New Compilation Shows Hip-Hop's Roots in Appalachia
Appalachian hip-hop is the subject of a new compilation from June Appal Recordings, titled No Options: Hip-Hop in Appalachia. ...
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Judge Approves $5M Loan to Ailing Blackjewel Coal, But CEO Hoops is Out
This story was updated on 7/5/2019 at 11:15 a.m.A federal bankruptcy court in West Virginia has granted a request by West-Virginia based coal company…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMajor Appalachian Coal Company Files For Bankruptcy Protection
In what is the latest sign of problems for the U.S. coal industry, one of the country’s largest coal producers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Regulators Halt Mine Near Kanawha State Forest
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protect has closed down a mountaintop removal mine site located near a state forest in Kanawha County and is…
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