Featured Top Story Backward Glance December archives — Civil War vet dies, Twins at Floyd High, Pleasant Valley Church fire Compiled by Abby Whitt Dec 3, 2023 Dec 3, 2023 0 1 of 3 The twins featured in the Dec. 1, 1960, edition of The Floyd Press. Screen Capture by Abby Whitt A photo of the outside of the Pleasant Valley Church following the 1972 fire. Screen Capture by Abby Whitt An ad from Purcell’s Department Store in Floyd in December 1934. 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 includes excerpts from past editions of The Floyd Press.k9ams64] `b[ `hbck^9amkAm%96 562E9 @7 2 h_\J62C\@=5 r:G:= (2C G6E6C2? H2D C6A@CE65 :? 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