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Powell Valley Millworks employees hundreds in Powell and Montgomery County Kentucky.

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Powell Valley Millwork Acquires Second Facility

Driving along the Mountain Parkway near the Red River Gorge, chances are you’ll see several large stacks of lumber towering over the parkway near the ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Black Appalachian Young & Rising

History was made on the Pine Mountain Settlement School campus this November 2019, when the first ever Black Appalachian Young and Rising ... Read This Post

TransAmerica bicycle trail goes through eastern kentucky. Residents are embracing cycling tourists.

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Appalachia’s New Day: Cycling Routes in Eastern Kentucky

One of the longest and hardest bike routes in the United States, the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail, brings hundreds of cyclists from all over the world ... Read This Post


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Solar in Kentucky

The growing power of the people in Kentucky could dwindle – literally – in the new year. On January 1, 2020, the Net Metering Act will go into ... Read This Post

Garrard County Arts Council in Lancaster, Kentucky, is now in its permanent location.

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Garrard County Arts Council Celebrates Permanent Home

The mission of the Garrard County Arts Council, Inc., is to provide a place for visual, literary and performing arts in the county. So when they found ... Read This Post

Creative Framing is a business in Perry County, Kentucky.

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Coal, Scuba Diving & Airplanes led Perry County Entrepreneur to a New Business

Larry Ison, a native of Perry County, Kentucky, began developing a love for photography in high school when his father bought him a Kodak Brownie ... Read This Post


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Appalachia’s New Day: Unique Tourism Opportunities in Eastern Kentucky

Carter Caves State Park in Olive Hill, Kentucky, is home to 40 caves and six natural bridges, and is one of the state’s 49 state parks. The staff has ... Read This Post

Rockcastle River is a popular place for stand-up paddle boarding Eastern Kentucky. The river is part of a trail town in Rockcastle County, Kentucky.

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Appalachia’s New Day: Trail Towns in Eastern Kentucky (Livingston, Rockcastle County)

There’s a saying about small places: They’re often referred to as “one-stoplight” towns. But Livingston, Kentucky – which only had 226 residents ... Read This Post

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Apply for the Appalachian Advisors Network

100 Days in Appalachia, a media organization based at West Virginia University, is looking for people from across Appalachia who are interested in ... Read This Post


rockcastle regional hospital in mount vernon, kentucky, is an example of a rural hospital that has specialized. they are solar powered.

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Appalachia’s New Day: Rural Hospitals in Eastern Kentucky

Because of budget and healthcare cuts in recent years, many rural hospitals have had to close, or merge into larger hospital systems to stay viable. ... Read This Post

Rockcastle Arts Association Bittersweet Photos project is on display in downtown Mount Vernon, Kentucky.

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Appalachia’s New Day: Community Storytelling in Eastern Kentucky

From the traditional spot on the porch with friends and family, to going live on social media, there are many different ways to tell stories. In ... Read This Post

Kentucky Rural Urban Exchange RUX brings urban and rural young people together.

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Appalachia’s New Day: Kentucky Rural and Urban Exchange

One thing you learn early when you grow up in Eastern Kentucky is rivalry. From a very early age, I just knew inherently that where I was from – ... Read This Post


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Berea, KY 40403

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Hazard, KY 41701

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268 E Friend St, Ste 101
Prestonsburg, KY 41653

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