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November 1, 2026
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Dr. Ray Russell, computer science professor, minister and marathoner, is also THE weatherman in the mountains, with a quarter million visitors a month to Raysweather.com.
My name’s Carter Holliday, and I’m 58 years old, and I’m living in Floyd, Va. on a beautiful mountaintop, with a beautiful meadow, and, uh, on kinda a warm, humid day.
Lee Sauder, a sculptor and blacksmith/metallurgist at Woods Creek Forge on McLaughlin Street, first began working with iron 33 years ago at the age of 12. He apprenticed for Larry Mann, owner of Woods Creek Forge, and then went on to work in shops fr
My name is Jayn Avery. I’m a potter, and a resident of Floyd 26 years.
Dr. Ray Russell, computer science professor, minister and marathoner, is also THE weatherman in the mountains, with a quarter million visitors a month to Raysweather.com.
My name’s Carter Holliday, and I’m 58 years old, and I’m living in Floyd, Va. on a beautiful mountaintop, with a beautiful meadow, and, uh, on kinda a warm, humid day.
Lee Sauder, a sculptor and blacksmith/metallurgist at Woods Creek Forge on McLaughlin Street, first began working with iron 33 years ago at the age of 12. He apprenticed for Larry Mann, owner of Woods Creek Forge, and then went on to work in shops fr
My name is Jayn Avery. I’m a potter, and a resident of Floyd 26 years.
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Country Roads
Skywatch: November/December 2026
Have You Seen the “Great Big Dipper?”
November 1, 2026
Events
25 Years of Rhythm and Roots at the Birthplace of Country Music
Twenty-five years ago, a small festival dedicated to the music forged from the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains took
September 14, 2026
Singing in the Garden
Singing in the Garden: The Practically Perfect Pear
“There are only 10 minutes in the life of [the average] pear when it is perfect to eat.” —Abraham Lincoln,
September 1, 2026
