Proud Appalachian

Tablertown reclaims its name: How the Voinovich School is partnering to invigorate abandoned mining land in Southeast Ohio In a small Appalachian community whose first settlers arrived in 1830, a place transformed by mining in the decades that followed, David Butcher is leading an ambitious effort to reclaim both history ...

"In a small Appalachian community whose first settlers arrived in 1830, a place transformed by mining in the decades that followed, David Butcher is leading an ambitious effort to reclaim both history and hope."

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#Appalachia

RenewAll Lights the Way for Community Revitalization In the heart of West Huntington, WV, a spark of innovation is fueling a brighter future.

Smart investments, stronger communities! 🌞 With $33,350 in support from the Appalachian Solar Finance Fund, RenewAll installed a 25.7-KW solar array, cutting costs and freeing up resources to support local businesses and revitalization efforts. https://loom.ly/sNBbNPA

Virginia’s Coal Community Development Platform A policy platform built by and for Virginia’s coalfield communities, with local priorities shaping economic transition rooted in real community needs.

Appalachian Voices is proud to present a bold new set of policy recommendations for Virginia's legislators and decision makers, with policy suggestions by and for the people who call Southwest Virginia home.

https://appvoices.org/new-economy/va-coal-community-platform/

Kentucky coal production fell 14% in 2024, mines now under 100 Kentucky’s coal production plummeted in 2024, and the number of mines in the state dropped below 100.

Kentucky produced 24.3 million tons of coal last year, down 14% from 2023. Kentucky ranked first among states in coal production for much of the 1970s and 1980s, but is now ranked seventh. From @tatecurtis.bsky.social at @weku.bsky.social

In eastern Kentucky, locals try to reverse decline by revitalizing community spaces Eastern Kentucky is full of isolated, rural towns that have experienced decline alongside the coal industry. But some who want to stick around are trying to reverse that by revitalizing the region’s d...

Eastern Kentucky is full of isolated, rural towns that have experienced decline alongside the coal industry. But some who want to stick around are trying to reverse that by revitalizing the region’s downtown spaces. From @weku.bsky.social

Chuck Corra from Appodlachia joined us to talk about a distrubing new movement in Appalachia: Silicon Valley bros are building crypto-based Christian Nationalist towns in Tennessee… with their own “charters” and zero oversight.

This is the new far-right project. www.bytheballot.com/p/the-regres...

How federal funding limbo is affecting Appalachia Health insurance costs and energy assistance federal funding remain up in the air, despite President Donald Trump recently signing a continuing resolution to fund the government through the end of

"They’re seeing that delay in the LIHEAP benefits because of the shutdown, as well as the Trump administration did fire most of the folks who work in the LIHEAP office at the federal level." - Dana Kuhnline, program director at ReImagine Appalachia

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#AffordableCareAct
#Appalachia

Carbon Credit Markets Help Rural Landowners Hold on to Their Land  | The Daily Yonder Down a winding dirt road and dense forest canopy in Denmark, Maine, a two-story cabin sits on top of a hill, adorned with moose antlers. Bob Libby, who

Learn how growing trees can serve as a source of income in Appalachia! 🌲
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#CarbonCredits
#Environmentalism
#SustainableEconomy
#GrowItInAppalachia

A Declaration of Our Defiance Appalachian history is steeped in hardship, sacrifice, and tales of men and women coming together to overcome adversity thrust upon them by…

As a student of history, I loathe the notion of anyone's story being erased. One of the first things that fascist do is erase the history of the LGBTQ+ community every chance they get.

Their attempts will always be met with defiance.

Especially in our mountains.

#Appalachia #LGBTQ+ #History

The Despicable Dandy, The Fair Maiden, and The Outlaw Manners, as one might imagine, are an important part of an Appalachian upbringing. You don’t talk back to your momma, you don’t leave the…

Given Trump's treatment of reporters, particular women, I felt that it might be worth while to dust off this old classic about the importance of manners.

You don't talk that way to a lady, Mr. President. That dog don't hunt.

#Appalachia #Manners #PiggyPresident

Join me and SG Goodman for this private event in NYC to benefit the Kentucky Wildlands. www.eventbrite.com/e/kentuckian...

Cherlynn’s conversation with the Pantsuit Politics podcast is now live on their Substack.

It’s a great discussion that starts at the 34:35 minute mark about Mountain Democrats, community, and why she’s running for Congress. #KY06

🎧 Check it out!

Groups from seven states form regional Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition A group of Appalachian organizations are creating a regional coalition to advocate for stronger flood mitigation efforts.

"The Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition is meant to engage with policymakers at the local, state and federal level. Their platform includes improving flood mapping and expanding the capacity to respond to disasters locally." 🌊

www.weku.org/the-commonwe...

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#DisasterMitigation

my favorite thing about #WestVirginia are the Fall colors
#AlmostHeaven #Appalachia

There's a new generation of folk protest singers on TikTok Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.

Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise. n.pr/47Rs40o

art by calvin laituri -- gmork in appalachia

Opinion | An Act of Witness in Appalachia

GIFT: An Act of Witness in Appalachia www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...

Appalachia is often whitewashed—and Appalachian roots are often purposefully erased.

Put those together & you get a history of Booker T Washington that rarely mentions he was an Affrilachian coal miner.

Rest in power, Booker T. Washington. We honor your place in our region.

We're proud to be a partner of the newly launched Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition! Together, we will advocate for the policies and investments needed for a resilient Appalachia.

🔗 www.appfloodpolicy.org

Blue ridge daylilies farm.
#palacesandgardens #coloraday #yellowthu #botanicalwonders #bloomscrolling #daylilies #gardens #blueridgedayliliesfarm
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Bud sounds antagonistic and condescending.

Vance grew up in a suburb of Cincy, it’s not Appalachia
Always RED area
The Appalachia foothills are 100+ miles east, where I grew up
The deep blue coalfields of the UMWA
Black Lung Country
Now both devastated with smack, fentanyl, crack, bad nutrition & no options for the future
They deserve better

Hidden People of the Mountains - The Melungeon Genetic Mystery Hidden People of the Mountains - The Melungeon Genetic Mystery

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Hidden People of the Mountains - The Melungeon Genetic Mystery
"In the remote mountains of Appalachia lives a people whose very existence challenges everything we thought we knew about American history. For over 200 years, the Melungeons have...

Judge says he'll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family The new agreement replaces one the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last year, finding it would have improperly protected members of the family against future lawsuits.

In pursuit of nothing more than 💰 Purdue Pharma, along with morally bankrupt physicians, *intentionally* addicted thousands and thousands of people in Appalachia to OxyContin.

JDVance was undoubtedly aware of all this when he wrote the "it's their own fault for being lazy" sermon Hillbilly Elegy 🧵

The Slavery in 1860 map is amazing. You can clearly see the Black Belt in Alabama (so called because of rich black dirt), and the Mississippi Delta. And Appalachia, where the topography prevents cash crop agriculture, hence little need for enslaved people. But why so few in NC compared to SC?