Appalachia's New Day

When leaders from a community get together to share ideas, big things can happen. That’s why many communities have invested in leadership programs to ... Read This Post

The Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation was formed in 2015 with the goal of creating more educational and tourism opportunities focused on the state’s ... Read This Post

Eastern Kentucky has long been known as an originator of world-class musicians. Classics, Loretta Lynn and Tom T. Hall, and newer household names like ... Read This Post

In Kentucky, 47 percent of all pregnancies are unplanned. In many Eastern Kentucky counties, schools still teach abstinence-only sex education, and ... Read This Post

Just three years ago, Perry County had very few outdoor adventure opportunities beyond its water features. Now, the Perry County Park has over seven ... Read This Post

Every Monday from 7-9pm, WMMT broadcasts Hip Hop from the Hill Top from its headquarters in Whitesburg, Kentucky, featuring the best of old school, ... Read This Post

The first radio broadcast from WKIC in Hazard went over the airwaves on November 23, 1947, from the Hazard High School auditorium. Ernest Sparkman ... Read This Post

“A Seat at the Table” is a series of community dinners that bring people together in Hazard, Kentucky, to share meals and lives. Each dinner has a ... Read This Post

More and more towns are hiring downtown or main street coordinators to help facilitate revitalization efforts in downtown areas. In a partnership ... Read This Post

Kentucky is one of many states with a child care assistance program, which reimburses child care providers who accept children from low-income ... Read This Post

In 2014, 90 percent of people seeking housing services from the Housing Development Alliance (HDA) in Perry County were ineligible due primarily to ... Read This Post

After being struck by two 500-year floods in 2010, much of the Olive Hill community faced hard times as businesses and neighborhoods struggled to ... Read This Post