Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jun. 24, 2024

A Conversation On Documentary ‘King Coal’ And W.Va. Town Advocates For End To Gun Violence, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, each year, tens of thousands of Americans die from firearm injuries. In 2022, that figure included more than 300 West Virginians. Nationally, U.S. residents are split on a solution. But residents of a town in Brooke County are advocating for an end to gun violence through political organizing, public art and prayer.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, May. 30, 2023

Sillier Side Of Minor League Baseball And A Look At New Film ‘King Coal,’ This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s latest documentary is called “King Coal.” The imaginative film focuses on central Appalachia, how coal mining has influenced its culture and how that may be changing. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Sheldon and co-producer Molly Born about the film.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, May. 29, 2023

'King Coal' Blends Documentary And Dream To Paint A Vivid Picture Of Appalachian Culture

Appalachian filmmaker Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s new "King Coal" blends documentary and imaginative storytelling in a way that pulls viewers into a compelling portrait of Appalachia’s coal communities.

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WVPB News Liz McCormick, Sep. 12, 2018

Free Screening of 'Recovery Boys' Documentary to Be Held at Shepherd

West Virginia Public Broadcasting is partnering with Shepherd University next week to co-host a free screening of “Recovery Boys” – a feature documentary…

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WVPB News Liz McCormick, Jun. 29, 2018

'Heroin(e)' Director's New Film Explores Recovery, Community

Academy Award-nominated director Elaine McMillion Sheldon’s newest film “Recovery Boys” is now available on Netflix. The film is a companion to Sheldon’s…

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WVPB News Dave Mistich, Sep. 12, 2017

Heroin(e): How Three Huntington Women Are Fighting the Opioid Crisis

Updated 1/23/2018: Elaine McMillion Sheldon's film Heroin(e) has been nominated for an Oscar in the short documentary category. Original Story: As most…

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