Novel Shares Story Of Historical Black Kingdom In Western North Carolina

Following the American Civil War, a group of freed people fled violence and bought land in Western North Carolina. In the summer of 1873, these people formed a Black communal society they named “The Kingdom of the Happy Land.” A new novel tells a story set in the kingdom, both in the past and in the present day. It’s titled, “Happy Land.” Host Mason Adams spoke with its author, Dolen Perkins-Valdez.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Mar. 11, 2025

Concert Telethon Aims To Raise Money For Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief

WYMT, a television station in Hazard, Kentucky, is hosting a flood relief concert telethon this evening — Tuesday, March 11 — from 7 to 10 p.m.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Feb. 25, 2025

House Reviews Bill Restricting Trans Rights And Recovering An Archive After Flooding, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, lawmakers in the House discuss a bill that restricts the rights of transgender people, and Appalshop's efforts to restore its archive after devastating floods.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 12, 2025

Judge Increases Penalties For Justice-Owned Kentucky Fuel Corp.

U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove increased a contempt fine against Jim Justice’s son, Jay Justice, and associate Stephen Ball, to $1,000 a day from $250 a day.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jan. 30, 2025

State Reports First Coal Mine Fatality Of 2025, In Boone County

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said late Wednesday that 55-year-old Stephen Fields of Chauncey died of his injuries at the Twilight surface mine.

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Education Curtis Tate, Jan. 09, 2025

Federal Policy On Transgender Students Blocked In Court

West Virginia Attorney General and Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey led a six-state lawsuit against the department to stop the policy from being enforced.

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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Aug. 05, 2024

Negotiating Higher Ground And Emerging Appalachian Voices This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, differences in opinion on how to build high ground communities in Eastern Kentucky and a conversation with the editor of a new collection of essays.

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