An old-fashioned journalist attacks a new era of new-fashioned technology.
National Music Festival abandons Floyd and heads to Maryland
The National Music Festival, the two-week classical music series that drew much praise in its debut season in Floyd County this past summer will stage its second season in Maryland. In August, the Festival announced it was in the black and told The Roanoke Times it had expanded its board to include Floyd County notables [...]
Lady Buffs avenge early season loss to Lord Botetourt
The only loss suffered by the Floyd County High School varsity girls’ basketball team so far this year came at the hands of Lord Botetourt early in the season. The Lady Buffs avenged that loss Wednesday night, beating the Cavaliers 61-49 in a physical game. The girls are now 9-1 and the JV Lady Buffs [...]
Our old hometown of Alton, Illinois: One of the scariest places on earth?
Lived in Alton, Illinois for nearly 12 years. Met Amy there. We married and lived in an 1835 townhouse that some said was haunted. Amy said she saw apparitions in the house. I laughed it off even though I sometimes felt liked someone was watching us. According to some, Alton is one of the most [...]
Basketball powerhouses
Floyd County High School’s varsity boys basketball team is off to a strong 5-0 start, culminated with a 99-33 pounding of Patrick County at home Friday night. With the Lady Buffs at 7-1, both teams head into district play soon with confidence building records. The girls take on Patrick County at home tonight and Lord [...]
A wider view of The Friday Night Jamboree
Experimented Friday night with the GoPro HD Hero2, a video camera designed primarily for action video from tight spots, like the handlebars of a motorcycle, rollbar of a race car, etc. I’ve used the original GoPro for the last couple of years and while it shot acceptable video, it lacked detail and was not good [...]
When I’m 64
When I get older losing my hair, Many years from now, Will you still be sending me a valentine Birthday greetings bottle of wine? If I’d been out till quarter to three Would you lock the door, Will you still need me, will you still feed me, When I’m sixty-four? The Beatles released “When I’m [...]
Christmas Times a-Coming
A little something for the Christmas season. Abe Goorsky, Scott Patrick and the cast of the Floyd Radio Show offer an excellent cover of Tex Logan’s “Christmas Times a-Coming” at the close of the December show’s Internet radiocast.
Thirty-two years
Times does, indeed, fly when you’re having fun. Today is the 32nd anniversary of that day back in 1979 when Amy and I stood before a minister in his living room in Alton, Illinois, and — with his wife, two children and two pets as witnesses — promised to love, honor and cherish each other [...]
No wind turbine farms in Floyd County?
If the proposed ordinance scheduled for a public hearing at Floyd County High School on Jan. 31, 2012, stands, proposed wind generator farms for Floyd County will never be built. The Floyd County board of supervisors, in a 3-0 vote — with two of the five supervisors abstaining — gave preliminary approval Tuesday to an [...]
The misinformation super highway
The dangers of pulling misinformation off the Internet and using it in a public venue surfaced Tuesday at the regular monthly meeting of the Floyd County Board of Supervisors. A county resident who spoke during the public comment period presented the supervisors with a printout from a web site that she said proved that the [...]