


CVS pharmacy: Help, hindrance, or killing field?
Mistakes, erratic closings, overworked pharmacists, stress

Floyd County has had 27 new cases of the COVID-19 virus in five days
The pandemic is not over. It’s growing again while most Americans ignore even basic safety precautions.

Pandemic over? ‘Not so fast,’ says the virus
The latest variant of COVID-19 infects those fully vaccinated and has brought a steady increase in cases and hospitalizations

Going out on the Fourth? Wear a mask
The Centers for Disease Control moved Carroll County to “high risk” for COVID-19 this week, which calls for masks in public while Floyd and nearby counties are “medium risk”

COVID-19 deaths return to our area
The virus remains and continues to find new ways to infect more and more of us

New COVID-19 cases are up 26% in Floyd County
Nearly half of those new infections came in residents considered “fully vaccinated”

Memorial Day: Is it safe out there?
COVID-19 is surging again as an estimated 39.2 million Americans hit the road to also face record gas prices

In three days, Floyd adds three new virus cases, two deaths
On Wednesday, the Virginia Department of Health reported two new infections and two deaths in Floyd County. The number was reduced to one, plus two listed earlier from the weekend. on Thursday. The two deaths remained the same. The COVID-19 Coronavirus is down but not out, not by a long shot

Filmmaker, friend dies covering war in Ukraine
Brent Renaud lost his life while trying to report the truth in a troubled, violent place