Last fall, in the middle of a pandemic that has caused many Eastern Kentuckians to face even more dire financial situations, Kentucky Power filed a ... Read This Post
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Eastern Kentucky Businesses Receive Grant Funding for Solar
Eastern Kentucky businesses recently received more than $105,000 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for ... Read This Post
Pink Pig Yarn Shop – Pikeville, Kentucky
Sarah Stahl, owner of Pink Pig Yarn Shop in Pikeville, Kentucky, is a self-described “crocheting chemist.” Sarah started crocheting while she was ... Read This Post
Drawing Ohio Travelers to Eastern Kentucky
Over the past few years, the Mountain Association has been working with tourism commissions and communities across Eastern Kentucky to put on “How to ... Read This Post
Kentucky Power Case: The Good & The Bad
Last fall, in the middle of a pandemic that has caused many Eastern Kentuckians to face even more dire financial situations, Kentucky Power quietly ... Read This Post
Resources for Eastern Kentucky during COVID-19
The Mountain Association cares deeply about how the current health crisis of the coronavirus is affecting businesses, organizations and communities in ... Read This Post
President Biden Establishes Working Group on Coal & Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization
Community leaders from Appalachia to Wyoming to the Navajo Nation, where people once relied on the coal industry, are developing and implementing ... Read This Post
Coal Communities Make Recommendations to Biden-Harris Administration
The coalfields of Appalachia—like coal producing communities around the country—literally fueled the growth of the entire nation. Despite that, the ... Read This Post
Faith, Trust, & A Little Dust Bakery – Prestonsburg, Kentucky
As of December 2020, Kentucky’s Star City of Prestonsburg is a little sweeter. Samantha Stovall, a nurse who grew up in the Star City, said ... Read This Post
Art Positive Project – Salyersville, Kentucky
Two years ago, artist and Eastern Kentuckian Jessica Salyer founded the Art Positive Project to bring free therapeutic art workshops focused on ... Read This Post
Annie’s Frugal Finery – Whitesburg, Kentucky
Annie’s Frugal Finery is a consignment store in Whitesburg, Kentucky, located in a former Masonic lodge on Jenkins Road. Many of the details of the ... Read This Post
Solar-Powered Donuts & Groceries in Hazard, Kentucky
Pantry Shelf, a popular family-owned grocery business in downtown Hazard, is going solar, and will save thousands each year on energy bills. The ... Read This Post
