Encore: Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

This week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.

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Economy Maria Young, Sep. 10, 2026

Armstrong To Bring High-Speed Internet To Ten Rural W.Va. Counties

Armstrong Telecommunication announced Thursday plans to deploy more than 500 miles of high-speed fiber infrastructure across 10 West Virginia counties thanks to a $100 million federal and state investment.

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Education Chris Schulz, Sep. 07, 2023

Federal Funds Help Private Schools Expand Internet Access

Seven private West Virginia schools will receive more than $120,000 from the Federal Communications Commission.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jun. 26, 2023

$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.

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Government Randy Yohe, Mar. 17, 2022

Broadband 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.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Dec. 07, 2021

Mine 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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Government Eric Douglas, Oct. 15, 2021

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.

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