Photo op brings Boucher to Floyd
Rep. Rick Boucher took a day out of the two-week Easter Congressional recess to hit Floyd for the dedication of the Station on South Locust and new Community Market Wednesday — a classic photo opportunity for a Democratic Congressman who voted against the controversial health care bill that passed in Washington last week. Boucher, reamed [...]
Kill a cop for Christ
Once again, a group that hates America and embraces religion to justify that hate wants to kill Americans and destroy our way of life. No, we’re not talking about Islam-spouting Arabs who hide in caves and plot atrocities. This is yet another home-grown, American-born-and-bred gaggle of hatemongers who wave the Bible and invoke the name [...]
Sun may finally be rising on Spring
March had to deliver one last shot of winter over the weekend with freezing overnight temperatures and then a blast of heavy, cold rain before giving way to Spring. The forecast for Wednesday — the last day of March — calls for sun and 73 degrees, followed by a high in the 80s for April [...]
Floyd’s ever-changing face
Paper covers the windows of the corner location of the Winter Sun as work continues on converting the former home of Cafe del Sol into the new home of Dogtown Pizza. Just up Locust Street, Tom Ryan readies his Republic of Floyd Emporium for its grand opening on March 31 while Natasha’s Market Cafe heads [...]
Jackass basketball
There’s a reason why they are called jackasses (aka donkeys) and those who took part in the charity Donkey Basketball game at Floyd County High School Thursday night found out why. The recalcitrant donkeys proved more than a match for those who tried to ride and play basketball at the same time as a combo [...]
Honoring Steven Bishop
Floyd Countians and many others Wednesday honored Steven Jesse Bishop, 29, a Floyd County native who served his country and died in Iraq on March 13. Although his death was not combat-related, Bishop was buried at Jacksonville Center with full military honors, a rightful honor for someone who wore the uniform and stood post in [...]
Tea Party brews dangerous vandalism
Tea Party activist Mike Troxel of Lynchburg decided it would be cute to post what he thought was Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello‘s home address on his blog after the Congressman had the gall to vote for the health care reform bill that passed the House of Representatives Sunday night. But Troxel got it wrong. The [...]
Crime-time in Floyd County
While the economy and health care still dominate much of the discussion over coffee and eggs at breakfast spots in and around Floyd, people also talk about the increasing problem of crime. “This used to a be a place where people left their doors unlocked and keys in their cars,” one long-time resident said the [...]
Allergic to Spring
For three months of the winter that seemingly would not end we waited for the dawn of Spring. Now I’m waiting for a chance to enjoy it. At age 62, I’ve apparently developed hay fever and related allergies. Spring has become my enemy. It began Thursday as I rode my Harley along a country road. [...]
Area Congressmen split vote on flawed health care bill
Our two Democratic Congressmen split their votes on the health care “reform” package that passed the House of Representatives late Sunday night. Rep. Rick Boucher voted “no,” saying the bill’s cuts in Medicare hurt his large senior citizen constituency. Rep. Tom Perriello cast a “yes” vote, a move which could cost him in the mid-term [...]