🌱 Why Floyd still feels like a 1950s Blue Ridge music haven.

Hello again Floyd! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Floyd still feels like a 1950s Blue Ridge music haven.

Also on today's calendar: @Floyd Country Store w/ Gap Civil and 5 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, JoAnne M.!

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, temps: high: 76, low: 63.
• Saturday: Humid with sun and clouds, with a high of 78 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 11 Virginia Mountain Towns That Still Feel Like The 1950s (myfamilytravels.com) — Floyd is spotlighted as a Blue Ridge mountain town where music, art, and historic main-street charm still feel like the 1950s. The piece highlights the Floyd Country Store's Friday Night Jamboree, the town's role on The Crooked Road music trail, and classic lodgings like The Pine Tavern Lodge and StoneHaven Bed and Breakfast.
   

📣 Floyd Shout Outs!

• 🎂 Hope your Birthday was full of fun! —JoAnne M.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Floyd

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Gap Civil @ Floyd Country Store →
  The Soda Fountain at the Floyd Country Store, 202 S Locust St, Floyd
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 28
• @Floyd Country Store w/ Gap Civil →
  Floyd Country Store, 206 S Locust St, Floyd
  10:00 am
• Friday Night Jamboree - August 28, 2026 →
  The Soda Fountain at the Floyd Country Store, 202 S Locust St, Floyd
  6:30 pm
Saturday August 29
• Americana Afternoons at the Floyd Country Store →
  The Soda Fountain at the Floyd Country Store, 202 S Locust St, Floyd
  12:00 pm
• Date Night on the Farm "Love in Full Bloom" →
  Crooked Mountain, 1378 Shooting Creek Rd SE, Floyd
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• FFA Car Show
  Floyd County High School
  8:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Floyd County Floyd, VA 24091
Saturday September 12
• Floyd Farmers Market →
  Floyd Farmers Market, 203 S Locust St, Floyd
  10:00 am

🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27
• High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley →
  Radford, VA Calendar Radford, VA 24141
  2:00 pm
• MC Speed Networking Social - August 2026
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce 105
  4:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Last Call Before Football →
  Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce University Club of Virginia Tech
  5:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• ReNew the New →
  Radford, VA Calendar Radford, VA 24141
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Store cleaning associate in Christiansburg. Apply here.
• BoxLunch / Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 2 in Christiansburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Floyd here.

🗞 Nearby News

Christiansburg

• Christiansburg votes unanimously to end flock camera contract (wfxrtv.com)
• Akers, Nelva Compton Viers (nrvnews.com)
• Fire and blood: cooperation to save lives (montcova.com)

Radford

• Radford University selects assistant vice president for health sciences (radfordnewsjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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