Floyd County High School’s cheerleading squads add a lot to the athletic events and have been a pleasure to photograph
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Favorite photos of 2016
End of the year. Time to select favorite photos of the past 12 months. I shot more than 10,000 images
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In photography, luck is often key
Spent about three hours this morning selecting about 45 photographs to submit to The Floyd Press for this week’s paper.
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A little slice of time
When photographing high school sports, I often try to look for a right instant of time to catch action or
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Hitting the dirt, bull riding style
The bulls bucked, the riders flew and the rodeo clowns helped keep things safe Friday night at Chantilly Farms as
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Horsing around and more in Check
Check’s community festival brought area residents together for games, music, food and a horse pull at the elementary school Sunday,
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Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds and The Virginia Boys took to the stage of The Floyd Country Store Thursday night as
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Good weather, good music, good weekend
A nice, albeit hot, weekend for the area and lots on tab for those of us who always want and
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Youth helps preserve bluegrass & traditional music
Some might claim that bluegrass and traditional country music serves the older generation but spending two days at the Chantilly
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Sunrise
Perhaps, after all the clouds, rain and cooler than normal weather, we can actually now enjoy Spring and then Summer.
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The Lonesome River Band at Chantilly Farms
A sellout crowd packed The Barn at Chantilly Farms near Floyd Sunday night for the completion of a tour promoting
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A snowy President’s Day
The snow was less than a foot, less than half a foot in some areas by Monday afternoon and nothing
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Dancing the night away
Yes, baby, it was cold outside on Friday night but the music was playing and the dancers were hopping inside
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Dancing and then some on a Friday Night
Good crowds at The Friday Night Jamboree at the Country Store and a free music night at Dogtown Roadhouse kept
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Cheering
Cheerleaders and fans showcase support for the game.
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Warm, great day in late November
One does not normally expect to be walking around in downtown Floyd on November 27 wearing a short sleeve shirt
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A full moon and Happy Thanksgiving
A bright Autumn full moon arrived along with Thanksgiving this year, giving us a glow from the heavens to help
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The Blue Eyed Betty’s
They are called “The Blue Eyed Betty’s” and their song list is eclectic and entertaining. The Betty’s — Ben Meckel
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Brings people together
Floyd is a diverse area and that diversity is most visible in the music heritage that dominates the county and Southwestern Virginia.
I shot this photo on Locust Street on a Friday night in Floyd in 2007. It still is one of my favorites because it shows young and old and those of different lifestyles playing together.
The music brings people together.
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Spring moon
Even when it’s not full, the moon in the sky is something to see. Caught this while photographing soccer at
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