Monday is the 50th anniversary of the murder of Floyd Hoard, who at the time was Piedmont Circuit solicitor general prosecuting criminals in Jackson County. Dickey Hoard, author of “Alone Among the Living: A Memoir of the Floyd Hoard Murder,” and others will observe the date with readings at 7 p.m. at the Jackson County Historic Courthouse in Jefferson. Hoard also will read from his new book, “The Missing Boys,” a novel about a murder in a small town.