You say you want an evolution
Five years ago, as Frank & Sally Walker worked to open their new coffee shop, Cafe del Sol, I asked them a question. “What,” I wondered, “motivates you to open a ‘gourmet’ coffee shop in a county where coffee is measured by thickness, not taste?” “We’re hoping to change that,” Sally said. For a while, [...]
To snow a lot or not to snow a lot? That is the question
The National Weather Service is predicting some snow for the area Tuesday and Wednesday. How much? Ah, that’s the question. The latest estimate from the NWS pros predicts 1-2 inches. Roanoke Times weather geek Kevin Myatt, who’s record of accuracy beats the pros, thinks it will be more like 2-4 inches. The Farmer’s Almanac, which [...]
Cantrell’s career ends with upset
The legendary career of Floyd County High School basketball coach Alan Cantrell ended with a stunning loss to Glenvar — a team his Lady Buffaloes beat handily twice in the regular season — 46-40 Friday night in the Region C Division 2 semifinals at Northwood High School in Saltville Friday night. The Lady Buffs scored [...]
This sucks if you get our drift
High winds sent drifting snow over previously-clear Floyd County roads again today, closing schools again and plunging wind chills into single digits. Our wind meter clocked one gust last night at 61 miles per hour. The 1-2 inches of snow that fell Wednesday piled up in drifts Thursday and early today. Our driveway is covered [...]
Bad news for the java deprived
Cafe del Sol will not reopen as planned on Monday, March 1. And a date for just when — or if — the popular Floyd coffee shop, which closed for the month of February, will reopen is not certain, according to owner Sally Walker. “We’ve had, shall we say, some glitches,” Walker told us Thursday. [...]
The AEP rate suspension scam
If you buy into the propaganda surrounding the new law suspending Appalachian Election Power’s (AEP) latest rate increase then your momma failed to drown the dumb ones. The bill, signed into law by Gov. Bob McDonnell with lots of fanfare Wednesday, suspends AEP’s latest highway-robbery rate increase until state regulators can approve it later this [...]
Oh, joy…more brutal weather
High wind warnings out this morning, along with winter storm warnings just to the west of us. Drifting snow from the 1-2 inches that fell Wednesday covered enough roads to cancel schools in Floyd County for the day. The thermometer on the back porch sat at 19 this morning and the high is not expected [...]
FCHS boys eliminated from regional playoffs
Floyd County High School’s boys basketball team first appearance in regional tournament play in recent years came to an abrupt end in the first round Wednesday night at James River High School in Buchanan as the Knights handed the Buffaloes at 66-43 defeat and eliminated the team from the Region C, Division 2 tournament. The [...]
Giving Cantrell one last home win
Floyd County High School’s girls’ varsity basketball team gave retiring coach Alan Cantrell a final home victory Tuesday night with a 71-37 trouncing of James River in the opening regional tournament play at the FCHS gym. The Lady Buffs roared out to a quick lead early and never looked back. By the time Cantrell put [...]
One small step for man, one giant victory against Mother Nature
For the first time in more than two weeks, both of our cars are at the bottom of our driveway. No small achievement. Amy’s Jeep Liberty made its first foray onto public roads Monday after two weeks mired in snow, ice and drifts at the top of our driveway, which rises 500 feet from the [...]