Eric Branscom News Today

A 38-year-old Floyd woman, who swerved across the center line and hit an oncoming car head-on around 2:20 a.m. on July 7, 2022, pleaded guilty in Circuit Court for possession

A Roanoke woman who pleaded guilty to violating probation on a drug possession conviction in 2022 was sentenced to a year in prison last week.

Three cases involving the felonious assault of children, two of the sexual nature, led a busy docket in Floyd County Circuit Court last week.

A 24-year-old Vinton woman pleaded guilty to attempting escape, distribution of methamphetamine and other charges in Floyd Circuit Court last week.

Close races in Tuesday’s General Election came down to differences of 132 and four votes, according to the unofficial results from the Department of Elections.

Meanwhile Brenda Winkle won the countys commissioner of revenue race.

One of the big questions in the Roanoke and New River valleys is whether Democrats can win in two newly drawn districts — one in the House and one in Senate.

A 26-year-old accountant convicted on embezzling funds of a retired relative for her personal use was given three years to reimburse more than $23,000 or face jail time in Floyd

Aaron David Ray Vest of Floyd, who used sleeping medications to make his victim more pliable for explicit and pornographic poses, was sentenced to life in prison plus 50 years

Two Florida men were sentenced to prison terms in Floyd County Circuit Court Tuesday for smashing the entrance door and display cases of Floyd Jewelry in July 2022.