Of the winter storms that strike our area, ice is the most treacherous but also the most landscape altering. Unlike snow, which blankets the landscape in a monochromatic white,  ice adds a layer of contrast along with the sculpture of frozen water.

Alan Cantrell’s decision to retire as coach of the varsity girls’ basketball program at Floyd County High School after this season is truly the end of an era. Cantrell brought state championships home in both boys’ and girls’ basketball program  FCHS.
The animated, emotional Cantrell is a sports photographer’s dream. A photo retrospective of my favorite [...]

Snow adds its own perspective to the landscape and transforms even mundane, everyday machines into a work of winterland art.
The transformation of my Jeep Wrangler from utilitarian daily driver into a work of snow art by Friday night’s snow storm almost made me want to leave it undisturbed Saturday but I needed the Jeep to [...]

Floyd Countians began digging out Saturday as the worst snowstorm in more than a decade moved northward, leaving a foot-and-a-half or more in the area and even more elsewhere.
Those who ventured out found the main roads passable but many secondary routes covered with drifting snow and untouched by snow plows.
In Floyd, few businesses opened. Food [...]

The clouds broke open Sunday afternoon after a Saturday night’s freezing rain.
On my way to a meeting in Roanoke I was surprised to find more ice at the bottom of Bent Mountain than on top but warming temperatures later in the day left the road clear for the trip back home.
The forecast calls for temperatures [...]