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Appalachia’s New Day: Improving Food Access in Eastern Kentucky

More than 400 people poured through the doors of CANE Kitchen in Whitesburg last Thursday for a free “meal on the hill.” This year, the community ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Playing & Producing Music in Eastern Kentucky

Fat Baby Studios - a funny name behind the production of some seriously awesome music. Located in the basement of a house in Whitesburg, ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Investing in Employees

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


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South Eastern Beauty Academy

Jeanetta Thornbury, a native of Johnson County, founded South Eastern Beauty Academy in 2012. Located in downtown Paintsville, the school graduates ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Black Lung in Eastern Kentucky

Black Lung is a disease caused by breathing coal mine dust. It is incurable and often gets worse over time. Treatment is limited to relieving symptoms ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Infrastructure in Eastern Kentucky

“Martin County, Kentucky has been without clean water since 2000. Why aren’t we talking about it?,” the poster implores. Every day for more than ... Read This Post


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New Energy Intern in Paintsville Office

Earlier this month we welcomed a New Energy Intern to the MACED staff. Zac Ebersole, a resident of Lawrence County, Kentucky, will be spending the ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Entrepreneurship in Eastern Kentucky

Kyle Robinson and his wife, Annie, started Print My Threads, an apparel screen printing company, in 2009 after their move back to Ashland, Kentucky, ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Community in Eastern Kentucky

“Thursdays on the Triangle” in Hazard, Kentucky, kicked off its fifth year last week. This mini-festival hosted on Main Street in Hazard every other ... Read This Post


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Appalachia’s New Day: Tourism in Eastern Kentucky

Blanton Forest on Pine Mountain in Harlan County was identified by a state ecologist in the early 1990s as one of the most important natural ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: Solar in Eastern Kentucky

We know that eastern Kentucky will need to diversify its energy use and consumption in the years to come, and one promising way to do this is by ... Read This Post

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Appalachia’s New Day: The Arts in Eastern Kentucky

This week marks the start of MACED’s new storytelling campaign, Appalachia’s New Day. Every day this week, we are featuring a story specific to a ... Read This Post


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Berea, KY 40403

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420 Main St
Hazard, KY 41701

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268 E Friend St, Ste 101
Prestonsburg, KY 41653

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