by Doug Thompson | Dec 12, 2014 | Musings, News
The partners for the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline that was originally scheduled to run through Floyd County but shifted to nearby Roanoke County claims millions of dollars in tax and other economic benefits along with thousands of jobs. The pipeline would run...
by Doug Thompson | Oct 10, 2014 | Musings, News
A wrap to an interesting week locally and statewide. Invitations are coming in to planned marriages — many from loving couples of the same sex. Opponents of the ill-advised natural gas pipeline that is proposed to run from a fracking field in West Virginia to a...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 19, 2014 | Musings, News
Want to know what construction of a 42-inch natural gas pipeline will bring to Floyd County? Just take a look above. Yep, that’s the swath of destruction that such a pipeline would bring to the landscape, view shed and scenery of the county. Not to mention the...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 14, 2014 | Musings
The proposed natural gas pipeline through Floyd County got a double hit Thursday morning with page one stories in The Floyd Press and The Roanoke Times. Both articles highlight the efforts of Mara Robbins and others in opposing the 42-inch gas transmission line that...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 19, 2014 | Musings
Are Floyd Countians concerned about a proposed natural gas transmission pipeline going through the area? From the size of the crowd attending Thursday night’s informational meeting at the Floyd Country Store, the answer would have to be: “Damn...
