Friday Night Lights
[slide] Friday Nights are special in Floyd and the center of the town scene on the last workday of the week is bluegrass and the Friday Night Jamboree. Some shots from last Friday night.
Taxing questions for taxing times
While counties and cities throughout Southwestern Virginia raise taxes on both real estate and personal property, Floyd County Supervisors appear determined to hold the line. Which creates problem for the cash-strapped county but could be a relief for equally cash-strapped county residents who have trouble making ends meet. But this may be the last year [...]
A bad sign of the times
Gang graffiti using tags of notorious and dangerous street gangs have appeared in Floyd County with the latest spray-painted on the side of a wall at The Village Green on Main Street. “MM — Blood 4 Life” is, according to the Virginia State Police, a tag for a Bloods African American gang operating out of [...]
Zen and the art of non-motorcycle injuries
Friends who worry about my health often warn me that riding a motorcycle will lead to injuries. Over the past few weeks, I’ve suffered a number of injuries — not one related to riding a Harley-Davidson. While photographing a donkey basketball game last month a well-placed kick from a jackass left a deep leg bruise; [...]
Spring must be here. Mabry Mill is open
Mabry Mill opened over the weekend and the parking lot quickly filled with locals and visitors traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is the Parkway’s 75th Year anniversary and many events are planned throughout the summer. Related articles by Zemanta The Parkway’s loss of innocence (blueridgemuse.com) Top 10 Quick Blue Ridge Parkway Hikes Near Asheville: [...]
A marriage made in bluegrass heaven
Serena Wimmer and Donald Jacobs tied the knot at the Jamboree in Floyd Friday night. The met at the Jamboree, danced many a night away and fell in love amid the clogging, flatfooting and bluegrass music. So the music stopped briefly Friday night and the dance floor and stage became a wedding chapel for the [...]
A softball rout
[slide] Scenes form a recent Floyd County High School varsity softball 14-4 rout of Pulaski.
Hokie nation or just a hokey situation?
George Daniels, manager of the Virginia Tech bookstore where disgraced former school quarterback Michael Vick will attempt to hawk his autograph for $25 to $30 a pop Saturday said a mouthful this week when he declared that “the Hokie Nation will respond in a positive way” to the return of an ex-con who spent 21 [...]
A convicted felon named Vick returns to Virginia Tech
Former Virginia Tech quarterback — and convicted felon — Michael Vick returns to Virginia Tech this weekend and will sell his autograph for $25 to $30 a pop. His return is generating a lot of buzz — a lot of it unfavorable — around Blacksburg. A Facebook page was shut down after a barrage of [...]
Mothers pimping out their daughters
I’ve lost count of the area mothers who have asked me to take photos of their underage daughters “because they’re sexy.” When I had studios in The Jacksonville Center and The Village Green, these mothers came in the door, often dragging their 14-17 year-old daughters, saying they wanted “glamor” shots shots of their kids. One [...]