Although I have not been able to shoot photos and/or video yet while I continue to recover from the health problems that kept me in hospitals for most of the last two-plus years, I can go through my ...

As some readers and friends know, I have been battling old-age halth problem that began in 2020 and has kept me form going what i love to do most, which is photograph the life in our area of the Blue ...

Gavin Swortzel fights for a rebound. In a regional playoff opener where the Floyd County High School baseketbal Buffaloes led by up to 20 points at one point the first half, Murphy’s Law took effect ...

Jasmine Yuvanavattana returns a serve from Jame River (all photos by Doug Thompson). A varsity volleyball game between the Floyd County Lady Buffaloes and the James River Knights looked like a cruiser ...

During my 12 years as a reporter, photographer, and columnist for The Alton Telegraph in the Illinois side of the St. Louis metro area, I spent a portion of that time editing the weekend magazine of ...

After taking down Martinvillle in the first round of regional playoff, the Floyd County High School basketball Buffaoes face the tough Dan River Wildcats in the second round on the Alan Cantrell Court ...

Floyd County High School’s Lady Buffaloes fell to Carrol County’s Cavaliers 0-3 Thursday in the last home game of the volleyball regular season but will host Martinsville on Tuesday of next week for ...

Once again, we are dealing with more cold temperatures, surprise snow showers and a return to winter in the final half of March. Last week, Mother Nature dropped an ice storm onto the area, sending ...

The crescendo os tunder and lightning roared through parts of Floyd County Friday afternoon, shaking the ground and drenching some areas. The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg says there ...

Driving down to Roanoke last week for yet another set of tests on a new age-related health issue, I went by the entrance to FloydFest shortly after 6 a.m. It brought back memories of the more then 10 ...

The Chance Harman Classic kicks off at noon today in the Floyd County High School Alan Cantrell Court and offers many games over Friday and Saturday with the FCHS Lady Buffaloes facing Cave Spring at ...

High school athletics, after a short Christmas break, return to the Alan Cantrell Court at Floyd County High School Wednesday night with the JV and Varsity basketball Buffaloes hosting Magna Vista.