WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010
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Butterflies feast on tiger lilies in a summer garden. (Photo by Linda Hylton)
(7/21/10)
Left, American Dumpster and Scintillation Fire Troupe made magic together in the hot night of FloydFest.
7/28/10
Above, the Old Crow Medicine Show, as the FloydFest guide says, has "come full circle playing their own brand of American roots music with a rock and roll attitude."
The annual Kibler Valley River Run was held Saturday on a cool, rainy day that didn't deter die-hard canoe enthusiasts. The event, which drew 126 participants, is sponsored by the Red Bank Ruritan Club with the assistance of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce and the Dan River Basin Association. (Photo by Linda Hylton) 8/4/10
The front hallway, office, and front entrance have been renovated at Patrick Springs Primary School.
Among the participants in the groundbreaking ceremony for the Patrick Springs water and sewer project were Smith River District Supervisor Crystal Harris, Blue Ridge District Supervisor Karl Weiss, former Peters Creek District Supervisor Jimmy East, Congressman Rick Boucher, Rural Development state director Ellen Davis, state Sen. Roscoe Reynolds, Mayor Jimmy McHone and Del. Ward Armstrong. Also participating were Town Manager Terry Tilley, Mayo River District Supervisor Ron Knight, Patrick County Public Service Authority chairman Rodney Kendrick, former PSA chairman Bob Pendleton, former Smith River District Supervisor Alfred Brammer, and other community leaders. (Photo by Nancy Lindsey) 9/18/10
Locally-grown peaches and peachy products were in abundance Friday at the Virginia Peach Festival, which was moved from Rotary Field to the tree-shaded gazebo (above) at DeHart Park. (Photo by Nancy Lindsey) Tom Bishop, director of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, said the traditional festival drew around 1,200 people. Peach festival activities continued Saturday at the Meadows of Dan Folk Fair.
8/25/10
Confetti-colored sunflowers bloom in a mountaintop garden. (Photo by Linda Hylton)
9/1/10
