Mingo County

Water Listening Tour Gives ‘Everyday People’ A Chance To Discuss Woes

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has launched a four-county, two day 'water listening tour' to see firsthand the challenges some West Virginia communities face with contaminated drinking water.

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2 W.Va. Counties Report Double State Unemployment Average

West Virginia’s overall unemployment rate is tied with the national average at 4.2%, but a few counties in the state are much higher and some are lower.

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5 Water, Sewer Projects Get Abandoned Mine Funding

McDowell and Mingo counties have historically produced large quantities of coal, but they have suffered after coal mines have closed — or been abandoned. Thanks to a grant program, the two counties are getting some funding for water and sewer projects.

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Photo Essay: Floods ‘People Living In The Aftermath’

WVPB asked photojournalist and West Virginia native Roger May to go back home and take a hard look at how residents are still struggling to find normalcy nine months after flooding hit southern West Virginia. May specializes in turning his camera on the places that shaped him — revealing the humanity behind statistics. He worked primarily in Mingo, Logan, McDowell and Wyoming counties.

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