Virginia writer Emilee Hackney has a complicated relationship with her home. She loves the place where she’s from, in Tazewell County — her friends, family, the swimming holes and mountains and wild places — but she also felt stifled. Her new memoir "All That’s Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir" explores this tension and her experience when she did leave. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Hackney about the book.
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We bring you a special report and in-depth discussion on water infrastructure needs in West Virginia. Reporter Caity Coyne of the Charleston Gazette-Mail joins us to explore the issues and discuss two bills moving through the West Virginia Legislature that may address some of the need.
The House of Delegates received communication from the Senate of the passage of SB 451 – the education reform bill. But before the chamber could finish announcing the communication, Del. Isaac Sponaugle made a motion to have the bill “postponed indefinitely.” His motion was tabled by a vote of 52 to 44, and SB 451 was referred to the House Education Committee and then to the House Finance Committee. Comments about the delegate’s motion and the bill itself, however, came up later on the floor.
SB 500 was introduced on Friday, and this bill would create the Sewer and Water Infrastructure Replacement Act. Another bill, SB 153 will be introduced Wednesday, and it focuses on helping communities that struggle with decaying water systems.
Reporter Molly Born brings us a report from Mingo County as part of a reporting project called Stirring the Waters exploring some of the issues these bills might affect. Her report is part of a journalism initiative called Report for America, a program under The GroundTruth Project.
Reporter Caity Coyne of the Charleston Gazatte-Mail joins us on set to discuss water infrastructure further. Coyne spent a year documenting the issue.
More than 38,000 West Virginians over the age of 65 suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia, but providers believe those numbers are much higher. There was a call to action on fighting this crippling illness from both those affected and from the Senate chamber in the form of Senate Resolution 27. Reporter Randy Yohe has the story.
The House overwhelmingly voted last Friday to eliminate the state’s personal income tax on Social Security benefits. The Senate will now take up the bill, which as Randy Yohe reports is a priority for the AARP.
On Wednesday’s show, we will have a discussion on multiple judiciary bills concerning the Supreme Court, consumer protection, personal liability, broadband expansion and others.
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The West Virginia Manufacturers Association has just launched its inaugural Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia tournament. We caught up with WVMA President Bill Bissett to find out what organizers hope will come from the competition – and what makes a really cool product.
Roadside farmstands with homemade jams and bread are a common sight in Appalachia. Because they’re unmanned, many of them work on the honor system: Take a carton of berries, leave some cash. But the humble farm stand is changing to keep up with an increasingly cash-free society. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch recently visited a stand in Wythe County, Virginia and has this.
Data center development is a fast-growing industry, with projects popping up in seemingly every corner of the country. But that’s not been the case in West Virginia so far. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Chris Schulz reports state officials are rolling out the red carpet for the expensive and increasingly expansive projects.
On this West Virginia Week, we learn about steps parents can take to keep their children safe from harm, we look at a program to attract remote workers to the state, and a new Appalachian memoir.
