Alltech Announces Prize for Best Eastern Kentucky Economic Development Plan
Eastern Kentucky, like much of Appalachia, is beset by high poverty and high unemployment, and the limited investment in the area from the state hasn’t changed the situation.
View ArticleEPA Objections to 36 Kentucky Surface Mining Permits Being Reviewed and...
Over the past two years, the EPA has filed specific objections to 36 surface mining permits previously approved by the state of Kentucky to mining companies that wanted to dump waste into streams in...
View ArticleState Officials Report Water Contamination at Laurel County State Park
According to the Associated Press:Officials at a state park in eastern Kentucky are restricting some activities like swimming and feeding the ducks because of water contamination.The contamination at...
View ArticleCoalfields Newspaper Editorial: Stop Pointing Fingers, Start Working on...
An editorial published yesterday in the Hazard Herald of Perry County lays out a cogent view of where the economy of Eastern Kentucky is headed, as the coal industry shrinks and utilities begin...
View ArticleArtifacts Help Pinpoint Key Hatfield-McCoy Battle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Artifacts recently unearthed during the filming of a new National Geographic Channel show appear to pinpoint the location of a turning point in the yearslong feud between the...
View ArticleCongressman Andy Barr Knocks 'War on Coal' Ahead of First Lady Michelle...
Republican Congressman Andy Barr is welcoming First Lady Michelle Obama to Kentucky this weekend, but took time to criticize the White House's energy policy in the process.The First Lady will attend...
View ArticleBeshear, Rogers Announce Summit on Kentucky's Appalachian Economy
Kentucky political leaders are rolling out another initiative intended to find ways to bolster the economy in Appalachia.Gov. Steve Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers held a joint press conference in...
View ArticleHollowed Mountains, Now Hollowed Towns: Coal in Eastern Kentucky
HARLAN—People in Eastern Kentucky are used to the ups and downs of a coal-based economy. Prices plummet. Production slows down. Coal miners get laid off. Several months later, prices rise. The phone...
View ArticleObama Announces 'Promise Zone' Initiative, Including One in Southeastern...
President Obama has announced a new federal initiative to increase economic development in five areas around the country, including southeastern Kentucky. The commonwealth’s “Promise Zone” will include...
View ArticleGov. Beshear Proposes Expansion of Mountain Parkway in Eastern Kentucky
The Mountain Parkway in Eastern Kentucky will expand to four lanes in the coming years under a proposal from Gov. Steve Beshear.Beshear's proposal will be paid for with nearly $600 million in state and...
View ArticleFilm to Explore Appalachia's Future from an Eastern Kentucky Perspective
A new independent film explores the problems and potential that lies in Eastern Kentucky. The film is premiering as part of nonprofit group Kentuckians for the Commonwealth’s“Louisville Loves Mountains...
View ArticleKentucky House OKs College Scholarship Program for Coal Counties
A bill that would provide up to $5,000 in college scholarships for high-school students in Kentucky's coal-producing counties has passed the state House.Lawmakers voted 92 to 0 in support of the bill....
View ArticleThis Eastern Kentucky Couple Got Married in a Grocery Store
This love story starts a decade ago in a Winn-Dixie in eastern Kentucky. Kristina Hall worked in the office. Clinton Stacy was a stockboy."I honestly don’t think we spoke to each other more than two...
View ArticleFor Water Supplies in Kentucky's Mountains, Look in Abandoned Coal Mines
Indiana's abandoned coal mines contain up to 172 billion gallons of water, according to a recent study. This is water that filters down through the ground and coal seams, pooling in the abandoned mines.
View ArticleBeshear Announces $1.3 Million For Eastern Kentucky Revitalization
Gov. Steve Beshear on Monday announced $1.3 million in grants for an initiative to create jobs in the depressed coal regions of Eastern Kentucky.
View ArticleDoes McConnell and Grimes' Focus on Coal Distract From Economic Diversification?
Despite the fact that Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes made clear their unqualified support of Kentucky's coal industry, coal continues to play a role in this year's Senate election.
View ArticleOn the 'Front Line' of Prescription Drug Abuse, Kentucky Gets $1 Million From...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending more than $1 million to Kentucky to combat a rising prescription drug overdose death epidemic, the federal agency announced Tuesday...
View ArticleListen: Nathan Salsburg Discusses Eastern Kentucky Music From the 1930s
Louisville's Nathan Salsburg knows old-time Kentucky music. He's the curator for the archive of work from musicologist Alan Lomax, who in 1937 made 32 hours of music recordings from people in nine...
View ArticlePhotos: On the Road in Eastern Kentucky
A perk that comes with being a public radio reporter is the travel.Of course, there are daily trips to various parts of the Louisville area—different neighborhoods, government buildings and community...
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