Open House as part of the Floyd Artisan Trail on Saturday. Owners Kim Dulaney and Leah Cantrell, who were first place winners of the 2023 Floyd C4 Business Development Series, welcomed crowds […]
“It’s hard to talk to trees. We’re not big on chit chat. That’s not to say we can’t do amazing things, things you’ll probably never do. Cradle downy owlets. Steady flimsy tree forts. Photosynthesize. But talk to people? Not so much.” – From Wishtree by Katherine Applegate -The following first appeared in The Floyd Press […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 16, 2024 Dubbed Floydfest Horizon, the 2024 festival is off to a good start, after taking a year off to develop the festival’s new Floyd County property at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check. Set to take place on July 24 -28, Floydfest 24 will […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on April 25, 2024. The Partnership for Floyd celebrated their 20th year of community service following Saturday’s Appalachian Species Giant Puppet parade for Earth Day. From the stage at the Warren G. Lineberry Park, founding member Kamala Bauers spoke to the attending crowd about the Partnership, a […]
-The following pictures appeared in The Floyd Press on November 30, 2023 – I knew we were in trouble when I counted four Grinches in the Floyd Christmas Parade this year. The route was also well represented with Kazim Shriner Clowns who were bound to get in a little trouble. And some clowns were grinches. […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 9, 2022. A playful group of poets from all over came together for the seventh annual Little River Poetry Festival, held under sunny skies at On the Water Outfitters last weekend, June 3 -5. A record number of first time readers and poets of all […]
