Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Grant Program Seeks To Help Those In Recovery Find Jobs
Grants of up to $500,000 will be used to help Appalachians in recovery find and keep jobs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVFF Creates New Funding Mechanism For Opioid Settlement Money
At its first quarterly meeting of the year, the West Virginia First Foundation Board of Directors approved a new funding mechanism.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDistrust Hampers Flood Recovery Efforts In Wyoming County, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, volunteers in Wyoming County have found families recovering from last year's floods are unwilling to declare the damage to their homes. And the latest from the state legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMatthew Perry Foundation Targets Appalachian Recovery, Stigmas
The recent Healing Appalachia music festival featured stars like Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers. This year, through a sponsoring partnership from Los Angeles, Healing Appalachia also welcomed another big name: the Matthew Perry Foundation. The Califor...
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Healing Appalachia Music Festival Celebrates Recovery, Moves To Eastern Kentucky
The sixth annual Healing Appalachia music festival kicks off on Thursday. The event celebrating those recovering from substance abuse has moved from Greenbrier County to eastern Kentucky.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLawmakers Debate Vaccine Exemptions And Cuts To Medicaid Could Affect Recovery Efforts, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, two lawmakers that are also doctors spoke with Eric Douglas about legislation aimed at providing exemptions to childhood immunizations, and Us & Them looks at the effect of Medicaid cuts on recovery efforts.
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