by Doug Thompson | Jul 21, 2010 | Featured, Musings
At least once a week (more often lately) someone comes up to me at breakfast or at a public gathering and asks: “Why do you hate (insert name here)?” When I respond that I don’t hate whomever they are referring to, the followup question is usually...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 12, 2010 | Featured, FUBAR, News
According to most reports, the government of the Town of Floyd is flush with cash. While the county government struggles with a tight budget that has that entity living, basically, from paycheck to paycheck, the town has a budget surplus. When organizations ask for...
by Doug Thompson | Jun 10, 2010 | Featured, News
As a newspaperman who covers the courts and government for the local paper in a small town and rural county, the odds are strong that I will write about people I know. Sometimes I even have to write about myself. I’ve had to write about people I know when they...
by Doug Thompson | May 18, 2010 | Featured, News
Have an opinion on the new county budget and tax rates? You can give the Floyd County Board of Supervisors a piece of your mind Wednesday at 7 p.m. at a public hearing at the County Administration Building on Oxford Street. County Administrator Dan Campbell will...
by Doug Thompson | Apr 29, 2010 | Featured, News
While counties and cities throughout Southwestern Virginia raise taxes on both real estate and personal property, Floyd County Supervisors appear determined to hold the line. Which creates problem for the cash-strapped county but could be a relief for equally...
