Floyd News

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.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7854 and America Legion Post #127 will be sponsoring a Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 3 p.m. The Town of Floyd will be honoring all those who have served in the Armed Forces.

As my story in today's Floyd Press reports, the county's Economic Development Authority Tuesday approved issuing a formal "final demand for closing" for the twice-aborted sale of 51.5 acres of undeveloped land in the largely-empty Commerce Park on Christiansburg Pike to Data Knight 365 , a company whose legality, ownership and resources remain in ...

Jurors met nearly four hours Wednesday but were unable to decide whether Jeffery Young should be found guilty of attacking a woman in a grocery store parking lot in early 2008.

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself without a can of Old Bay? There are people out there who worry about this.

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.

SPENCER -- The Machine will present a Pink Floyd Show at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts, 300 School St., Spencer.

Floyd County residents pose for a picture with a nearly 5-foot-tall "350" to signify their commitment to end global warming.

Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne proclaimed that their twelfth studio album would be their most experimental yet.

Two motorcyclists were severely injured in a wreck on the Blue Ridge Parkway Sunday, October 11.

In the third incident in two weeks, students at another county school have been evacuated due to suspicious writing on the bathroom walls.

What would you do if you suddenly found yourself without a can of Old Bay? There are people out there who worry about this.

Deputies are on the scene at Floyd County High School this morning, investigating the second bomb threat there in two weeks.

Donations needed for benefit event for Carter: Friends of Phillip Carter are seeking donations of baked goods and items to help Carter with his cancer treatments.

I arrive at the Marathon gas station in Stuart, just above the North Carolina border, to find a man eating beans out of a can and a collection of animal heads peering down at an understocked convenience store.

Submitted by Doug Thompson on October 7, 2009 - 6:25am. A "For Rent" signs hangs in the window of attorney Bob Boswell's office on Main Street in Floyd.