by Doug Thompson | Dec 1, 2020 | Coronavirus, COVID-19, Sports
Practice for Floyd County High School’s boys and girls basketball teams is scheduled to begin on Dec. 7 — Monday of next week, with games set to begin before the New Year if conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic improve. That’s a big “if.”...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 29, 2020 | Coronavirus
More than 1 million people worldwide have died from the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. Most of those deaths came in the United States, where mishandling of the response was driven by political considerations that ignored health concerns. Critics of embattled president...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, FUBAR
Spending more time than ever talking with friends online, via chats over the web or texts,, which I hate. Personal contact during an pandemic is limited if one wants to avoid infection. That, of course, is a big “if” in places like Floyd County, where the...
by Doug Thompson | Sep 1, 2020 | News
Social media lit up Monday over a notice to parents from Floyd County’s School Superintendent that “an individual who is associated with Floyd County High School has been diagnosed with COVID-10.” The notice continues: The person has not been on...
