W.Va. Biscuit Voted ‘South’s Best’
Tudor’s "Mountaineer” biscuit was named “The South’s Best Biscuit” in an online poll contest held by Garden & Gun, a southern lifestyle magazine.
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Federal Funds Help Private Schools Expand Internet Access
Seven private West Virginia schools will receive more than $120,000 from the Federal Communications Commission.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News$1.2 Billion Coming To Connect Every West Virginia Household To Internet
The funding was allocated based on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband coverage maps. New maps out this past May show that West Virginia has the least connectivity of any state in the country after Alaska.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBroadband Legislation Sets Carrier Parameters, Consumer Protections
A sweeping broadband bill recently passed by the West Virginia Legislature provides protections for current and future internet customers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMine Reclamation, Clean Water and Broadband: What the Infrastructure Law Brings to Appalachia
The bipartisan infrastructure bill that became law last month has billions of dollars in it for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems in the Ohio Valley. The law also addresses some of the region’s other pressing needs.
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Governor Announces $1 Billion Broadband Plan
Gov. Jim Justice announced today a new $1 billion dollar broadband strategy for the state of West Virginia. The state Broadband Office estimates this program will expand broadband availability to at least 200,000 new locations in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDespite A Decade Of Promises, Fixing Our Digital Divide Is As Slow As Country Dial Up
A year of working remotely during a global pandemic has shown us that having access to reliable, fast internet is neither a luxury nor just for city dwellers. In this episode of Us & Them, we’ll hear about the internet challenges from residents of rural Pocahontas County.
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