Floyd County Government Featured Town to step back from manned Visitors Center, plans to launch ‘micro centers’ Morris said that after discussions with other Floyd officials, including the Floyd Tourism Council, and officials from neighboring counties there was a “consistent agreement” that Floyd should move away from having a manned center.
Community Featured New County Administrator Chiddo is guided by faith, family, and service “I value the opportunity to build strong relationships with staff, elected officials, and citizens of the county,” Chiddo said. “... Bringing people together to solve problems, improve services, and promote solutions for positive overall results benefiting the county.”
Floyd County Government Officials hope that Groundwater Corrective Action program can be terminated in 2030 Newcomb said he expects to receive three comments from DEQ officials after they’ve reviewed data from the most recent round of sampling, the first regarding the location of the sentinel well, which was installed in 2011 on the property adjacent to the landfill.
Floyd County Government Featured County recognizes Election Worker Appreciation Day ahead of November election Early voting for the Nov. 4 General Election started in September and can be completed at the Floyd County Courthouse, 100 E. Main St. The public is asked to use the back entrance to the courthouse.
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.
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.
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.
Schools Featured Anonymous post raises question for School Board Check-area resident Dianna Hale referenced an anonymous Facebook post that was made on several Floyd-based pages in regard to the varsity cheerleading coach. The post alleged VHSL safety violations during cheer activities, verbal abuse of athletes, and questioned the coach’s leadership and more.
Floyd County Government Featured Council OKs designer for conceptual plans Last week’s Floyd Town Council meeting included a brief update on the DonnKenny project after a staffing change on the Virginia Tech team of designers delayed some final approvals by Council at the beginning of August. Town Manager Andrew Morris said that he had talked with Trent Cox about
Community Featured Supervisors continue conversations to tackle bear problem The regular meeting of the Floyd County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26 included presentations from Chris Taylor, executive director of New River Valley Community Services, and Floyd County Building Official Mark Bolt. Taylor, who has been director of NRVCS since March, provided the board with some statistics specific to
Community Featured Planning Commission recommends changes to Land Ordinance In a 3-2 vote, the Planning Commission voted to recommend the Board approve the Land Division Ordinance with changes, including removing the provision that would allow for reduced lot sizes on private centralized water systems and to establish a minimum lot size of five acres certain parcels.
Floyd County Government Featured Sale to close on Town-owned properties Town Council first moved to sell town-owned property at 115, 121 and 127 Harris St., and the Greenman Inn property at 120 W. Main St. at its May 15 meeting for $520,000 plus half of the carried interest from the original purchase date of Dec. 8, 2023.
Floyd County Government Featured County addresses Land Division Ordinance misconceptions Learn more about the proposed Land Division Ordinance and stay up-to-date about meetings regarding changes by visiting www.floydcova.gov and attending/viewing regular Board of Supervisors meetings.
Schools Board readies for new school year The first day of the 2025-2026 school year is Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Floyd County Government Town signs with private service for waste management The Town of Floyd has signed a 5-year agreement for trash collection with Rural Services Inc. The contract with the Patrick County based company was approved by Floyd Town Council in its June 17 meeting. Service is scheduled to begin on August 1 and will reduce service from two days
Floyd County Government County begins search for new administrator Following the resignation of Floyd County's administrator, the county has begun a search for her replacement. The county's job posting, created July 29, directs applicants for the position to the county attorney's office. The county administrator is responsible for general management of the county&
