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- Economic Stimulus money to help expand local broadband network
- Floyd Co. Sheriff says new budget cut is "the last straw"
- Floyd store owners pleased with weekend turnout
- FloydFest medical personnel keep an eye on heat
- FloydFest brings in music fans from around the world
- FloydFest expects big increase for 9th annual festival
- Christiansburg Town Manager ready for Floyd
- Christiansburg's town manager takes Floyd job, after being "asked" to resign
- Meadows of Dan centenarian values faith and family
- Floyd county educator's school health insurance proposal adopted by VEA
- NRV fiber project to give hi-speed internet access to rural areas
- Floyd JAMS gives students new after school music program
- Floyd County Innovation Center gets $1.1 million in grants
- DMV 2 Go in Floyd today
- Floyd Farmer's Market sees surge after SNAP cards allowed
- Chance Harman Classic scheduled for Saturday
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Economic Stimulus money to help expand local broadband network
Rep. Rick Boucher says the Commerce Department will give a grant of $9,237,760 to Citizens Telephone Cooperative so the company can add 186 miles of fiber-optic cable
Floyd Co. Sheriff says new budget cut is "the last straw"
Sheriff Shannon Zeman say the cuts come when his investigators are dealing with a rash of break-ins throughout the county and one investigator has four sexual molestation investigations underway
Floyd store owners pleased with weekend turnout
Some store owners in the Town of Floyd say they usually don't get many customers during FloydFest, but they say more out-of-staters came to the town over the weekend.
FloydFest medical personnel keep an eye on heat
With temperatures on the rise, organizers want to keep everyone having fun and staying safe
FloydFest brings in music fans from around the world
FloydFest draws people from all over the country and even around the world.
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Meadows of Dan centenarian values faith and family
Mary Webb says even though she is legally blind and no longer hears well, she retains her memory, and she enjoys talking about her family, her faith, and her years growing up in the Buffalo Mountain area of Floyd County.
Floyd county educator's school health insurance proposal adopted by VEA
Diana Sutphin moved that the VEA Legislative Committee work towards developing legislation to make available to school divisions a statewide health insurance plan
NRV fiber project to give hi-speed internet access to rural areas
An open access fiber optic project expected to be completed this year is making high-speed broadband service a reality to underserved and unserved areas in Virginia
Floyd JAMS gives students new after school music program
Floyd County students in grades 4 through 8 now have opportunity to learn the traditional music of the region
Floyd County Innovation Center gets $1.1 million in grants
The center is expected to help expand high-tech businesses, like biomedical and biotech companies, in the New River Valley.
DMV 2 Go in Floyd today
The handicapped-accessible full service mobile office provides all DMV transactions including driver's licenses and ID cards, disabled parking placards, vehicle titles, license plates and decals
Floyd Farmer's Market sees surge after SNAP cards allowed
A double-value program provided EBT/SNAP users twice the value deducted from their card. If they swiped their card for $10, they were actually provided $20 worth of wooden tokens to spend at the market on allowable food items.
Chance Harman Classic scheduled for Saturday
The basketball tournament raises money for scholarships and cancer research, in memory of the son of Floyd Co. High School Basketball coach
Floyd getting "DMV 2 Go" monthly service starting in January
DMV 2 Go will serve customers on January 4, February 1, March 7, April 4, May 2 and June 6 at the Courthouse
Foot-stompin' time at the Floyd Country Store
"You've got your bluegrass and your old time here," said Shirley Ferris, a regular clogger at the Floyd Country Store for a quarter-century. "I love it."
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