High Profile W.Va. Movies Highlight Growing Film Industry
Two high profile films made in West Virginia are calling attention to the state's growing film making industry.
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W.Va.’s Growing Film Industry, This West Virginia Morning
Two films that made the Netflix Top 10 list this month were shot in West Virginia and produced by the same West Virginia film company. As it turns out, the film industry here has been quietly growing in recent years, thanks in part to financial incentives. But the state is also home to some picture-perfect settings that aren’t easy for movie makers to find.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKY Poet Laureate Talks ‘Goat-Footed Gods,’ This West Virginia Morning
Kathleen Driskell is Kentucky’s current poet laureate. Driskell has authored six poetry collections, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker and Rattle, among others. Her most recent is Goat-Footed Gods. Inside Appalachia producer Bill Lynch spoke with Driskell about living next to the dead and America’s most lethal cryptid.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDiving Into Spring, Inside Appalachia
This week, we meet the woman behind the popular TikTok account “Appalachian Forager.” She makes jam from pawpaws and jewelry from coyote teeth. Also, we sit in on a master class in foraging for wild mushrooms. And, when a West Virginia pastor got assigned to a new church, folks tried to warn him.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo W.Va. Based Films Hit Netflix Most Watched List
Two films shot and produced on location in West Virginia are at and near the top of this week's list of most popular films on the streaming service Netflix.
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The Legacy Of A Clarksburg Church’s Chocolate Easter Eggs, This West Virginia Morning
Around this time of the year, some area churches get into the business of selling chocolate Easter eggs. These are the kind of eggs that have some weight to them. But one West Virginia church has become known far and wide for its chocolate eggs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPublic Invited To Annual Rhododendron Roll
The Annual Rhododendron Roll at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex is set for Saturday, March 28.
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