Flatfoot Dancing: Appalachia’s Percussion Instrument
West Virginia’s annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival is not just about old-time fiddle and banjo music. Flatfoot dancing goes alon...
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Coal Production
Morrisey Pushes Lawmakers To Build On ‘Trump-Style’ Energy Policy
Gov. Patrick Morrisey is encouraging lawmakers to support legislation that would allow data centers to operate their own microgrids -- and therefore bump coal production across the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDiscussing Homelessness And Looking At The Coal Industry, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Huntington's mayor-elect discusses homelessness and we look at the state's coal industry.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News1st W.Va. Miner Is Killed On The Job This Year In Wyoming County
Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was fatally injured while operating an excavator at the CM Energy Operations surface mine, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow The Baltimore Bridge Collapse Is Affecting Coal Producers In W.Va., This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, the closure of the Port of Baltimore to most shipping has a ripple effect for coal producers in northern West Virginia. Curtis Tate takes a deeper look.
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Coal Production Report Predicts Downturn in the Industry
A new economic forecast shows the recent uptick in coal production is expected to level out during the next two years and decline precipitously during the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Economy on the Rise Through 2017
Economists at West Virginia University say the state’s economy will continue to see solid growth by the end of 2017. It’s the highest level since…
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