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On this West Virginia Morning, residents who live near the MVP remain uneasy about its impact on their lives and property, and a North Carolina school is preserving the Cherokee language.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, Inside Appalachia,, a hospital in Western North Carolina was bought out. Residents say the quality of care has gone down. Also, an immersion school in North Carolina is trying to revitalize the Cherokee language with the help of a printmaking class. And, a pair of artists follow cicada hatchings to make art from their shells.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, we learn about a group of bicyclists from the Cherokee Nation that embarks on an annual bike ride tracing the path of the Trail of Tears. Plus, we get some tips for summertime stargazing.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week on Inside Appalachia, a pair of former miners found love shoveling coal and shaped a life making wooden spoons. We learn about treenware. Also, NASCAR Hall of Famer Leonard Wood shares stories, and a bit of advice. And, group bike rides are a way to socialize and get outside. But here in Appalachia, newcomers are met with steep hills.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week, we’re joined by Lilly Knoepp, regional reporter at Blue Ridge Public Radio in Western North Carolina. Boom and bust cycles for coal, timber and textiles are nothing new to Appalachia. Today, we’re seeing another industry struggle – local journalism. Some newspapers have scaled back or disappeared entirely, but journalism isn’t dying. Journalists are adapting and some are reinventing what they do.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News“Even As We Breathe,” looks at a peculiar piece of history, when foreign diplomats from the World War II Axis Powers were held prisoner at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina in the summer of 1942.
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