Floyd County High School’s varsity football team continued their unbeaten season Monday night with a 35-21 pasting of Giles County and those who braved the cold weather saw an incredible performance from quarterback Luke Harris (above) who scored three rushing touchdowns and threw for a fourth in the first half.  Harris rushed for more than 150 yards in the first half.

I’ve watched a lot of football players at high school, college and pro levels over the years. This kid is incredible.

UPDATE: FCHS whipped Auburn on Friday, Oct. 31 and wraps up the regular season this coming Friday with a home game against Radford. Win or lose, the Buffaloes are in the district playoffs.

A church choir, local entertainers and friends gathered at Floyd County High School Saturday to raise money for medical expenses for county Tourism and Economic Development Director Lydeanna Martin, who is fighting colon cancer.

Attendees purchased food supplied by county residents and organizations, invested in door prize tickets and listened to music in the high school auditorium.

Doctors found the cancer in 38-year-old Martin earlier this year and she is still fighting the deadly disease after surgery as well as chemo and radiation therapy.

Organizers said the benefit raised more than $11,000.

Yes, that really is a giant banjo that Floyd Country Store owner Woody Crenshaw is hoisting and he and a work crew get ready to mount the huge instrument on the front of the store

Fabricated in the workshop of Crenshaw Lighting, the banjo is the latest addition to the facade of the site of Floyd’s famous Friday Night Jamboree.  Crenshaw says the two-sided instrument was part of the original plant for the facade renovation of the store and they mounted the thing Thursday night — just in time for the weekly jamboree the next night.

It wasn’t easy. With electrical wires hovering too close, Crenwshaw and his crew carefully maneuvered the banjo into place and on to three pegs.  It took a number of tries and false starts and they broke a tuning stem in the process but put it back into place with a drill and glue.

The only thing that remained to be seen was how many people would notice it the next day and during the Friday Night Jamboree.

Many did and most declared it a welcome addition to Floyd’s music culture.

Floyd County High School’s Buffaloes fell behind 13-0 to Patrick County in the first half but rallied to take the lead 14-13 at the half. From there they never looked back, beating the Stuart rival 28-13 for a stirring win Friday night.

The eclectic Emily Brass brought her reggae-blues sound to Pine Tavern Sunday for an evening of fun, dancing and food in the pavilion. The evening also featured Blacksburg band Sol Creech and good food, including veggie chili and chicken tenders on a skewer.

The Pine continues to evolve as a music venue with enthusiastic crowds at the outdoor setting, bringing back memories of bygone days when music was a constant staple at the restaurant.

Promoter Tom Ryan, who also tends bar on Friday and Saturday nights, promises an increasing number of events for the future.

Stay tuned.

Floyd County High School’s Buffaloes opened the varsity football home season Friday night with a 47-0 stomping of Rural Retreat.

School started in Floyd County Thursday and the sports season kicked off Thursday night with volleyball at FCHS.  The first home football game is Friday, August 28. Get out your Buffalo hats, shirts and banners and suport your local school athletics.

Pine Tavern rocked Saturday night with the sounds of Sonic Safari as the popular county eatery celebrated its second annual Dysfunctional Family Picnic.

The event, conceived by local raconteur Tom Ryan, who tends bar at the Pine on Friday and Saturday nights, included incredible gumbo, peel and eat shrimp, and a lot of dancing and partying.

Ryan had also planned the first annual gathering of Floyd County "All Stars" musicians but had to cancel that event because too many of the proposed all stars aren’t speaking to each other — a malady that seems to affect musicians.

Maybe he should have included them in the Dysfunctional Family Picnic.

Talk about fulfilling a need.

The always entertaining Windfall appeared before an enthusiastic audience at Cafe del Sol Friday night.

You don’t see dancing all that often at Oddfellas Cantina but this couple danced Friday night while the band (Grace Note) played on.