Floyd News

A motorcyclist was killed this morning in a multiple-vehicle collision on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County.

When Junior Sisk sings that a lot of bluegrass music has strayed too far from the roots, he means it.

Shareholders for Cardinal Bankshares Corporation the holding company that owns The Bank of Floyd Tuesday rejected an appeal from company directors to approve the status quo and elect a "unified board" and ousted three incumbents, including chairman and CEO Leon Moore, while selecting the slate of newcomers from a community coalition seeking change ... (more)

John Houston greets Bank of Floyd president, CEO and Chairman Leon Moore prior to the board election in Floyd on Tuesday.

Floyd County's new theater company, the Locust Street Players, thought it fitting to put on a play titled "Birth" as its first production.

In town from Arlington for a Virginia Tech graduation, the Michaelson family enjoyed shopping downtown at the Republic of Floyd, Farmers Supply Store and more.

A group of five- to seven-year-old boys tried their best to chop down a large tree at Blue Mountain School on Thursday using "magic." But, that's the way it was intended.

Floyd County Reserve Deputy Rick Morrison reveals how he was scammed while Commonwealth's Attorney Stephanie Murray Shortt, Financial Adviser John Paul Houston, Bank of Floyd Assistant Vice President Pat Harris, and Sheriff Shannon Zeman listen.

The Franklin News-Post P. O. Box 250 310 Main Street, SW Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151 540-483-5113 Fax: 540-483-8013 Randy C. Taylor, 60, of Rocky Mount and his son, Jarrett Chance Taylor, 26, of Rocky Mount, died at the scene, along with Donald D. Conner Jr., 52, of Floyd.

"Support handmade music" was the message of a sticker given to patrons of the weekly Friday Night Jamboree held in Floyd, Virginia.

Virginia State Police are investigating a four-vehicle crash sparked by a vehicle driving in the wrong direction that left three people dead in Franklin County.

The movers and shakers behind Virginia's Heritage Music Trail are giving away seven vacation packages as part of "The Crooked Road Sweepstakes." The weekend getaways include trips to Galax for a live radio show or festival, to Rocky Mount for the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival in Ferrum and to Floyd during FloydFest, or to Abingdon and the Carter ... (more)

The corporate parent of the Bank of Floyd is alleging that its largest shareholder - a dissident who opposes bank management and is trying to unseat half the board of directors - was improperly aided by a former bank executive whom the bank accuses of duplicity, breach of trust and revealing company secrets.

Officials involved in the project cut the ribbon in recognition of the joint endeavors of the open-access project and the renaming of the NRV Competitiveness Center to the NRV Business Center.

Diana Sutphin, president of the Floyd County Education Association, traveled to the Virginia Education Association Convention this past weekend at Virginia Beach and proposed a new business item, which was adopted.

In the days when folks gathered around the radio with family and friends, one of the big attractions was the radio variety show.