by Doug Thompson | Mar 12, 2011 | General
Daylight Savings Time (DST) starts at 2 a.m. Sunday so remember to set your clocks ahead before going to bed — assuming of course that you are in bed asleep at 2 a.m. after a Saturday night out. In this computerized and digitized world, our computers set...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 11, 2010 | FUBAR, General
Stop by for breakfast at Blue Ridge Restaurant or lunch at the Floyd Country Store this weekend and conversation is dominated by the town’s decision to hire fired and tainted Christiansburg Town Manager Lance Terpenny for the same job here. The tenor of the...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 8, 2010 | FUBAR, General
In a series of back room deals, Christiansburg’s soon-to-be-former town manager is leaving his $130,000 a year job under a cloud of controversy and will assume the Floyd town manager post that currently pays 43 grand a year. Of course, Floyd’s town...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 4, 2009 | General
Floyd takes on an wispy, historic look tonight with the annual “Dickens of a Night” celebration in downtown. It kicks off the start of seasonal weekend that culminates Sunday with the Christmas Parade. The Jacksonville Center is also hosting its annual...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 9, 2009 | General
It’s primary day in Virginia with spirited races for the Democratic nomination for Governor Lt. Governor.. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Remember to vote.
by Doug Thompson | Dec 1, 2008 | General
Had a little time on my hands during my recovery from pneumonia and used some of it to relaunch three web sites that have lay dormant for too long. American Newsreel: I started it in 2002 as an observer on some of the absurdities of our land. It hadn’t been...
