New Novel Explores The Plight Of Appalachia’s Talented Young People

Virginia writer Emilee Hackney has a complicated relationship with her home. She loves the place where she’s from, in Tazewell County — her friends, family, the swimming holes and mountains and wild places — but she also felt stifled. Her new memoir "All That’s Unseen: An Appalachian Memoir" explores this tension and her experience when she did leave. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Hackney about the book.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jul. 15, 2026

Restoring The Oldest Building On The Capitol Complex, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, renovation work is underway on the Holly Grove mansion, the oldest surviving residence on the state capitol complex after several decades of plans.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Jun. 25, 2026

Public Comment Set For Fort Martin Gas-Fired Power Plant

The hearing relates to the proposed construction of a 1,200-megawatt gas plant next to the existing coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station, as well 70-megawatts of solar projects.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Apr. 15, 2025

Cuts At NIOSH Morgantown And Revitalizing A Coal-Fired Power Plant Site, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, a conversation with a NIOSH worker affected by cuts earlier this month, and the redevelopment of a recently demolished coal-fired power plant.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Dec. 12, 2022

Doddridge County Selected As Site For Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant

The plant was announced in September, but the location wasn’t revealed until Monday.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Sep. 16, 2022

Natural Gas Power Plant With Carbon Capture Planned For W. Va.

Competitive Energy Partners announced Friday that it would build the 1,800-megawatt plant at a location to be determined.

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WVPB News Associated Press, Mar. 03, 2015

Company Proposes Building Two Gas-Fired Power Plants in W.Va.

A company plans to spend about $1 billion to build two natural gas-fired power plants in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle.The State Journal reports that…

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