Red Onion Prison, NIOSH And The Mountain Laurel Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, officials are scrutinizing a supermax prison in Wise County, Virginia, after inmate complaints and a visit by a state lawmaker. Also, laid-off federal worker warns the Trump administration’s mass firings could make a big difference for coal miners. And, every year, the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival stages a formal dance. Organizers rely on a manual that’s been passed down for generations.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Apr. 21, 2025

VOAD Gets New Executive Director

Evan Conley will serve as the new executive director of the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (WV VOAD), the organization announced Friday.

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Government Caelan Bailey, Dec. 05, 2024

W.Va. Flooding Long-Term Recovery Groups Remain Unfunded

West Virginia created the State Resiliency Office (SRO) in 2021 after devastating floods in 2016, to update the state’s decades-old statewide flooding plan ...

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Government Eric Douglas, Jan. 07, 2024

VOAD Comes Under Financial Scrutiny During Legislative Interim Meeting

Financial funding matters around West Virginia Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) have been referred to the Committee on Special Investigations, the state Auditor and the legislative auditor.

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Energy & Environment Briana Heaney, Sep. 08, 2023

Localities Continue To Help With Floods, Looking For More Assistance

The Kanawha County Commission allocated more money to aid flooded communities and is working with state and local officials to secure more.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Aug. 06, 2023

Nearly All 2016 Flooding Recovery Projects Finished, Except Schools

Seven years after the historic floods of 2016, the state has finally completed nearly all of the houses and bridges that were damaged in the deadly flood.

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WVPB News Ashton Marra, May. 30, 2017