'Let Love Grow' at the Seed Swap
Local gardeners are known to enthusiastically bring everything from gardening tools, extra pots, soil, and bags of fertilizer, as well as gardening books and magazines, to seed swaps.
Community
Features about community members and special happenings.
Farmers Market readies for opening day of summer season
For many locals, the opening day is more than just a shopping trip — it's a seasonal reunion. After the quieter winter months, the return of the main season market signals the arrival of spring and a renewed connection to the region's farms and creative community.
Natural Resource Construction: Building with Straw
Saucha Atma Ananda, a local contractor who has worked in and around Floyd County for the past six years, is looking to change the way that people think of constructing a new home through the use of natural building materials, including straw bale insulation.
Backstories and Backyards: Games and Pastimes
This month's column uncovered all kinds of fun, inspired by a game carved on a repurposed poplar board in the cultural arts collections of the Old Church Gallery.
Inaugural Business Expo to feature 15 local enterprises
As the local business community continues to grow, the Expo is designed to help residents discover businesses they may not yet know about while also strengthening connections among local entrepreneurs.
Pet of the Week
Fernando needs a quiet environment to settle into. We believe with patience and love, he will be a great indoor pet or barn cat.
Special fundraiser to benefit Plenty! features work of mysterious local artist, William Bruce Brittingham
The nonprofit recently announced a unique fundraiser made possible through the donation of over 40 original paintings by local artist William Bruce Brittingham, who passed away in September 2025.