Featured Top Story Supervisor: Zoning could risk personal property rights By Abby Whitt | Editor Sep 2, 2022 Sep 2, 2022 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Indian Valley Supervisor Kalinda Bechtold reads the 14th Amendment during the Aug. 23 meeting. 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Board chair: Show common courtesy Floyd County Board of Supervisors Chairman Joe Turman said at last week’s meeting he expects the public in attendance to show common courtesy …
FloydFest addresses residents’ concern; Being good neighbors ‘paramount’ in relocation FloydFest organizers said two main goals when planning the annual event is to always keep everyone safe and to always be family-friendly.
