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One thing we know to be true about Appalachians: we love to compete. But there’s more to a competition than winning. In this week’s Inside Appalachia, we meet competitors who are also keepers of beloved regional traditions.
First, we’re headed to eastern Kentucky, where residents are reeling from thousand year floods after rainfall of roughly 16 inches. At least 37 people are dead, and hundreds of homes and businesses are destroyed. Katie Myers with the Ohio Valley ReSource reports from Whitesburg, Kentucky.
Going For Gold At The West Virginia Senior Sports Classic And Beyond
Thousand Year Floods In Eastern Kentucky Residents of eastern Kentucky are reeling after thousand year floods killed at least 37 people, destroying homes and businesses in the process. Katie Myers with the Ohio Valley ReSource reports.
Reducing Roadkill Rates In North Carolina You can’t drive very far anywhere in Appalachia without seeing roadkill. Officials with the Great Smoky Mountains Association now have a new strategy for reducing wildlife deaths on North Carolina highways. Matt Peiken of Blue Ridge Public Radio has more.
Musgrave Reports From Mountain Mushroom Festival
Nicole Musgrave
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Tina Caroland shows off a morel mushroom at the Mountain Mushroom Festival in Irvine, Kentucky. Caroland has demonstrated how to fry morels at the festival for about 15 years. She purchased morels for this year’s cooking demonstration because Caroland and her family were slow to find morels at the start of this season.
Have you ever heard of mushroom hunting? Every year, people take to the woods in search of mushrooms like morels — also known as ryland fish, molly moochers or hickory chickens. They’re a seasonal favorite in Appalachia, and they inspire all kinds of competition. Folkways reporter Nicole Musgrave reports from the Mountain Mushroom Festival in Irvine, Kentucky.
An Accident Of Appalachian History Led To A New Style Of Pizza
Zack Harold
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Primo DiCarlo single handedly, accidentally, created a brand new kind of pizza: cold cheese on a hot crust. The dish would eventually take the region by storm and come to be known as Ohio Valley Pizza or Wheeling Pizza. But more often than not, it is still called “DiCarlo’s pizza.”
In Wheeling, West Virginia, people are passionate about their pizza. People there say that an accident of history led to a new style of pizza — Appalachia’s contribution to America’s great regional pizza traditions. Folkways reporter Zack Harold visited DiCarlo’s Famous Pizza to find out more.
Brave Kids Continue Eisteddfod Tradition In Wales, the word “Eisteddfod” refers to a traditional music competition that goes back nearly a thousand years. Immigrants brought the tradition to southern Ohio, where it has endured for generations, thanks in part to some brave kids. Folkways reporter Capri Cafaro has this story.
Going For Gold At The West Virginia Senior Sports Classic And Beyond
Courtesy of Carol Rustin
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Carol Rustin from Jefferson County, West Virginia is an avid runner who recently won a gold medal at the West Virginia Senior Sports Classic, qualifying her for the National Senior Games.
Carol Rustin from Jefferson County, West Virginia is an avid runner who recently won a gold medal at the West Virginia Senior Sports Classic, qualifying her for the National Senior Games. What makes her stand out is that she’s successful despite having lost her ability to see. Reporter Shepherd Snyder spoke to Rustin about her experience as a blind athlete.
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What about you? What kind of competitions are happening in your neck of the woods? Maybe you know about a sport or contest we’ve never heard about. Or someone there makes pizza like nobody else. Tell us about it. Write to us at InsideAppalachia@wvpublic.org. Or, you can find us @InAppalachia on Instagram and Twitter.
Our theme music is by Matt Jackfert. Other music this week was provided by John R Miller, Ona, Chris Stapleton and Dean Martin, a member of the famed Rat Pack who’s from Steubenville, Ohio — and an Appalachian by birth. Producer Bill Lynch wanted to make sure we mentioned that.
Alex Runyon is our associate producer. Our executive producer is Eric Douglas. Kelley Libby is our editor. Our audio mixer is Patrick Stephens. Zander Aloi also helped produce this episode. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram @InAppalachia.
On this West Virginia Morning, taxidermy fascinates a lot of people, but the actual work of preserving and mounting dead animals makes some uncomfortable, but not Amy Ritchie in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Folkways Reporter Margaret McLeod Leef visited Ritchie’s workshop and brought us this story.
On this West Virginia Morning, students from poor families are more likely to be suspended from school for bad behavior, and data from West Virginia reflects this national trend. We share an excerpt from our latest episode of Us & Them, where host Trey Kay talks with a Yale University researcher about tailored school discipline strategies.
On this West Virginia Morning, the Hope Scholarship program allows West Virginia students to apply state money toward private and parochial school tuition. And state officials say the program is growing.
In schools across the nation, when students of color misbehave, they are disciplined at twice the rate of white students. That means Black and brown students are more likely to face suspension or expulsion. West Virginia lawmakers worry students are not facing the right consequences for their misbehavior. A new state law is designed to make schools safer. In this episode, Us & Them host Trey Kay looks at new approaches to school discipline.