The Floyd Chamber of Commerce is holding its final membership lunch meeting of 2018 on Monday, December 17th at Noon in the Skyline National Bank’s Community Room in Floyd. This is a holiday potluck affair; guests are encouraged to bring a dish to share. The chamber will provide drinks, plates, napkins and cutlery. This month, […]
The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce’s presented its annual awards at the 28th Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner at the Floyd EcoVillage on Monday, November 13th. The Chamber Business of the Year award was presented to The Floyd Press. One of the multiple nominations for the newspaper, now in its 127th year of publication, said, […]
Acoustic Garcia Sunday, December 9th, 7-9 pm at The Pine Tavern, Floyd, VA. The musical lads and lassie from Floyd, Virginia do acoustic tribute to the genius and creativity of Dead lead guitar player and icon, Jerry Garcia, at the Pine Tavern, Sunday, December 9th, starting at 7 PM. The band honors the acoustic tradition […]
Free Photo with Santa at Citizens Telephone Coop on Saturday, December 8th, 9 AM – 1 PM. 220 Webbs Mill Road, Floyd
Free and open to the public – Beth Macy, author of the new best-seller “Dopesick,” will appear at Floyd Center for the Arts on Sunday, Nov. 25th to read from and discuss her latest book. She will sign books after her talk, scheduled for 3 pm. Doors at the Center will open at 2 pm […]
The Floyd County Chamber of Commerce’s 29th Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner will be held again at the Floyd EcoVillage on Monday, November 19th. This popular event will once again feature a silent auction social hour starting at 6pm with final bidding ending at 7pm when dinner will be served. The silent auction serves as […]
On behalf of all the Floyd Veterans, VFW Post #7854 presents the 2018 Floyd Veterans Day Parade in downtown Floyd, VA on Sunday, November 11, 2018. All are invited to enjoy and watch the festivities. The parade starts at the Mayberry Funeral Home located at 367 South Locust Street and will proceed north on Route […]
The Town of Floyd is in the last phase of updating the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, which is a document containing strategic components for long range planning, designed to guide decisions relating to growth, development activities and resources within the town. The Planning Commission, town staff and NRVRC staff spent twelve months preparing the Comprehensive Plan. […]
The Roots-y Americana-flavored Rock of Jangling Sparrows, fronted by eclectic guitarist-vocalist, Paul Edelman, comes to Dogtown Roadhouse, home of the Sun Music Hall, Friday, November 16. Showtime: 8pm. Tickets: $3. Info: (540) 745-7883 or visit http://dogtownroadhouse.com/index.html. The Asheville, NC band’s most recent album 140 Nickels album was voted a “Best Indie Album of 2017” selection […]
On Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30pm, The Floyd Country Store is hosting a special Election Night screening of the new film: The Ballad of Shirley Collins, with an opening set of music by Anna & Elizabeth. The film will be followed by Q&A session with the producers. The Ballad of Shirley Collins Widely regarded as […]
As of 11 pm, the following roads in Floyd County were impacted by flooding from Hurricane Michael:
The GFWC Floyd County Woman’s Club presents the 51st Floyd County Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 7, 2017 from 12:00-5:00 pm at Floyd County High School. This year over 180 artisans and craftsmen will offer their handcrafted wares for sale including ceramics, […]
Dogtown Roadhouse presents the Butch Robins Band in concert on Friday, October 5, 2018. As far as banjo players are concerned, few are as innovative or stylistically diverse as is “Butch” Robins. Butch’s musical diversity is evidenced in the bluegrass world by his inclusion as one of the longest tenured banjoists for Bill Monroe and […]
On Saturday, October 20, The Floyd Country Store presents a special evening of flatpicking guitar greats. 14-year-old Presley Barker has been taking the bluegrass music world by storm, as two-time flat-picking guitar champion at the Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, Virginia, West Virginia Stage Flatpicking Guitar Champion and last year’s winner of the Wayne C. […]
Mark your calendars – Plenty! is hosting its 4th Annual Harvest Festival. Like past years, there will be good food, good music and good friends. This event is FREE and all are welcome to join us and celebrate: October 21st (Sunday) from noon to 4pm at Plenty! 192 Elephant Curve Road, Floyd Virginia.
Springhouse Community School is hosting a Floyd County Chamber of Commerce After Hours Social, 5:30-7pm on Thursday, September 27th, at its new location on the campus of the Floyd Center for the Arts. Chamber members, along with others from business community and general public, are invited. A chamber ribbon cutting to commemorate the relocation will […]
Saturday 9/22 from 12-8pm at Station 4 Rescue, (intersection of Macks Mt Rd & Indian Valley Post Office Road) in Floyd County. Proceeds will go to the Floyd County Volunteer Rescue Squad. Cake/Pie auction, pintos with all the fixin’s, loads of music and more. Come out, get some fabulous food, and enjoy the music.
A Floyd County man pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter and intoxicated driving in a crash that killed his passenger almost a year ago. Zachary Jonah Tod Quesenberry, 21, of Willis, was convicted on the manslaughter and driving under the influence charges and sentenced to serve 3½ years behind bars. Judge Marc Long suspended another […]
The planned Journey tribute concert, featuring Charlotte-based rockers, Trial By Fire, has officially been canceled. The show was slated to take place at Chantilly Farm in Floyd this Saturday, September 15. Those who purchased advanced tickets will receive a refund and the venue hopes to work with the band in the future to reschedule a […]
The annual Floyd Livestock and County Fair will take place at Chantilly Farm in Floyd this coming Saturday, September 8 from 10am until 7pm. The one day event focuses on celebrating Floyd County’s rich agricultural heritage with a wide variety of family-friendly activities. The fair is presented by the Floyd County Farm Bureau Womens Committee, […]
The Floyd Country Store presents the Season 8 Premiere of The Floyd Radio Show featuring Allison DeGroot and Tatiana Hargreaves, After Jack and The Original Orchard Grass String Band on Saturday, September 2, 2017 starting at 7:30 pm. Allison de Groot combines love for old-time music, technical skill and a creative approach to the banjo […]
