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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Government WVPB Staff, Feb. 20, 2026

Writer Talks Growing Up In Secret Appalachian City, This West Virginia Morning

Connie Jordan Green has been writing most of her life. We talk with her about her poems and growing up in a secret city in Tennessee – Oak Ridge. Also, House Finance approved a budget for consideration of the full chamber. And, under a bill passed by Senate Health, pregnant women could have access to a prescription that might reverse the effects of abortion medication in time to save their pregnancies.

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Arts & Culture Mason Adams, Feb. 04, 2026

How America Built A Secret Appalachian City To Develop Atomic Weapons

Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams sits down with author Greg Mitchell to discuss "Bombshell," a new film from American Experience on PBS that details how the U.S. manipulated the public about the atomic bomb’s development and deployment.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jan. 30, 2026

New American Experience Film Explores WWII Atomic Bomb, This West Virginia Morning

"Bombshell" is a new film from American Experience that explores how the government manipulated the public about the bomb’s development and deployment. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spoke with author Greg Mitchell, who appears in the film.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Nov. 13, 2025

Morrisey Creates Commission To Create Statue Of Woody Williams

The commission will be chaired by Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby with members to be announced in the coming weeks.

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Arts & Culture Chris Schulz, Dec. 06, 2024

Pieces Of Pearl Harbor History Play Part In Remembrance Ceremony

West Virginia University commemorated the anniversary of Pearl Harbor a day early this year. Each December, the bell of the USS West Virginia rings out in remembrance.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Oct. 29, 2024

Kingwood WWII Veteran Laid To Rest 80 Years After Dying In Combat

A veteran from Kingwood, Preston County was buried at a cemetery in his hometown Tuesday, eight decades after he died in World War II combat on the South Pacific Palau islands. Lieutenant Jay Manown, Jr...

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