Kentuckians working to restore a 12,000 year-old trail recently traveled to Cherokee, North Carolina to strengthen connections with the Eastern Band ... Read This Post
Training & Ideas
More than 75 Community Members Shared Input on New Project in Downtown Hazard
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
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 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
Our Equity Journey
The Mountain Association works to support a just and sustainable transition to a new economy in post-coal Appalachia. We know that a transition such ... 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
Three Ways the Build Back Better Act Could Support Eastern Kentucky
Major legislation could help boost economy by supporting social programs Passing the Build Back Better Act (BBB) is essential to maintaining ... Read This Post
The Warrior’s Path Project: Restoring An Ancient Trail Throughout Eastern Kentucky
A group of Kentuckians is working to restore a 12,000 year-old trail that runs through about 20 Eastern Kentuckian counties, stretching 300 miles from ... Read This Post
