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Appalachian Company Demonstrates What It Means To Be Green and Profitable

If you’ve been camping in recent years, you’ve likely seen warnings to not burn firewood that isn’t from the local area. In the last several decades, ... Read This Post

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LGBTQ+ Focused Counseling Center Opens in Prestonsburg

From Pikeville, Kentucky, Kyle May has lived in small towns for most of his life. From his personal experience identifying as a gay man, he always ... Read This Post

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Alight Agency: “A Marketing Agency for Anyone Who Feels Left Out”

Alight Agency is a queer-owned and inclusive full-service marketing agency based out of Irvine, Kentucky. Though owner Jess Stevens jokes that she ... Read This Post


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Appalachian EnergyWorks – Pine Ridge, Kentucky

Kentucky's Red River Gorge is a hot bed for tourism. Because of this, there is a lot of investment property and growing interest in solar due to its ... Read This Post

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The Galaxy Project’s Youth Center in Carter County

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


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Grayson Gallery’s Crowdfunding Story

By Dan Click of Grayson Gallery and Art Center Earlier this year, Grayson Gallery & Art Center and the Mountain Association partnered to pilot ... Read This Post

East KEntucky Childcare Network helps counter child care deserts in Eastern KEntucky

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Appalachian Early Childhood Network

In Appalachian Kentucky, 19 of 54 counties have fewer than five child care centers, with four counties only having one, and none in Martin County. In ... Read This Post

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Mountain Association becomes last PPP lender in Kentucky

Since the Mountain Association became a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lender in March of this year, we’ve helped ... Read This Post


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Grayson Gallery expanding programing with help from crowdfunding

Update: Grayson Galley's campaign is now closed. With the help of The Local Crowd's hosting platform, they exceeded their goal of $6,000. "It has been ... Read This Post

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Drawing Ohio Travelers to Eastern Kentucky

Over the past few years, the Mountain Association has been working with tourism commissions and communities across Eastern Kentucky to put on “How to ... Read This Post

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Resources for Eastern Kentucky during COVID-19

The Mountain Association cares deeply about how the current health crisis of the coronavirus is affecting businesses, organizations and communities in ... Read This Post


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