Featured Top Story Backward Glance April archives – New churches, High school construction, Escaped prisoners Compiled by Abby Whitt Apr 5, 2024 Apr 5, 2024 0 1 of 4 The Floyd Press header from 1949. Screen Capture by Abby Whitt Students prepare for the 1972 4-H Clean Up. Screen Capture by Abby Whitt Piggly Willy sales that were advertised in the April 20, 1961, edition of The Floyd Press. Screen Capture by Abby Whitt The Floyd Theatre schedule from the week of April 7, 1949. Screen Capture by Abby Whitt Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Compiled by Abby Whitt This article contains excerpts from past editions of The Floyd Press.k9ampAC:= f[ `hchk^9amkAm}6H 3F:=5:?8D 7@C u=@J5 r9FC49 @7 E96 }2K2C6?6D 2?5 %@A64@ r9FC49 @7 E96 qC6E9C6? H6C6 2??@F?465 :? E96 pAC:= f[ `hch[ 65:E:@? @7 %96 u=@J5 !C6DDk^AmkAm%96 ?6H r9FC49 @7 E96 }2K2C6?6D H2D A=2??65 E@ 36 6C64E65 H96C6 E96 @=5 A2CD@?286 3F:=5:?8 H2D =@42E65[ H:E9 2 ?6H A2CD@?286 3F:=5:?8 A=2??65 7@C 4=@D6C E@ E96 82C56?]k^Am kAmxE H2D 6DE:>2E65 E92E E96 ?6H 3F:=5=:?8 H@F=5 36 S`_[___ 2?5 :?4=F56 23@FE “6:89E $F?52J $49@@= C@@>D[ 2 A2DE@C’D DEF5J 2?5 2 ?FCD6CJ :? 255:E:@? E@ E96 >2:? 2F5:E@C:F>]k^Am People are also reading… Diesel costs force Smyth schools to review bus use Answering the call: Disabled Smyth veteran and family get new home after Helene's destruction Smyth officials honor American Legion leader for speaking up Loved ones of people lost to addiction urged to take part in Remembering Our Neighbors Legislators honor T-Bone Lewis, present General Assembly resolution Crunch Time: Local farms help Smyth schools celebrate Farm to School program Bland's Hitachi Energy to honor people impacted by breast cancer with dinner De Ridder, Gertrude lead Virginia basketball past Villanova in preseason finale Seth Greenberg sizes up Virginia Tech, UVa men's basketball Marion Town Council issues statement about Exit 47 development Was it her plane? Amelia Earhart expedition reveals what it found Greg Madia: What we learned from Virginia football's disappointing loss to Duke Somic expansion approved by town Trump reinvokes antisemitic slur at Kansas rally Arch Manning’s Texas experiment is failing. Is a breakup next? | Opinion kAm%96 ?6H %@A64@ r9FC49 H@F=5 36 3F:=E @? E96 D:E6 2=C625J :? FD6 2?5 D@=G6 2 ?F>36C @7 AC@3=6>Di “@G6C4C@H565 $F?52J $49@@= 724:=:E:6D[ F?D2E:D724E@CJ 962E 2?5 =24< @7 C64C62E:@? DA246]” xE H2D AC65:4E65 E@ 4@2DE 36EH66? Sa_[___ 2?5 Sad[___]k^AmkAm“p 7FC?246 H:== AC@G:56 46?EC2= 962E:?8 7@C E96 ?6H 3F:=5:?8[” E96 A2A6C C6A@CE65] “%96C6 H:== 36 2E =62DE D:I =2C86 C@@>D[ D@>6 H:E9 >@G23=6 A2CE:E:@?D] #64C62E:@? C@@>D 2?5 2 ?FCD6CJ H:== 36 AC@G:565]k^Am kAm“|@DE @7 E96 =23@C 2?5 42CA6?E6C H@C< H:== 36 5@?6 3J =@42= :?5:G:5F2=D H:E9 D@>6@?6 9:C65 E@ DFA6CG:D6]”k^Am kAm(9:=6 E96 }2K2C6?6 r9FC49 AC@;64E H2D 7F?565 3J AC:G2E6 DF3D4C:AE:@?D 2?5 2 =@?8\E:>6 =@2?[ %@A64@ H2D 7F?565 3J 5@?2E:@?D @7 >@?6J 2?5 >2E6C:2=D[ 2?5 7C:6?5D @7 E96 49FC49]k^Am kAmq@E9 ?6H 3F:=5:?8D H6C6 9@A65 E@ 36 4@>A=6E65 3J E96 72== @7 `hch]k^Amk9ampAC:= a_[ `he`k^9am kAm%96 4@?EC24E 7@C E96 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 E96 4@?D@=:52E65 4@F?EJ 9:89 D49@@= H2D 2??@F?465 :? E96 pAC:= a_[ `he`[ 65:E:@? @7 E96 A2A6C]k^AmkAm#@2?@<6’D y]|] %FC?6C 2?5 r@>A2?J H2D 2H2C565 E96 AC@;64E H:E9 2 3:5 @7 Sghg[ac_] %96 D:E6 4@DE 23@FE S`d[___[ E96 A2A6C D2:5]k^AmkAm“p? g__\DEF56?E AC@;64E[ E96 ?6H D49@@= H:== 4@?E2:? ba 4=2DDC@@>D[ 2 8J>?2D:F>[ 2 4276E6C:2[ 724:=:E:6D 7@C 2? 28C:4F=EFC6 AC@8C2>[ 9@>6 64@?@>:4D[ 2 =:3C2CJ[ 86?6C2= @77:46D[ 2 4=:?:4 2?5 8F:52?46 C@@>D]k^Am kAm“r@?DECF4E:@? :D E@ 368:? 23@FE |2J `` 2?5 36 4@>A=6E65 3J pF8] ` @7 ?6IE J62C[” E96 u=@J5 !C6DD C6A@CE65]k^AmkAm%96 4@?EC24E H2D 2AAC@G65 :? 2 ;@:?E >66E:?8 @7 E96 4@F?EJ q@2C5 @7 $FA6CG:D@CD 2?5 $49@@= q@2C5[ 2?5 E96 AC@;64E @G6C2== “]]]4F=>:?2E65 7@FC J62CD @7 H@C< E@ 49@@D6 2 D:E6[ D64FC6 7F?5D 2?5 =6E E96 4@?EC24E 7@C 2 4@?D@=:52E65 D49@@= E92E H:== AFE u=@J5 r@F?EJ @? 2? 65F42E:@?2= A2C H:E9 @E96C AC@8C6DD:G6 D49@@= DJDE6>D :? E96 DE2E6]”k^Am kAmuF?5D 7@C E96 AC@;64E H2D 3@CC@H65 7C@> E96 $E2E6 {:E6C2CJ uF?5 2?5 E96 %62496CD #6E:C6>6?E uF?5[ E96 A2A6C D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 pAC:= a_[ `he`[ A2A6C 2=D@ 762EFC65 2? 2CE:4=6 23@FE EH@ q=24< E66?286CD 2AA=J:?8 E@ 2EE6?5 u=@J5 w:89]k^Am kAm$FA6C:?E6?56?E y]w] r@>3D D2:5 “3@E9 E96 2AA=:42?ED – 2 3@J 2?5 2 8:C=[ 6249 23@FE `c – 92G6 366? 2EE6?5:?8 2? 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= 7@C ,q=24< DEF56?ED. :? E96 4@F?EJ[ 2?5 :7 2446AE65 H:== 6?E6C E96 `_E9 8C256” 2E E96 9:89 D49@@= E96 ?6IE 72==]k^AmkAmr@>3D D2:5 E96 2AA=:42E:@?D H@F=5 36 92?565 @77 E@ E96 $49@@= q@2C5 2?5 H@F=5 DF3D6BF6?E=J 36 D6?E E@ E96 !FA:= !=246>6?E q@2C5 :? #:49>@?5[ E96 A2A6C C6A@CE65]k^Am kAmp E@E2= @7 `h q=24< DEF56?ED H6C6 25>:EE65 E@ “AC6G:@FD=J 2==\H9:E6” 9:89 D49@@=D :? u=@J5 2?5 r964< :? E96 72== @7 `he_]k^AmkAmpE E96 E:>6 E96 A2A6C H2D AC:?E65 :? pAC:= `he`[ “E96 4@F?EJ’D E9:C5 9:89 D49@@=[ 2E (:==:D” H2D DE:== 2==\H9:E6]k^Am k9ampAC:= `b[ `hf`k^9amkAm%H@ 2CE:4=6D :? E96 pAC:= `b[ `hf`[ 65:E:@? @7 %96 u=@J5 !C6DD 7@4FD65 @? AC:D@?6C 6D42A6D 2E E96 4@F?EJ ;2:= 2?5 r2>A d]k^Am kAmx? E96 r2>A d :?4:56?E[ AC:D@?6CD H6C6 @? 2 H@C< 56E2:= :? r2CC@== r@F?EJ H96? EH@ >6? — r=J56 w@586D 2?5 |@?EJ {:?52>@@5[ 3@E9 a_ — 2EE6>AE65 2? 6D42A6 2=@?8 aa` 3J CF??:?8 :?E@ C@25D:56 3FD96D]k^Am kAmp? F?:56?E:7:65 8F2C5 7:C65 9:D `a 82F86 D9@E8F? 2D 2 H2C?:?8 D9@E[ E96? 7:C65 2E w@586D] %96 8F2C5 E9@F89E 96 925 >:DD65 E96 :?>2E6 “3642FD6 96 <6AE CF??:?8” 7@C 23@FE d_ J2C5D 27E6C 96 H2D D9@E] %96 A2A6C C6A@CE65 E92E 96 925 @?=J F?E:= yF?6 @7 `hfa E@ 7:?:D9 D6CG:?8 E:>6 7@C 3C62<:?8 2?5 6?E6C:?8]k^Am kAm{:?52>@@5 82G6 9:>D6=7 FA D9@CE=J 27E6C E96 2EE6>AE65 6D42A6] xE “H2D 9:D D64@?5 2EE6>AE E9:D J62C]”k^Am kAmp?@E96C 5F@ E92E DF446DD7F==J 6D42A65 7C@> E96 4@F?EJ ;2:= 3J 2D<:?8 E96 ;2:=6C 7@C 2 A9@?6 42== H2D s2G:5 rF>366[ ac[ 2?5 w6?CJ (@@5D[ bc]k^AmkAm(@@5D D=2>>65 E96 5@@C 282:?DE E96 ;2:=6C[ 2?5 E96 EH@ >256 E96:C 86E2H2J @? (65?6D52J]k^AmkAm%96 u=@J5 !C6DD C6A@CE65 E92E 3@E9 >6? H6C6 36:?8 96=5 7@C 4C:>6D :? |@?E8@>6CJ r@F?EJ 2?5 E92E rF>366 82G6 9:>D6=7 FA 2E E96 ;2:= @? uC:52J]k^AmkAm(@@5D H2D DE:== 2E =2C86[ 2D @7 AC6DDE:>6]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video Trump Asks Google CEO To Rename Atlantic Ocean On Maps US midterms 2026 latest: ‘Who threw that punch?’ Trump rally turns ugly US midterms 2026 latest: ‘Who threw that punch?’ Trump rally turns ugly European government websites taken offline after AI discovers critical security flaws European government websites taken offline after AI discovers critical security flaws 'Stop whining.' JD Vance on controversial ad against Amy Acton 'Stop whining.' JD Vance on controversial ad against Amy Acton