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Library project to be finished next month

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Pets of the Week

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Floyd Yoga Jam ‘Nexus’ focuses on community and connection

For 14 years, every Labor Day weekend, Yoga Jam has been bringing celebration and wellness practices to the green fields and creek banks of Burnett Farm in Willis.

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Breiding returns to host season 13 of The Floyd Radio Show

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Six animals test positive for rabies in Carroll County

“The fox was captured while chewing an electrical cord on a residential porch on Farm Brook Road,” MRHD stated.

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Mabry Mill roof upgrade celebrated

Ward said, “The Blue Ridge Parkway is one of the most visited National Parks in the country with more visitors than Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon combined. Mabry Mill is one of the iconic locations along the 469 miles of Parkway, but it’s in our backyard. It’s our home.”

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Campaign aims to create ‘safer and happier’ communities

“I think there is so much online entertainment now and so many other things going on that many of us get overwhelmed,” she said. “We forget the simple joys of just getting together regularly with a neighbor over coffee.”

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Pets of the Week

Tiger is four years old, and Aria is seven. They are a bonded pair, so volunteers are advocating for them to be adopted together.

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Third annual Living Traditions Festival draws about 2,000

There were demonstrations in blacksmithing, barn quilt making, basket making, soap making, chainsaw carving and more. Some of the interactive demonstrations — working with clay, making corn husk dolls and print making — were especially popular with the younger crowd.

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Yoga Jam kicks off this week

Instructors — who will lead not only yoga sessions but also sound baths, nature walks and educational workshops — include Mary Brown of Jivamukti Yoga, Joe Klein of Be Well Now, Katie Sutton and Josh Vogt of Zen Within Academy, ShirleyAnn Burgess of Living Light River Studio, and many more.

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After School Programs at the June Bug Center

The fall semester lasts September through December while the spring semester starts in January and ends in May. Tuition is based on a sliding scale, and discounts are available for siblings and registering for multiple programs.

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Mountain Valor Fest returns to unite local vets

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Backstories and Backyards: Barrel-making

Kathleen Ingoldsby introduces an occasional column looking back into the stories behind everyday objects, connecting each item with the people, places and events of different eras in Floyd County history.

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Peer-based recovery center opens in Floyd

“Research has shown that peer recovery centers reduce relapse rates, by offering hope, resources and a community that help turn lives around,” Chiddo said. “The centers are... magnets for recovery. Having Certified Peer Recovery Specialists promotes the positive change...”

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Living Traditions return this weekend

The third annual Floyd Living Traditions Festival, to be held rain or shine from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, is a free event held both outdoors and inside the center’s historic 1940s-era dairy barn.

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Small Town Summer goes big

A record-breaking crowd turned out for the Aug. 14 iteration of the eighth annual Small Town Summer series at the Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park.

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Animal shelter construction expected to begin in spring

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Tourism Director named Rising Star

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Registration open for Floyd C4

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Tractor Fun Run to benefit two young adults

The 18th annual Fun Run will benefit Josiah Cockram and Madison Zeman when it takes place on Saturday, Aug. 16.