In late April, leaders from across eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia came together in the heart of Harlan County, at the Harlan Convention Center, to talk about the future of mountain communities. Called Appalachia’s Bright Future, the conference was sponsored by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, and aimed to build a new conversation about the unique opportunities […]
Women in Central Appalachia are more likely to struggle with unemployment and a lack of educational opportunities than are their male counterparts or than women in many other parts of the country. But a small non-profit called the New Opportunity School for Women has spent the past quarter century working to assist women from Central […]
The last weekend of September marked the 42nd annual Morgan County Sorghum Festival, complete with the Sorghum Bowl football game, the crowning of the Sorghum Queen and over 100 arts and crafts displays in downtown West Liberty. Many said they though this year’s might have been the biggest Sorghum Festival ever. But just a few […]
Eastern Kentucky, like much of central Appalachia, has been hard hit by lay offs in the coal industry in recent months. Since the first of 2012, hundreds have lost their jobs. But in the midst of such uncertain and trying times, our communities have also been pulling together to support each other. That was clear […]
