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Wayland Residents Gather to Plan Their Recovery

“It was a blessed event to be a part of,” reads a survey from one of 77 people who attended Wayland’s Community Gathering on March 24, ... Read This Post

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Will Cryptomining Companies Coming to Kentucky Raise Your Electric Bills? 

This is an op-ed dated April 3, 2023 that ran in several papers. A Chinese cryptomining company is proposing to build a $250 million plant near the ... Read This Post

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Lending

Housing Can’t Wait: The Plan for Rebuilding Thousands of EKY Homes Post-Flood

Housing Development Alliance believes everyone should have a home they can afford. Since 1993, they have been working toward this goal in four ... Read This Post


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Now is the Time for Kentucky’s Rural Electric Cooperatives to Move on Clean Energy

This is an op-ed that ran in several outlets in January and February 2023. Rural electric cooperatives provide power to nearly a third of ... Read This Post

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Woodworking Business in Stanton, KY Takes Off

Cheeses, pickles, candy, fries, s’mores, meats, meat flowers… you name it, you can arrange it on a charcuterie board. Tina and Gene King, ... Read This Post

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Unity Allies is Building ‘Beloved Community’ in Laurel County

Beloved community: a community in which everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger, and hate.  In 2020, Chase Carson began uniting ... Read This Post


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Affordable Heirloom Jewelry Inspired by Eastern Kentucky

While many people welcome a chance to work from home, it’s not the ideal scenario if you’re a jewelry maker with a young toddler. “He’s trying to ... Read This Post

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Forest Farming in Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Right down the road from the Anglin Falls trailhead, a popular hiking spot leading to one of Kentucky’s most beautiful waterfalls, Michael Beck and ... Read This Post

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Request for Proposals from Architects

DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION HERE Project Description  In July, Mountain Association acquired the former First Federal Savings & Loan building at ... Read This Post


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London, KY Farm Saves Big on Energy Bills

In 2005, Ford Waterstrat took a job on a local farm while on summer break from teaching. That’s when he set his heart and mind on having his own ... Read This Post

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Energy

Salyersville IGA Adds Solar

Three years ago, Salyersville IGA moved to an expanded storefront double the size of its previous location. Along with the expansion, Magoffin ... Read This Post

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Wayland, KY is Working Together to Rebuild

This is part of our story series, EKY Flood Relief: Neighbors Helping Neighbors. When the flood hit, the town of Wayland in Floyd County was ... Read This Post


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Berea, KY 40403

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Prestonsburg, KY 41653

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