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In 2010, Olive Hill in Carter County was struck by not one, but two, 500-year floods. The federal government uses terms like “100-year flood zone ... Read This Post

Each month, poets and creative writers are invited to Grayson, Kentucky, for the Holler Down the Holler poetry slam where they can compete for cash ... Read This Post

Grayson Gallery and Arts Center, which established in 2011 in the town’s old fire station, does so much more than provide a place for artists to show ... Read This Post

It all started with an idea to plan a pop-up art show in the former Grayson, Kentucky, fire station in 2011, a building that stood empty for eight ... Read This Post

John Haywood is a tattoo and folk artist in Whitesburg, Kentucky. He owns and operates the Parlor Room Tattoo and Art Gallery – a tattoo shop that ... Read This Post

Last week, 150 people, from age 4 to 84, came from across the country to gather at Cowan Community Center in Letcher County, Kentucky, for the 18th ... Read This Post

The Cowan Community Center in Letcher County has been providing opportunities for local youth for more than 50 years. Their focus has been on ... Read This Post

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

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

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

“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