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With two new members and a new chairman and vice chairman, the Floyd County…
New feature: Voice of the people
Starting with the new year, Blue Ridge Muse will provide a monthly video report…
Supervisors name Clinger as new chairman, Allen as vice chair
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors elected first-term Courthouse Supervisor to the chairmanship Tuesday…
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No game for sissies
Anyone who follows Floyd County High School girls’ basketball knows this is no place…
Floyd cross country track teams headed for state meet
Both the girls and boys cross-country track teams at Floyd County High School qualified…
Close…oh so close
Powerhouse Radford was expected to roll over Floyd County with ease on a cold,…
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Schools delayed because of snow
The surprise snowfall that dumped 3-4 inches of snow on Floyd County Saturday night…
Supervisors name Clinger as new chairman, Allen as vice chair
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors elected first-term Courthouse Supervisor to the chairmanship Tuesday…
The sun sets on 2011
Lots of changes on the Floyd scene as the old year rings out: Lawrence…
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Mixing politics and bluegrass
It’s an election year and that means the pols will make Floyd a stop…
Mr. Peabody’s coal train done hauled it away
In our humble opinion, no song better tells the story about the devastation of…
Know your county government
With two new members and a new chairman and vice chairman, the Floyd County…
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Friday the 13th did not jinx Floyd basketball
No Friday the 13th trauma for the boys and girls basketball teams for Floyd…
A hard-fought win for Floyd County’s boys basketball
Floyd County High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved their record to 12-1 Saturday…
Lady Buffs avenge early season loss to Lord Botetourt
The only loss suffered by the Floyd County High School varsity girls’ basketball team…
The will to live returns
At first it seemed like an allergy — runny nose, watery eyes, sneezing. Started Tuesday morning. Allergy medication kept the…
Tough times for a pro camera supplier
Sad news from the Washington, DC area. Penn Camera — my “go to” equipment supplier for a major part of…
The dangers of change
To paraphrase an old joke: How many Floyd Countians does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: 200. One…
The people speak: January 24, 2012
Public comments before the Floyd County Board of Supervisors at their meeting Tuesday night. Presented without editing or comment for…
Ode to a BlackBerry
Back in the 1990s my employer at the time took away my well-used beeper and replaced it with a new…
Scenes from a night of winning basketball
Short video of Friday night’s basketball victories of both the boys and girls teams at Floyd County High School with…
Basketball homecoming night at Floyd County High School. Overflow crowd. Time to honor legendary coach Alan Cantrell for his induction…
“You write like a liberal,” Floyd tea party member Rob Bonsignore told me after the group’s meeting the other night.…
A story I wrote in last week’s Floyd Press — about the indictment of a female member of Floyd County’s…
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Mixing politics and bluegrass
It’s an election year and that means the pols will make Floyd a stop on their tours through Southwestern Virginia, not so much for…
Mr. Peabody's coal train done hauled it away
In our humble opinion, no song better tells the story about the devastation of strip mining and mountaintop removal than John Prine‘s haunting “Paradise,”…
Know your county government
With two new members and a new chairman and vice chairman, the Floyd County Board of Supervisors has a new look this year. Here’s…
New feature: Voice of the people
Starting with the new year, Blue Ridge Muse will provide a monthly video report on public comments at the Floyd County Board of Supervisors…
A video look at music and sports in Floyd Co…
One of the many projects on my plate these days is a video about Floyd County so I’ve been going back through footage shot…
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Know your county government
With two new members and a new chairman and vice chairman, the Floyd County Board of Supervisors has a new look this year.…
FUBAR View all
In many ways, the U.S. Constitution is like the Bible. It is all too often misquoted, misinterpreted and misappropriated to serve a particular political agenda or bias.…
National Music Festival abandons Floyd and heads to Maryland
The misinformation super highway
Bye-bye Borders
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Friday the 13th did not jinx Floyd basketball
No Friday the 13th trauma for the boys and girls basketball teams for Floyd County High School. The girls played at home on a cold night and stomped…
A hard-fought win for Floyd County’s boys basketball
Floyd County High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved their record to 12-1 Saturday night with a hard-fought 58-57 victory over Grayson County before an overflow crowd at…
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Know your county government
With two new members and a new chairman and vice chairman, the Floyd County Board of Supervisors has a new look this year. Here’s a…