Woke Wednesday
Woke Wednesday
This casual social resumes on the shady porch at Dogtown Roadhouse. Good food, good drinks, good people. It's a lovely opportunity to converse about current events in Floyd and beyond.
This casual social resumes on the shady porch at Dogtown Roadhouse. Good food, good drinks, good people. It's a lovely opportunity to converse about current events in Floyd and beyond.
The Floyd Town Council meets on first and third Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. To see agendas, click here, and for minutes, click this link.
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act -- finally creating a means to enforce the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Because of low voter registration or participation in the 1964 presidential election, seven states (including Virginia) were made subject to review of any change in voting laws that might unfairly limit participation in elections. ... Read More
School Board meeting schedules are subject to change. Check the board's website to confirm time and place. Agendas and minutes may be found at the Board Docs page.
For agendas and minutes, use the search field at top left of the Board of Supervisors page. Standard practice is to have public comments early in the meeting. Meetings are streamed live on the board's YouTube page. Video may also be found on the county's Facebook page. The board also meets on fourth Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Special guest Lynlee Thorne from Rural GroundGame will be telling us about their Love Your Neighbors campaign and other initiatives to support rural Democrats. Lynlee Thorne is political director of Rural Ground Game. We'll also have reports from our leaders and the members who monitor county and town board meetings.
The Floyd Town Council meets on first and third Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. To see agendas, click here, and for minutes, click this link.
For agendas and minutes, use the search field at top left of the Board of Supervisors page. Standard practice is to have public comments early in the meeting. Meetings are streamed live on the board's YouTube page. Video may also be found on the county's Facebook page. The board also meets on second Tuesdays at 8 a.m.
Sen. Tim Kaine and our 9th District congressional candidate, Taysha DeVaughan, will be the headline speakers for this traditional SW Virginia political rally. Come join us at Hungry Mother State Park to kick campaign season into high gear. There is NO CHARGE. The food and the music are always top-notch. Make a family day of it and enjoy the beautiful ... Read More
For our next roadside cleanup session, volunteers should meet at Barberry and Woods Gap roads at 8:30 a.m.. We'll break into two teams and work from each end of Barberry. Bring your work gloves. You'll be glad to have a hat and some drinking water, too.