LISTEN: Sarah Jarosz Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
On this episode, host Kathy Mattea welcomes Sarah Jarosz, Missy Raines & Allegheny, Jill Andrews, Andrina Turenne, and Chinobay.
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W.Va. Receives More Than $202 Million In Federal Health Funds
West Virginia has been awarded $202,081,355 for the second year of the federal government's Rural Health Transformation Program.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsProPublica, Mountain State Spotlight Opened A ‘School.’ Here’s What They Learned, This West Virginia Morning
The nonprofit newsroom ProPublica has been reporting on the use of public money to fund private education. Earlier this month, ProPublica published a series of stories about how they, along with Mountain State Spotlight, opened a school in West Virginia. Reporter Jennifer Smith Richards spoke with Chris Schulz about the experience and what it says about modern education.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAscend WV To Target Healthcare Pros
The Ascend WV program will receive $2.4 million from the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program to recruit and retain healthcare professionals.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFunds Available To Increase Rural Healthcare Transportation
$2.3 million is available to increase transportation to healthcare in rural parts of West Virginia.
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Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia
This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMills Kelly, Coalfield Depopulation And Cuz's Uptown Barbeque, Inside Appalachia
This week, historian Mills Kelly’s love affair with the Appalachian Trail started when he was a boy scout. Also, the region is known for exporting coal, but it’s losing people, too. And, Cuz’s Uptown Barbeque in southwestern Virginia fuses Asian ideas with Appalachian comfort food.
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