On August 9, 2023, staff from the Mountain Association talked with more than 75 community members who came out to share their thoughts on our downtown ... Read This Post
Communities
Breathitt County-Based Radio Station Celebrates 75 years On Air
Nearly 100 years ago, Dr. Lela G. McConnell founded Mount Carmel in Breathitt County, Kentucky, an elementary and high school focused on the ... Read This Post
Award-Winning Architecture Firm Chosen for Hazard Building Redevelopment
Last summer, the Mountain Association purchased a three-story building at 479 Main Street in downtown Hazard, Kentucky. We were inspired to purchase ... Read This Post
Mountain Grrl Experience: More than a Music Festival
Imagine you are roaming the streets of Pikeville, Kentucky one summer day and you’re handed a set of spoons to make music with. You knock out a number ... Read This Post
Kentucky Music Hall of Fame Supports Flourishing Music Industry
Georgia, I love your big magnolia treesTexas, I love to feel the prairie breezeTennessee, you made me what I am todayBut it's got to be Kentucky for ... Read This Post
A Community Group Hosts “Courageous Conversations” and Celebrations of Diversity in Southeast KY
From social media posts promoting equal pay and autism acceptance to sharing free coloring books about Holi, a festival celebrated by people of Hindu ... Read This Post
Mountain Association President Peter Hille Speaks at White House Roundtable
Community leaders representing energy communities from Appalachia to Wyoming to the Navajo Nation were invited to participate in a roundtable ... Read This Post
UK Students Design Community Spaces with Perry County Community
If you don't have time to read the full story: A new exhibit has gone up in downtown Hazard showing how spaces and buildings in the Perry County ... Read This Post
Flood Risk Analysis Has Changed: What It Could Mean for Eastern Kentucky
Within our lifetimes, devastating floods have become more frequent throughout Eastern Kentucky. It’s not just in our imaginations; the EPA has found ... Read This Post
Clay County’s Airbnb Movement
Take the Hal Rogers Parkway east out of London, Kentucky and between there and Hazard—an hour and twenty-minute drive away—there’s only one hotel, ... Read This Post
Becky Brown Jewelry & Metalwork
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 20 percent of small businesses fail within the first year. Becky Brown Jewelry ... Read This Post
Licking Valley’s Airbnb Movement
A training program developed by the Mountain Association is teaching property owners in Eastern Kentucky how to succeed in the home-sharing market. ... Read This Post
