Floyd County News

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.

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 nonprofit gives children a safe place to visit with their noncustodial parents.

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.

"It's time to send a message," said Courthouse Supervisor Jerry W. Boothe in voting against the ordinance following a scheduled public hearing where no one appeared to speak for or against the proposed ordinance.

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.

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

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

We have photos of some New River Valley fans at the recent Lyle Lovett concert in Roanoke.

"Buy local. Be local. Eat local." Blacksburg's local initiative has found its way onto bumper stickers, storefront windows and advertisements.

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.

A jury of 6 men and 6 women found Jeffrey Martin Young guilty of all four charges in the 2008 attack of a Slaughters' Supermarket employee, rejecting a defense contention that the 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness was insane at the time.

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.

When asked why he struck a woman with a vehicle and beat her with a log and a club in the parking lot of Slaughters' Supermarket, Jeffery Young told a forensic psychologist that there was something about the store's name.

By the time Jeffrey Young was escorted out of the Floyd County Courthouse on Tuesday, he already heard several opinions on his mental health by professionals who took the stand.

Last week, Friday Night Bites took you to Dude's Drive-In in Christianburg. This week News7's Natasha Ryan headed to Floyd County where Eastern Montgomery will take on Floyd County High School Friday night.

Virginia has received its first shipments of H1N1 influenza vaccine: thousands of doses of nasal mist to immunize health care workers.

Our report on the latest court motions in Jeffery Young's upcoming Floyd County trial, had one viewer pointing out a mistake.

Court papers obtained by 10 On Your Side outline Jeffrey Young's defense on criminal charges in Floyd County, as well as the DNA evidence against him.