Back in the saddle and returning to an angry, hateful America

DOUG THOMPSON Wednesday, November 29, 2023

A series of injuries and health issues sidelined me for most of 2023. It was a good year to miss.

I fought the yard and the yard won

Floyd County voters overruled lies and hate of Republicans

With our apologies and thanks to the Bobby Fuller Four and songwriter Sonny Curtis for their 1958 song, “I Fought The Law and The Law Won.”

The win of Commonwealth’s Attorney Eric Branscom over GOP pick Travis Epes show the voters care a lot more about the county than the Republican partisan hacks or the leadership of county Supervisors

Cat vetted us until we became his subjects

The tuxedo gray and white Alpha-Male cat that owned us and our house died after his health nose-dived. Bootsie vetted and chose us as occupants

Fall sports wrapping up this week and next

We head into the last two weeks of the Floyd County High School varsity football season after a devastating 47-0 loss to Radford, putting the

Buffaloes take big 20-6 win over Carroll County

The victory is a third win for the Floyd County High School team.

Lady Buffs lose 0-3 to Glenvar volleyballers

The loss puts the team at 2-16 with two games remaining in the season.

Varsity volleyball win for Floyd against Patrick County

Sadly, health problems kept me away from catching the Floyd County Buffaloes varsity volleyball ladies took down Patrick County 3-1 last Thursday night. The win

Varsity football Buffaloes stampede James River 42-7 for homecoming

The Buffaloes led 34-0 at the half and never looked back.

Football Homecoming Thursday, not Friday, this week

Floyd County High School plans to celebrate football homecoming this week but it will be on a Thursday, not Friday, and will start an hour

Carroll County win over volleyball Lady Buffaloes offset by JV, MS victories

The loss puts the varsity team at 1-7 but the Middle School and JV teams have winning records for the season.

Volleyball action at FCHS Thursday afternoon, evening

The Lady Buffaloes varsity, middle school and JV volleyball teams face Carroll County’s Cavaliers Thursday evening in the Alan Cantrell Gym at Floyd County HIgh