New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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Localization Event Brings Together Huntington Area Creatives For Art, Culture Show
Localization brings together Huntington for celebration of art and community.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoalfields To Receive $7 Million For Job, Infrastructure Growth
Federal grants of about $10 million from the U.S. Department of Commerce were awarded to four West Virginia projects Monday to help with infrastructure…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPicturing The Future: Documenting A Coal Community’s Comeback
Can a photograph help a community grow? One photographer is shedding some light on ongoing efforts in a region looking for some new ways to sustain…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoalfield Development Corp. Making Cuts into Unemployment With Saws Edge
Since acquiring the old Corbin Factory building in Westmoreland in the summer of 2014, the Coalfield Development Corporation has turned the building, now…
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A Homestead Act for Appalachia
Appalachia, especially its coal mining region, is experiencing a revived bit of attention as shuttered mines, a rise in income inequality and longstanding…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn the Coalfields, Dilapidated Sites Make Way for Renewal
A crew from Coalfield Development Corp. that's remodeling a former warehouse in Williamson, West Virginia, is part of a broad effort to tackle empty or…
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