Comics Project Seeks To Tell Appalachia’s Story, Beginning With Hurricane Helene

When Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina in 2024, it knocked out internet and cell service. That created an information gap that was quickly filled by conspiracy theories and misinformation. Now, a new project looks to tell the truth of the disaster. Islands in the Sky is a forthcoming comics anthology about the storm and its aftermath. The book will feature stories told by survivors in partnership with comics professionals. Islands in the Sky was conceived by North Carolina comics writer Andrew Aydin. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Aydin about the project.

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Randy Yohe

Randy is WVPB’s Huntington Reporter, based at Marshall University. He hails from Detroit but has lived in Huntington since the late 1980s. He has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Missouri. Randy has worked in radio and television since his teenage years, with enjoyable stints as a sports public address announcer and a disco/funk club dee jay.

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A final step in the decades-long effort to shore up the flood-prone Mud River in Milton may have been finalized. Federal, state and local officials gathered in Milton on Monday to sign a project partner...

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Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, Aug. 06, 2025

Appalachian String Band Music Festival Bridges Generations

The Appalachian String Band Festival is an annual celebration at Fayette County’s historic Camp Washington-Carver. The camp serves as West Virginia’s mountain cultural arts center and a fitting backdrop for the five-day festival. Randy Yohe takes us to the crowning event of the string band fest, where old-time mountain music bridges generations into a worldwide fiddle and banjo community.

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Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, Aug. 04, 2025

W.Va.’s 100th State Fair Begins 10-Day Run Thursday

West Virginia’s 100th State Fair begins its 10-day run later this week.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jul. 18, 2025

Foodbank CEO Lays Out Effects Of Federal SNAP Cuts

Randy Yohe spoke with Cindi Kirkhart, CEO of the Huntington-based Facing Hunger Foodbank, about how SNAP changes may affect thousands of Appalachians, many of them already living in food deserts.

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Arts & Culture Randy Yohe, Jul. 14, 2025

Huntington Bakery Receives National Cake Baking Award

A small Huntington bakery with a foreign flair is enjoying some national recognition. The Nomada Bakery in Huntington’s Heritage Station is USA Today’s "Best Cake Shop in the U.S.," rece...

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Government Randy Yohe, Jul. 14, 2025

State Calls For ‘Return On Investment’ Regarding Highway Maintenance At $4 Billion Steel Plant

A study of West Virginia's deadliest roadways, released by the Barber Law Firm, analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2018 to 2022 and found Route 2 atop the list with an average of seven fatalities per year.

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