Community Featured Plenty's Volunteer Spotlight and monthly recipe The food bank is located at 192 Elephant Curve Rd., and pantry hours, which are open to everyone, are from 1-4 p.m. on Mondays, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, and from 4-6:30 p.m. on Thursdays.
Music & Arts Featured Annual Cunningham Guitar Raffle benefits Handmade Music School mission The wood used for the top of this year's featured guitar is old-growth red spruce from a Hurricane Helene salvaged, blowdown tree from the high country of Grayson County. This tree was over 200 years old.
Schools Featured Yard sale provides tuition assistance for local school "The yard sale is a fantastic opportunity to find unique treasures and support a vital cause: providing tuition assistance for Blue Mountain School students," organizers said in a statement earlier this week.
Community Featured Pet of the Week Neutered and up-to-date on vaccines, Spud is ready to be your new best friend.
Schools Featured Floyd students earn national Speaking and Service Awards Of the more than 100,000 student members of NSDA, the Floyd students that received recognition include Jamie Deremer, Arrow Bowman, Nico Anderson, Caroline Wall, and Rhys Bowman.
Schools Featured Curriculum Corner: ‘Forgiveness — Time for some advanced Choose Love’ “Curriculum Corner” is a new, bi-weekly column written for Floyd Times by Blue Mountain School teachers to share insight and school happenings. Blue Mountain School is a progressive, contemplative school in Floyd where intentional curriculum planning is part of the everyday.
Elections 2025 Featured Local political parties issue joint statement to condemn political violence, encourage respectful dialogue "We agree that the Constitution of the United States is the law of the land and that its First Amendment protects the right to free speech and assembly, and other inalienable rights."
Members only Music & Arts Featured Floyd Center for the Arts to celebrate 30 years with ‘A Night at the Barn’, renewed mission
Community Featured Floyd man pursues mission of giving “The message I want to share is that giving back to others is a special, rewarding feeling for the soul and heart, and you never know how greatly it’ll impact somebody’s life,” Ryan Scott said. “For me, giving is better than receiving, and I look forward to it.”
Floyd County Government Featured Town Council approves Veterans Day Parade permit Chamber Director Kathy Fett also noted the launch of the Floyd Young Professionals group, which had its inaugural meeting with eight members at the beginning of September and has already grown by two. She said the group has “created quite a bit of excitement” for business leaders younger than 50.
Members only Community Citizens sets annual meeting for next month Anyone needing a proxy can stop by Citizens’ office weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and noon, to make arrangements.
Community Pets of the Week At 10 weeks old, Boq and Dillamond are up to date on vaccines, and tested negative for feline leukemia and FIV.
Floyd County Government Featured Board names Kim Chiddo as new County Administrator Chiddo has been serving as Interim County Administrator since the resignation of Linda Millsaps was accepted by the Board in July and held the title of Deputy County Administrator before Millsaps’ resignation.
Members only Music & Arts Featured Gallery receives funding to address building concerns The Old Church Gallery's "Protecting a Legacy of Cultural Artifacts" grant proposal recently received support from the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia’s Larry Woodrow Vest Fund.
Elections 2025 Featured Get to know your candidates — Floyd County School Board In an effort to inform Floyd County residents as much as possible before they vote in the Nov. 4 General Election, Floyd Times reached out to local candidates with an Election Questionnaire. Minimal editing has been done in order to include candidates’ complete thoughts. The following is a statement received
Elections 2025 Featured Get to know your candidates — Floyd County Board of Supervisors In an effort to inform Floyd County residents as much as possible before they vote in the Nov. 4 General Election, Floyd Times reached out to local candidates with an Election Questionnaire. Minimal editing has been done in order to include candidates’ complete thoughts. The following are responses from Darren
Elections 2025 Featured Get to know your candidates — Town Council In an effort to inform Floyd County residents as much as possible before they vote in the Nov. 4 General Election, Floyd Times reached out to local candidates with an Election Questionnaire. The wording of questions varied in a few instances to reflect incumbency status; both versions of questions are
Members only Community New counseling practice launches in Floyd Staff Report In the heart of Floyd, a unique and collaborative approach to mental health is taking shape. Connected Counseling Co-op, founded in 2025 by Amanda Buckner, Chelsey Fawthrop, and Shelly Fox, is a shared vision come to life. The trio imagined a place where therapists could not only support
Community Featured Christmas for Children opens applications for 2025 Angel Tree In the 2023 Christmas season, thanks to the support of generous donors and people in our community, Christmas For Children was able to help 153 children have a brighter holiday. Those children were from 65 Floyd County families.
Floyd County Government Featured County Attorney says realtors on Board do not have conflict of interest in regard to Land Division Ordinance Durbin also reminded the Board that the current version of the Land Division Ordinance is the one that was advertised before the public hearing was held on Aug. 26. He said the Floyd County Planning Commission’s recommended changes were suggestions that haven’t been incorporated into the document.
Elections 2025 Featured View Sample Ballots for the upcoming General Election Sample Ballots provided by the Floyd County Voter Registrar's Office. District A (Locust Grove District) District B (Little River District) District C (Courthouse District) District C (Courthouse District — Town) District D (Burks Fork District) District E (Indian Valley District) Note: Darren Marshall is running as a write-in candidate
Community Featured Pet of the Week Zeek is gentle, loving, curious, and smart. He loves meeting new people and getting pets.
Music & Arts Featured Troika to hold reception this week "I strive to make pottery that carries with it a sense of energy and life that can only be enhanced when used for the presentation of food and flowers," Polseno says in her artist statement online.
