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Gayle Manchin: Hope Is Alive in McDowell County

The problem with drive-by journalism is that you only see what your driver points out.If Garret Mathews had really been interested in seeing if hope…

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WVPB News Ashton Marra,

Reconnecting McDowell Moves Forward with Teacher Housing 19 Months Later

Asbestos abatement and environmental clean up began Tuesday at the vacant Best Furniture Store in downtown Welch in McDowell County Tuesday, some 19…

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Author Homer Hickam Visits His Home State

Every October, author and West Virginia native, Homer Hickam, makes a trip home to West Virginia for the annual Rocket Boys festival in Beckley…but he…

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WVPB News Ashton Marra,

New Teacher Housing for Troubled McDowell County

Members of the governing board for Reconnecting McDowell voted to demolish two buildings in the county seat of Welch to make way for new, affordable…

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