McDowell County

McDowell County Citizens Bear Costs For Clean Drinking Water

Rev. Caitlin Ware is a United Methodist minister in Jackson County who works with the denomination’s Disaster Response Team. The team has been working for the past 13 months to distribute clean drinking water in small communities throughout southern Wes...

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W.Va. Communities On Slow Path To Recovery Following Historic Flooding

In February, flooding swept through Central Appalachia, killing at least 27 people across Kentucky and West Virginia and necessitating water rescues in Virginia and Tennessee. Six months after the flood people in southern West Virginia are still on a slow path to recovery.

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Grappling With A Decades-Old Water Problem, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, some regions rely on bottled water as they wait more than 30 years for municipal systems to deliver clean drinking water.

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Recovery From February Flood Still Slow In Southern Counties, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a region of West Virginia pummeled by February floods still struggles to recover, and the West Virginia National Guard deploys to D.C.

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