Floyd News

Firefighting has come a long way in the past 30-40 years, and three of those who have seen the changes firsthand will be leading the Floyd Christmas Parade this Sunday at 3 p.m. Serving as marshals for the 2009 parade, sponsored by the Floyd County Merchants' and Businessmen's Association, will be the Floyd County Volunteer Fire Department's Tony ...

A teacher with a passion for learning and high expectations for his students, D.J. Keith touched thousands of lives during his career.

The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors is looking for county residents who may be interested in serving on the county's transportation safety commission.

Karen Carrino's story ended and began in 1972. That year, the New Jersey teen's life was tragically cut short in a hit-and-run car crash.

A doe watches warily in the morning fog. With firearms season in full swing in Floyd and nearby counties through Dec.

Jodi Vandervort of Floyd sent along this photo of her daughter, Chloe, showing off her two bottom teeth for Nana and Papa.

About a year ago, Andrea Marshall, a local musician, and Woody Crenshaw, owner of the Floyd Country Store, started talking about the possibility of a Sunday afternoon jam session at the store.

The deadline for the Floyd Christmas Parade entries has been extended to Wednesday, November 25.

The reductions came as Social Services Director Carl Ayers reported applications from county residents for assistance are reaching all-time highs as those who have never needed help in the past seek aid.

Hollingsworth & Vose will install an additional meltblown production line in Hatzfeld, Germany.

Faced with thousands of dollars in mounting legal fees from failed attempts to close on sale of property in the Commerce Park for a proposed data center, Floyd County's Economic Development Authority is looking for ways to collect reimbursement for the funds from Data Knight 365, which is expected to formally default on the deal on Dec.

The Blue Ridge Restaurant in Floyd, Virginia, is the right place to begin a long day of hard work.

Floyd County land continues to gain in value, and the reassessment notices that arrived in the mail earlier this week told the story.

Ten artists will showcase their work from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday during this year's "Art Tour Ten." The artists are Kate Anderson, Charlie Brouwer, Sue Brozovsky, Jennifer Collins, Aileen Fletcher, Lora Leigh Giessler, Chris Lively, Susan Lockwood, Darcy Meeker and Linda Osborne.

Every year, "Peanuts" character Linus waits around for a Great Pumpkin who never shows.

Anita Sutton of Pilot sent in this photo of John Akers of Riner and great-grandaughter Kira with gourds from their garden.

The works of Russian pastellist Lilia Momotova will be on exhibit at WVTF in Roanoke from Nov 2 -Nov 30.

Vaccines against the H1N1 flu will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Jessie Peterman library in Floyd.

Under unexpected blue skies, a banner crowd turned out for the first annual SplitRail Eco-Fair on Saturday.

Data Knight 365 Friday missed another deadline for closing on purchase of 51.5 acres of undeveloped land in Floyd County's Commerce Park for a proposed data center, prompting the Economic Development Authority is authorize a formal "final demand for closing" Tuesday after meeting behind closed doors for more than a hour.