Communities

The great folks at WMMT's Making Connections have produced a terrific radio piece on the transition conversation at the East Kentucky Leadership ... Read This Post

Some families in Whitley County, KY can look forward to staying comfortable through the hot summer without paying high utility bills - or no utility ... Read This Post

It seems like more and more folks are realizing that the drop-off in Central Appalachian coal production is about economics. The Charleston ... Read This Post

This must-watch video from the Appalachian Funders' Network profiles some of the wonderful work happening in the region. A great lead-in to a long ... Read This Post

From the Lexington Herald-Leader:   Alltech announces job-creation competition By Tom Eblen — ... Read This Post

Here's a great op-ed from Rick Clewett, from Sunday's Lexington Herald-Leader: Over the past few months, a handful of coal mines in Eastern ... Read This Post

Nicole Palya Wood at the Daily Yonder has the story of federal efforts to expand broadband to rural areas: In the absence of controversy, even ... Read This Post

After an unusually warm winter, many farmers are seeing early harvests of many spring crops. This is good news both for the farmers and for their ... Read This Post

Ken Ward, Jr. has a terrific, thoughtful post today on his blog, Coal Tattoo. It's long, and wide-ranging, but worth the read. As we ... Read This Post

From the Daily Yonder's Tim Marema comes an in-depth report about a conversation between local leaders about Appalachian economies in a ... Read This Post

From the West Virginia Community Development Hub: What started in 2010 as a series of town hall forums, phone interviews, and surveys getting the ... Read This Post

Today we're linking to a fantastic commentary from Ken Ward, Jr. from his blog, Coal Tattoo. Personally, we can't wait to see this film, and ... Read This Post