The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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WVSU Gets Millions In Federal Funds To Advance Agricultural Science
The $26.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help construct the West Virginia State University Agriculture Complex that will house laboratory space for the university, as well as the state Department of Agriculture.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKY Poet Laureate Talks ‘Goat-Footed Gods,’ This West Virginia Morning
Kathleen Driskell is Kentucky’s current poet laureate. Driskell has authored six poetry collections, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker and Rattle, among others. Her most recent is Goat-Footed Gods. Inside Appalachia producer Bill Lynch spoke with Driskell about living next to the dead and America’s most lethal cryptid.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Wants Bees To Fly Under Control Of Ag Commissioner
The West Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to give the state Agriculture Commissioner control over the beekeeping industry in the state.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVeterans, Emergency Responders Encouraged To Pitch Business Ideas For State Funding
The annual event supports veterans and other emergency responders pursuing agricultural careers and small-business ventures.
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Millions Awarded For Water, Sewer, Environmental Restoration Projects
Millions of dollars in grants to improve water and sewer infrastructure and environmental conservation efforts across the state were announced Friday,
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsInvasive Box Tree Moth Reported For First Time In W.Va.
Cydalima perspectalis, also known as the box tree moth, is an invasive species growing in North America. It was reported for the first time this month in West Virginia by the state's Department of Agriculture.
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