BethM | September 3, 2010
This Saturday’s concert at Cook Park will begin at 2:30 (or so) instead of 2:00. Wayne & Helen will be playing at the Albert Hash Memorial Festival in Whitetop, VA, on Saturday morning, and can’t get to Todd in time for a 2 PM start. But they’ll play until 4:30, so we’ll have a full [...]
Jim | April 5, 2010
Construction signs will be sprouting soon along Railroad Grade Road in anticipation of the start of work to replace the Castle Ford Bridge at Todd Island Park. Last month, the North Carolina Department of Transportation awarded a $1.5 million contract to Dane Construction of Mooresville to replace the existing low water bridge. The existing bridge [...]
Jim | January 26, 2010
Softened by more than three inches of rain on Sunday night, a small section of Railroad Grade Road collapsed into the New River on Monday morning. The flooding incident drew mention in Tuesday’s edition of the Winston-Salem Journal. The DOT tells the Journal that the section was about 8 feet wide and 20 yards long. [...]
Jim | January 17, 2010
The ice which has covered miles of the New River for the last 10 days broke free Sunday morning after two inches of rain overnight, causing some flooding along Railroad Grade Road. The ice was caught at the first low-water bridge below Todd until about 9:30 when the dam gave way. Water and millions of [...]
Jim | January 11, 2010
The newly opened Museum of Ashe County History in Jefferson is now working on an HO-scale model of the Virginia Creeper. West Jefferson and Todd will be featured in this project and photographs are now being sought of Todd as it was during the railroad era in Todd. The Virginia-Carolina ran to Todd from 1915 [...]
Jim | January 8, 2010
In case you’ve missed it, the South Fork of the New River has frozen over for more than two miles along Railroad Grade Road. Due to the cold and high water levels, the ice has piled up and pushed ice over the Castle Ford bridge at Todd Island Park. A photo taken by Todd’s own [...]
Jim | November 17, 2009
Todd Ruritan Club will hold the annual community tree lighting on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in Walter and Annie Cook Memorial Park. Hot apple cider will be served. Those who attend are also encouraged to join in holiday caroling. For a $5 contribution you can sponsor a light on the tree. All proceeds [...]
Jim | October 14, 2009
BethM | September 6, 2009
Don’t miss the 4th Elkland International Puppet Festival on September 19 This family-fun event, organized and hosted by Elkland Art Center, features world-class puppetry for all ages. Featuring Madison J. Cripps, Hobey Ford, and Keith Shubert, along with the world-famous Elkland Art Center puppet wranglers. In the Todd Mercantile Gallery and the old Bank of [...]
Jim | September 1, 2009
When the 2009 Todd Summer Music Series was being scheduled, series organizers contacted Todd’s good friends, Wayne Henderson and Helen White, to invite them back to Todd once again. Henderson and White spent several weeks this summer touring Europe, making an appearance during the regular six-week series impractical. Thus, the special concert this Saturday, Sept. [...]