Library program highlights tips for fighting the winter blues
Scientists have discovered that lack of daylight changes our hormones. The effect of sunlight on our bodies causes the brain to produce serotonin for mood regulation.
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Veteran's Voice: 'Community Is the First Line of Prevention Against Veteran Suicide'
In a small community, we tend to assume we know when someone is struggling.
Sometimes we do, but just as often, people pull back quietly. They stop coming to events, stop answering messages, stop showing up in the places where we are used to seeing them. Life gets busy, seasons
Announcing 'Dear Pamela' to highlight health, plus more winter tips
Floyd Times is partnering with WIN Care Health CEO and provider Pamela Logan to answer health-related questions from the community. The series, "Dear Pamela," will follow the classic format of "Dear Abby."
Beyond the Tap, Part 4: Floyd's Water Budget Study
The preliminary study emphasizes the “fragility of the system during drought" due to Floyd’s geographic location and its dependence on “water recharge,” which is the process of water infiltrating the ground and refilling fractures via precipitation, runoff, and the like.
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Floyd Homefront, Part 4 [Final]: Town Efforts — Donnkenny and Harris Street
“Floyd Homefront” is a Floyd Times series that examines the ways in which the Floyd government is working to address the local housing crisis. Part 4, "Town Efforts,” focuses on projects within town limits.
Town receives grant funding for Donnkenny remediation
The Town of Floyd is one beneficiary, receiving a total of $262,500 for "remediation of asbestos-containing material in a former apparel manufacturing building [aka the Donnkenny site, located behind Food Lion]..."
Pets of the Week
Foster kitties Dilly and Mowgli are ready for their forever homes.