The unique language of Southern Appalachia
This week on the Reckon Interview, we speak with Jennifer Heinmiller, co-author of the Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English.
West Virginia children to receive free books this summer through Imagination Library
West Virginia is partnering once again with the Dollywood Foundation to provide approximately 258,000 books this summer to public schoolchildren entering first, second or third grade.
Rural Kentucky health officials press on, one shot at a time
TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — John Rogers waited months after becoming eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It was only after talking with friends that the 66-year-old retiree from rural Spencer County, Kentucky, was persuaded to get the shot.
Under presssure, company cancels Tennessee pipeline
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Environmentalists and activists claimed victory Saturday after a company canceled plans to build an oil pipeline through southwest Tennessee and north Mississippi, and over an aquifer
Northam: Working together to better Appalachia
Since 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has been dedicated to improving the economic health of Appalachia. Over $4.5 billion has been invested, from small business assistance to broadband deployment
