Headline Acts Announced For America250 Celebration At Capitol
Three concerts and a fireworks display are planned for the Fourth of July weekend on the state Capitol grounds.
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Report: Appalachia, W.Va. Continue Economic Improvement
Each year the Appalachian Regional Commission, or ARC, compares 423 counties across the Appalachian region to the national average, ranking them from distressed to attainment.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Officials See Value Of Long-Distance Trail Project
Across the country, old railroads have been converted into multi-use trails for folks to get out and enjoy nature. An ambitious vision to connect communities in West Virginia to Pittsburgh via rail trail is taking a big step towards completion.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe State Gets Good Grades For Air Quality, This West Virginia Morning
The American Lung Association has released its 27th State of the Air report on air pollution and awarded grades for metro areas across the country. No one in West Virginia lives in a county with a failing grade. We talk with Kevin Stewart, director of Environmental Health for the American Lung Association, about the report and what it all means.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGrant Program Seeks To Help Those In Recovery Find Jobs
Grants of up to $500,000 will be used to help Appalachians in recovery find and keep jobs.
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W.Va. Coal Country Rapidly Losing Residents
Sixteen West Virginia counties that are part of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Central Appalachia region saw the largest percentage of population loss from that entire group from the 2020 census to 2025 numbers, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEncore: What Is Appalachia? We Asked People From Around The Region. Here’s What They Said
This week, we’re revisiting our episode “What Is Appalachia?” from December 2021. Appalachia connects mountainous parts of the South, the Midwest, the Rust Belt and even the Northeast. That leaves so much room for geographic and cultural variation, as well as many different views on what Appalachia really is.
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